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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes March 17, 2026 Page 3 1 be submitted. This should be clarified. Chair Socha referred to the use of the City Clerk 2 Manager. Ms. Morello stated that this will be updated to the City Manager. 3 4 Food Trucks – The City Council requested a carve-out for specific mobile food units 5 (namely, ice cream trucks and lunch trucks) that operate in the City but constitute an 6 alternative type of food truck. The Definition of Mobile Food Units has been appended to add 7 item (3), which allows these types of vehicles to operate outside of the rules that would apply 8 to other food trucks. The definition limits the carve-out to vehicles that move from place to 9 place, are properly licensed under State regulations, serve only prepackaged food, and are no 10 greater than 22 feet, 2 inches in length. Most ice cream trucks are 18 feet or less in length. 11 Lunch trucks most often operate from pick-up truck vehicles, the longest of which are GMC, 12 Ford, and Ram vehicles of 22 feet, 2 inches. The combination of requirements is designed to 13 effectively prohibit common food trucks, which are often 26 feet or more in length, and serve 14 food to order, not prepackaged goods. 15 16 Commissioner Anderson stated she feels this is heavy-handed for the City. This may be 17 hurting an entry point for immigrants, and this is not necessary right now. When it is restricted 18 to just events, this causes gatekeeping. 20-30% of food trucks are owned by immigrants. 19 20 Chair Socha asked if concerns have been brought to the City about food trucks conflicting 21 with restaurants located in the City? Mr. Grittman stated the discussion began a few years ago 22 on how to deal with food trucks. Right now, they are not allowed in the City on the public 23 right-of-way or on private property. Ms. Morello stated that it has been a reported concern 24 within the City. The new code is less restrictive. 25 26 Commissioner Anderson suggested a food truck could operate with the property owner’s 27 permission. This could create a destination. 28 29 Chair Socha suggested that some of the wording be clarified on private events. She asked if 30 the City has a zoning administrator, and Mr. Grittman stated that there is a zoning 31 administrator. 32 33 Impervious Surfaces – This item clarifies the existing definition of impervious surface 34 (found within the definition of “Lot Coverage” in the Zoning Ordinance), specifying that only 35 the property within the legal boundaries of a parcel is utilized for making this calculation. 36 There is often a misunderstanding on the part of property owners that their property (and thus 37 their calculation of impervious surface) extends to the public street curb line. 38 39 Mr. Grittman stated that this is a clarifying amendment that talks about private property only. 40 41 Chair Socha stated the proposal is great. There have been a lot of questions regarding 42 impervious surfaces. The question of impervious pavers has come up often. Mr. Grittman will 43 add to the language. 44 45 Scavengers – As a part of the City Council discussion, concern was raised as to items that 46 residents might place at the curb with a “Free” sign attached. It should be noted that a resident 47