Posted April 25, 2014
Food truck vendors in
Charlotte, North Carolina are voicing their concerns over a proposed city
ordinance that they say would hurt their industry, according to an article by
the Charlotte Observer available here. WBTV also reported on the story here.
The proposed
zoning ordinance would prevent food trucks from operating within 100 feet
of a restaurant, nightclub or bar, and would be more heavily restricted in
residential areas. The proposed
ordinance also includes new permitting requirements intended to ease
restrictions for vendors.
“I don’t think they’re
intentionally trying to harm food trucks by any stretch of the imagination,”
said David Stuck, who co-founded the Tin Kitchen, a food truck and catering
company. “But I do think they don’t
understand what it is we do.”
Planning Manager Katrina
Young says the proposed draft is not permanent and is meant to open a
dialogue. Young also said the planning
department will have a final recommendation for the City Council in late summer
at the earliest.
For more information on
local food systems, please visit the National Agricultural Law Center’s website
here.
