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The '''Birmingham food truck ordinance''' is a | The '''Birmingham food truck ordinance''' is a [[:Category:Birmingham ordinances|city ordinance]], passed on [[December 17]], [[2013]], to regulate [[Food trucks|food trucks]] and carts operating within the city limits. | ||
The ordinance requires mobile food vendors to obtain a permit to operate on rights-of-way in the city limits, with a costlier "premier" permit to do business in the [[City Center]]. Food trucks are required to maintain a 150-foot buffer from other restaurants, and their business hours are limited to between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM, except for special events. | |||
A [[Birmingham Mobile Food Vendors Committee]] was created to review permit applications, determine rotating zones of operation for individual permit holders, and hear complaints. | |||
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* Godwin, Brent (November 12, 2013) "Ordinance could shake up local food truck scene." {{BBJ}} | * Godwin, Brent (November 12, 2013) "Ordinance could shake up local food truck scene." {{BBJ}} | ||
* Hoppe, Ian (November 12, 2013) "[http://www.prideofely.com/2013/11/food-trucks-common-sense-and-regulatory.html Food Trucks, Common Sense, and Regulatory Hell]" Pride of Ely - accessed November 12, 2013 | * Hoppe, Ian (November 12, 2013) "[http://www.prideofely.com/2013/11/food-trucks-common-sense-and-regulatory.html Food Trucks, Common Sense, and Regulatory Hell]" Pride of Ely - accessed November 12, 2013 | ||
* Godwin, Brent (December 17, 2013) "Food truck ordinance approved by City Council." {{BBJ}} | |||
Revision as of 13:07, 17 December 2013
The Birmingham food truck ordinance is a city ordinance, passed on December 17, 2013, to regulate food trucks and carts operating within the city limits.
The ordinance requires mobile food vendors to obtain a permit to operate on rights-of-way in the city limits, with a costlier "premier" permit to do business in the City Center. Food trucks are required to maintain a 150-foot buffer from other restaurants, and their business hours are limited to between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM, except for special events.
A Birmingham Mobile Food Vendors Committee was created to review permit applications, determine rotating zones of operation for individual permit holders, and hear complaints.
References
- Carlton, Bob (December 6, 2012) "Lawyer for food truck operators urges Birmingham City Council to reconsider mobile food ordinance." The Birmingham News
- Godwin, Brent (November 12, 2013) "Ordinance could shake up local food truck scene." Birmingham Business Journal
- Hoppe, Ian (November 12, 2013) "Food Trucks, Common Sense, and Regulatory Hell" Pride of Ely - accessed November 12, 2013
- Godwin, Brent (December 17, 2013) "Food truck ordinance approved by City Council." Birmingham Business Journal