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Alamosa keeps 200‑foot buffer, changes mobile food rules after wide public debate
Summary
After months of review and a lengthy public hearing Oct. 2, Alamosa City Council revised its mobile‑food vending rules to preserve a 200‑foot buffer from brick‑and‑mortar restaurants, allow majority rather than unanimous business‑owner approvals for nearby vending at special events, and expand approved vending zones on certain city and private lots.
Alamosa City Council on Oct. 2 amended proposed mobile‑food vending regulations after a long public hearing in which downtown restaurant owners urged protections for heavily invested brick‑and‑mortar businesses.
Why it matters: Council kept the 200‑foot buffer that prevents food trucks from parking immediately adjacent to restaurants, while changing the approval process so a majority of affected businesses — not a single vetoing owner — can approve food trucks for permitted events. The council also authorized additional city and privately permitted vendor locations and allowed licensed vendors to operate on improved vacant lots under certain surface and permitting conditions.
Staff framed the item as a balancing measure to open new opportunities…
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