File #: 23-0135    Version: 1 Name: Food trucks Ch 3 ZOA2023-00003
Type: Zoning Ordinance - Text Status: Passed
File created: 5/9/2023 In control: City Council Legislative Session
On agenda: 5/24/2023 Final action: 5/24/2023
Title: Ordinance To Amend And Re-Enact The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Hampton, Virginia By Amending Sections 3-2 Entitled, “Table of Uses Permitted” and Section 3-3 Entitled, “Additional Standards On Uses,” To Update Additional Standards Related to Home Occupations To Allow Food Truck Parking, And To Add “Food Truck Host Sites” As Permitted With A Zoning Administrator Permit Within The Residential (R-LL, R-43, R-R, R-33, R-22, R-15, R-13, R-11, R-9, R-8, and R-4), The Multifamily (MD-1, MD-2, MD-3, MD-4, and R-M), The Commercial (C-1, C-2, And C-3), The Manufacturing (M-1, M-2, And M-3), The Langley Flight Approach (LFA-1, LFA-2, LFA-3, LFA-4, And LFA-5), The Buckroe Bayfront (BB-3, BB-4, And BB-5), The Hampton Roads Center (HRC-1, HRC-2, And HRC-3), The Langley Business Park (LBP), The Downtown (DT-1, DT-2, And DT-3), The Phoebus (PH-1, PH-2, And PH-3), The Fort Monroe (FM-1, FM-2, FM-3, And FM-4) And The Parks (PO-1 And PO-2) Zoning Districts With Additional Standards
Attachments: 1. Redline Ch 3_Food trucks, 2. Clean Special Districts Use Table_Food trucks, 3. Redline Special Districts Use Table_Food trucks, 4. Clean Standard Districts Use Table_Food trucks, 5. Redline Standard Districts Use Table_Food trucks, 6. Staff report Ch 3_Food trucks
Related files: 22-0243, 23-0136, 23-0137, 23-0138, 23-0134, 23-0139, 23-0133
Title
Ordinance To Amend And Re-Enact The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Hampton, Virginia By Amending Sections 3-2 Entitled, “Table of Uses Permitted” and Section 3-3 Entitled, “Additional Standards On Uses,” To Update Additional Standards Related to Home Occupations To Allow Food Truck Parking, And To Add “Food Truck Host Sites” As Permitted With A Zoning Administrator Permit Within The Residential (R-LL, R-43, R-R, R-33, R-22, R-15, R-13, R-11, R-9, R-8, and R-4), The Multifamily (MD-1, MD-2, MD-3, MD-4, and R-M), The Commercial (C-1, C-2, And C-3), The Manufacturing (M-1, M-2, And M-3), The Langley Flight Approach (LFA-1, LFA-2, LFA-3, LFA-4, And LFA-5), The Buckroe Bayfront (BB-3, BB-4, And BB-5), The Hampton Roads Center (HRC-1, HRC-2, And HRC-3), The Langley Business Park (LBP), The Downtown (DT-1, DT-2, And DT-3), The Phoebus (PH-1, PH-2, And PH-3), The Fort Monroe (FM-1, FM-2, FM-3, And FM-4) And The Parks (PO-1 And PO-2) Zoning Districts With Additional Standards

Purpose
Background Statement:
This amendment, if approved, would update the “Table of Uses Permitted” to add the new “Food truck host sites”, allowed in all zoning districts with the approval of a zoning administrator permit subject to additional standards. The amendment would also clarify how food trucks are permitted in conjunction with a home occupation. In 2022, City Council directed staff to bring forward amendments which would streamline and improve food trucks’ ability to operate in Hampton. This amendment, in conjunction with six related amendments, is staff’s effort to achieve that directive.

The additional standards proposed apply to all zoning districts, and a food truck host site operator would be required to comply with all of them in order to host food trucks. Some of the standards include a fire safety code requirement for 10 feet from the food truck to any building, structure, or combustible material, a provision to prevent traffic safety issues, an hours of operation limita...

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