Birmingham food truck ordinance

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