Title
Ordinance To Amend And Re-Enact The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Hampton, Virginia By Amending Chapter 1 Entitled “General Provisions” To Add New Regulations Applicable To Many Or All Zoning Districts Regarding Limitations On The Parking And Storing Of Food Trucks
Purpose
Background Statement:
This amendment, if approved, would add a new section to the general provisions of the Zoning Ordinance which would describe how food trucks may be parked and stored within the City. 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 amendment would clarify that food trucks are not allowed to be parked or stored at a one-family, two-family, or duplex home. In commercial and industrial parking lots, food trucks may be parked if they meet the proposed additional standards which includes the parking of the food truck does not reduce minimum required parking for other uses on the property, the parking is located in the rear or in a screened area, and the parking does not last longer than 72 hours.
If the set of seven zoning ordinance amendments are granted, “food truck host sites” would become a use within the Use Table, enabling operation of food trucks at various locations on property throughout Hampton. These proposed amendments focus on how food trucks may operate on properties throughout the city, and not within the right-of-way. Additional standards proposed would define where on the property and how the food trucks would be allowed to operate. There are also City Code amendments proposed for City Council consideration which would streamline the permitting and licensing process for food trucks by eliminating the peddler’s permit and clarifying that food trucks are allowed as part of neighborhood special events. These proposed amendments focus on how food trucks ma...
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