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<br /> <br />Temporary Outdoor Food Sales Staff Report <br />May 11, 2015 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />The food truck has been operating in Mounds View business parking lots for the last two <br />summers, but they were switching locations every 10 days in order to comply with the zoning <br />code time limit. The county food truck rules allow the owner to operate for 21 days in the same <br />location, so it became confusing for them to comply with both sets of rules and time limits. <br />Currently if a merchant wants to have temporary outdoor sales for more than 10 days, a <br />conditional use permit is required for each location where the sales would occur. The State <br />Statute definitions for these types of temporary food sales are: <br /> <br />Mobile Food Unit. <br />“Mobile food unit” means a food and beverage service establishment that is a vehicle <br />mounted unit, either motorized or trailered, operating no more than 21 days annually at <br />any one place or is operated in conjunction with a permanent business licensed under <br />this chapter or chapter 28A at the site of the permanent business by the same individual <br />or company, and readily movable, without disassembling, for transport to another <br />location. <br /> <br />Seasonal Temporary Food Stand. <br />“Seasonal temporary food stand” means a food and beverage service establishment <br />that is a food stand which is disassembled and moved from location to location, but <br />which operates no more than 21 days annually at any one location. <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the Zoning Code be amended to better accommodate temporary <br />outdoor food sales, and to be consistent with state and county food truck permit timelines. The <br />food truck has been successful in Mounds View and a code amendment would make it easier <br />for them to operate here. Staff suggests that the code amendment be specific to temporary <br />outdoor food sales rather than any type of sales so that we don’t get other types of vendors <br />selling in parking lots for long periods of time. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission reviewed this code amendment on May 6, 2015, and approved <br />Resolution 1024-15, recommending approval of adding specific requirements for temporary <br />outdoor food sales. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br />Staff recommends the Council review Ordinance 902, amending Zoning Code Title 1100, by <br />adding regulations for temporary outdoor food sales. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Heidi Heller, Planning Associate <br /> <br /> <br />Attachments: <br />1. Ordinance 902