Title
Consider/Discuss Potential Amendments to the City of McKinney's Regulations Governing Food Trucks
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney
MEETING DATE: September 18, 2017
DEPARTMENT: Development Services
CONTACT: Michael Quint, Executive Director of Development Services
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Consider and discuss the proposed amendments.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* Staff is seeking direction from the City Council regarding whether or not the City's regulations governing food trucks should be modified as proposed or if other modifications should be made.
* At the August 14, 2017 work session, the City Council provided consensus that Staff should draft amendments making operating a food truck in McKinney easier and also allowing for the creation of food truck courts.
* The attached draft regulations generally address the following areas:
o The food truck regulations are being removed from the Zoning Ordinance and relocated to the special use section of the Code of Ordinances; where uses such as sexual oriented businesses, donation bins, and private clubs are currently addressed.
o The buffer distance of food truck operation sites from all residential zones and uses is reduced from 300' to 100' and now food trucks only need to be buffered from single family (attached and detached) and duplex residential uses instead of all residential zones and uses.
o The buffer distance of food truck operation sites from traditional "brick and mortar" restaurants has been reduced from 300' to 100'.
o The minimum distance between food truck operation sites has been removed.
o A food truck court definition has been created along with new regulations addressing the construction of such uses.
o Minor changes have been made throughout the existing regulations to clarify which regulations apply to food truck operation sites versus food truck courts.
* Pending consensus from the City Council on September 18, 2017, Staff tentatively antici...
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