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The '''Birmingham food truck ordinance''' is a [[:Category:Birmingham ordinances|city ordinance]], amending Title 12, Chapter 14 of the [[Birmingham General City Code of 1980]], to regulate [[Food trucks|food trucks]] and carts operating within the city limits.
The '''Birmingham food truck ordinance''' is a [[:Category:Birmingham ordinances|city ordinance]], amending Title 12 ("Licensing and Regulation"), Chapter 14 ("Peddlers and Solicitors") of the [[Birmingham General City Code of 1980]], to regulate [[Food trucks|food trucks]] and pushcarts operating within the city limits.


It was recommended by [[Johnathan Austin]] based on complaints from brick-and-mortar restaurateurs. The [[Greater Birmingham Street Food Coalition]] formed to oppose what they perceived as excessive restrictions. After being amended and tabled several times, the ordinance passed on [[December 17]], [[2013]] by an 8-0 vote.  
The ordinance was recommended by [[Johnathan Austin]] based on complaints from brick-and-mortar restaurateurs and drafted by acting city attorney [[Thomas Bentley]]. The [[Greater Birmingham Street Food Coalition]] formed in [[2012]] to oppose what they perceived as excessive restrictions. After being amended and tabled several times, the ordinance passed on [[December 17]], [[2013]] by an 8-0 vote.  


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.
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]] (between [[18th Street North|18th]] and [[22nd Street North|22nd Street]]s and between [[8th Avenue North]] and [[10th Avenue South]]. 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. Ice cream trucks are exempted from the ordinance, unless they operate from "food zones" as defined in the ordinance or park in one place for more than 30 minutes.


A [[Birmingham Mobile Food Vendors Committee]] was created to review permit applications, determine rotating zones of operation for individual permit holders, and hear complaints.
Food truck operators are required to submit detailed equipment specifications, including the noise output of electric power generators; certify that they have not been convicted of deceptive business practices within the last ten years; and carry liability insurance of $100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident.
 
A [[Birmingham Mobile Food Vendors Committee]] was created to review permit applications, determine rotating zones of operation for individual permit holders, and hear complaints. Vendors operating on private property are not subject to the restrictions for operating in rights-of-way, but are required to supply photographs and layout drawing of the site, written permission from the Zoning Division of the [[Birmingham Department of Planning, Engineering and Permits]], and an executed lease or letter of consent from the property owner.


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* 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}}
* Godwin, Brent (December 17, 2013) "Food truck ordinance approved by City Council." {{BBJ}}
==External links==
* [https://www.dropbox.com/s/oruvgf54otru577/Food%20Truck%20Ordinance%20Final%20Draft%204%2012-9-13%20red%20line.pdf Birmingham food truck ordinance] at dropbox.com
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Revision as of 15:52, 24 December 2013

The Birmingham food truck ordinance is a city ordinance, amending Title 12 ("Licensing and Regulation"), Chapter 14 ("Peddlers and Solicitors") of the Birmingham General City Code of 1980, to regulate food trucks and pushcarts operating within the city limits.

The ordinance was recommended by Johnathan Austin based on complaints from brick-and-mortar restaurateurs and drafted by acting city attorney Thomas Bentley. The Greater Birmingham Street Food Coalition formed in 2012 to oppose what they perceived as excessive restrictions. After being amended and tabled several times, the ordinance passed on December 17, 2013 by an 8-0 vote.

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 (between 18th and 22nd Streets and between 8th Avenue North and 10th Avenue South. 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. Ice cream trucks are exempted from the ordinance, unless they operate from "food zones" as defined in the ordinance or park in one place for more than 30 minutes.

Food truck operators are required to submit detailed equipment specifications, including the noise output of electric power generators; certify that they have not been convicted of deceptive business practices within the last ten years; and carry liability insurance of $100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident.

A Birmingham Mobile Food Vendors Committee was created to review permit applications, determine rotating zones of operation for individual permit holders, and hear complaints. Vendors operating on private property are not subject to the restrictions for operating in rights-of-way, but are required to supply photographs and layout drawing of the site, written permission from the Zoning Division of the Birmingham Department of Planning, Engineering and Permits, and an executed lease or letter of consent from the property owner.

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