City of North Port - File #: ORD. NO. 2019-04

• File #: ORD. NO. 2019-04
• Version: 1
• Name: Mobile Food Vendors
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/12/2019
• In control: City Commission Regular Meeting
• On agenda: 7/9/2019
• Final action: 7/9/2019
• Title: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Creating a Mobile Food Vendor Permit and Associated Fees for the Operation of Mobile Food Vendors and Ice Cream Trucks within the City by Amending the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Chapter 34 – Licenses, Permits and Miscellaneous Business Regulations, by Creating a New Article III – Business Permits and Appendix A – City Fee Structure; Providing for Adoption; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/9/2019	1	City Commission Regular Meeting	adopted as amended	Pass
6/25/2019	1	City Commission Regular Meeting	read by title only	Pass
6/25/2019	1	City Commission Regular Meeting	continued for second reading	Pass

TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission

FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager

TITLE: Ordinance 2019-04, Amending the Code of the City of North Port to create a Mobile Food Vendor Permit and associated fees for the operation of Mobile Food Vendors and Ice Cream Trucks within the City of North Port


Recommended Action

Approve Ordinance 2019-04.

Background Information

Ordinance 2019-04 would serve to allow mobile food vendors to operate in the City on a regular basis, providing opportunities for entrepreneurs to start businesses in the City without the high startup costs associated with a brick and mortar restaurant location. The regulations proposed by staff started with the regulations from Sarasota County and were modified based on input from the City Commission. They have been tailored to fit the needs of the City of North Port. In previous discussion, food trucks were contemplated to be regulated through a Temporary Use Permit (TUP). In revising the draft ordinance language and refining the text amendment, staff felt that the TUP would not be the best method for the mobile food vendors to use, as the application is intended for a structure or event that lasts more than two weeks in length. The amount of detail required in a TUP is irrelevant for a mobile food vendor who may change locations daily. For this reason, the Mobile Food Vendor Permit (MFVP) is proposed through Ordinance 2019-04. Ordinance 2019-04 sets out the requirements to obtain this permit and the regulations to operate as a mobile food vendor within the City of North Port.

Added for Second Reading

Commission heard this item at a regularly scheduled meeting on June 25, 2019. Discussion ensued, and there was consensus on the following items. The changes made or responses are noted below each item.
1. Add limiting language to the definition of an ice cream truck to ensure that only ice cream trucks are allowed to operate while moving.
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