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<br />• American Heart Association. 2012. "Mobile Food Vending near Schools
<br />Policy Statement." Available atwww.heart.org /idc /groups /heart-
<br />public/@wcm/@adv / documents /downloadable /ucm_446658.pdf.
<br />+ Berk, Keith, and Alan Leib. 2012. "Keeping Current: UCC —Food Truck Regu-
<br />lations Drive Controversy." Business Law Today, May. Available at http: //
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<br />table water, requiring mobile food vendors to
<br />store their water in an internal tank. The city
<br />also requires vendors to be located within 50
<br />feet of an entrance ofa primary building, and
<br />drive- through service is expressly prohibited
<br />( §3.o2.o1.A(2o)). King County, Washington,
<br />requires that all mobile food vending in the
<br />county be located within zoo feet of a usable
<br />restroom ( §5.34)•
<br />Signage
<br />Some communities use their existing sign regula-
<br />tions, but others tailor standards for mobile units.
<br />In Michigan, both Grand Blanc Township ( §7.4.9.F)
<br />and Kalamazoo ( § §25- 63 -68) allow one sign on
<br />the mobile vending unit itself, but do not allow
<br />any other signage. This is fairly common. In many
<br />cases, the truck itself essentially functions as one
<br />big sign with colorful graphics. Additionally, many
<br />mobile food vendors now use social media to get
<br />out the word regarding the time and place they will
<br />set up shop, potentially reducing the need for ad-
<br />ditional signage beyond that on the unit itself.
<br />Lighting
<br />Lighting is not as commonly addressed as other
<br />issues, especially if a mobile food vending unit
<br />is located in an existing developed area, but it
<br />is likely presumed that other applicable lighting
<br />requirements appropriate to the location are
<br />to be followed. Consider adjacent uses and the
<br />impact of light trespass and glare. For example,
<br />Grand Blanc Township requires mobile food
<br />vending units to be lit with available site light-
<br />ing. No additional exterior lighting is allowed
<br />unless permitted by the zoning board of appeals
<br />upon finding that proposed exterior lighting
<br />mounted to the mobile vending unit will not spill
<br />over on to adjacent residential uses as mea-
<br />sured at the property line ( §7.4.9.F.1o).
<br />TESTING, FOLLOW - UP, AND ENFORCEMENT
<br />One of the nice things about mobile food vending
<br />is that it is really easy for a community to put a toe
<br />in the water and test the impact of regulations on
<br />mobile food vendors, other community business-
<br />es, and the public, and to adjust the regulations
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<br />• Longmont (Colorado), City of. 2011. Mobile Food Vendors Longmont
<br />Municipal Code Amendment. Planning & Zoning Commission Com-
<br />munication, June 20, zo11. Available at www.ci.longmont.co.us
<br />/planning /pz/ agendas /zo11/ documents /final_mobilefoodvendors
<br />.pdf.
<br />+ Martinson, Gabrielle. 2013. "In its First Summer, District's Food
<br />Truck is a Success." The Journal, July 16. Available at www
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<br />truck -is -a- success.
<br />as appropriate. The Metropolitan Government of
<br />Nashville- Davidson County, Tennessee, initiated a
<br />test phase beginning April 2012 that will provide
<br />evaluative data for a successful mobile food ven-
<br />dor program. The program will initially be operated
<br />under a temporary permit issued by the Metro
<br />Public Works Permit Office for two specified zones,
<br />the downtown core and outside of it. Oakland,
<br />California, has a pilot program for "Food Vending
<br />Group Sites," defined as "the stationary operation
<br />of three (3) or more 'mobile food vendors' clus-
<br />tered together on a single private property site,
<br />public property site, or within a specific section of
<br />public right -of -way" ( §5.51).
<br />Before embarking on extensive zoning re-
<br />writes, review the suggested considerations with
<br />the community to anticipate and plan forappropri-
<br />ate ways to incorporate this use in a reasonable
<br />way. Mobile food vending is on the rise all over the
<br />country, from urban sites to the suburbs. When
<br />regulated appropriately, mobile food vending can
<br />bring real benefits to a community, including jobs,
<br />new businesses, fresh food, and vitality.
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