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Planning commission reviews two draft mobile food‑unit ordinances and asks staff to seek vendor, fire and health input
Summary
Fluvanna County planning staff presented two draft ordinances to define and regulate mobile food units; commissioners asked staff to add fire‑code and building‑code language and to consult food‑truck operators, the fire marshal and the health department before returning with a revised draft.
Fluvanna County planning staff presented two draft ordinances to define and regulate mobile food units (food trucks, concession trailers, push carts) and to identify where they would be allowed. The planning commission discussed safety, health, fire‑code compliance and impacts in residential areas and directed staff to refine a permissive draft, add explicit references to fire and mechanical code requirements, and consult existing mobile‑vendor operators and fire/health officials before returning with a final draft for advertisement.
Under the two drafts presented, one version would allow mobile food units by right in all zoning districts; an alternate version would allow them by right in commercial, agricultural and industrial districts but require a special‑use permit (SUP) in residential districts (R‑1 through R‑4). Planning staff asked the commission…
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