TO: Planning Commissioners
FROM: Beth Lindauer, Community Development Director
SUBJECT:
title
Food Truck Park/Court Concept - Discussion and Direction
end
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
recommendation
Provide direction to staff on the development of a regulatory framework for food truck parks/courts.
body
SUMMARY:
The Planning Commission has requested that staff research the concept of establishing a food truck park within the City of Red Bluff. For purposes of this discussion, a food truck park/court is generally envisioned as a permanent or semi-permanent location where multiple mobile food facilities operate from a common site and share customer amenities such as seating, landscaping, lighting, restrooms, parking, and potentially entertainment or other complementary uses. The concept is distinct from an occasional food truck gathering or special event. A permanent food truck park would function as an identifiable commercial use and would therefore raise land use, site planning, public health, fire, parking, traffic, noise, sanitation, and economic development considerations.
DISCUSSION:
Staff has reviewed approaches used by other California jurisdictions to identify common regulatory themes and to evaluate potential advantages and disadvantages of establishing such a use in Red Bluff.
The review of other communities indicates that food truck parks are generally established and operated as private commercial uses rather than as City-owned or City-operated facilities. The City establishes the applicable zoning, permitting, site development, health, fire, parking, and operational standards, while the private property owner or operator is responsible for developing and managing the food truck park.
A primary policy consideration raised by the food truck model is its relationship with existing restaurants. Food truck operators generally have lower fixed costs and may have greater flexibility in determining where they operate. These characteristics can c...
Click here for full text