Title
Ordinance to Amend and Re-Enact Chapter 34 of the City Code of The City Of Hampton, Virginia Entitled “Streets and Sidewalks” by Amending Article I, Section 34-7 Regarding Food Truck Sales Conducted on or Adjacent to Public Right-Of-Ways
Purpose
Background Statement:
This amendment, if approved, would remove the peddler's permit requirement for food trucks and refer food truck operators to the licensing and zoning requirements being added to the City Code and zoning ordinance.
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 two related City Code amendments, and seven related Zoning Ordinance amendments, is staff’s effort to achieve that directive. 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. Additional standards proposed would define where on the property and how the food trucks would be allowed to operate. If the set of City Code amendments are granted, they will 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.
Recommendations:
Rec
Staff Recommendation:
Approval of the ordinance.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Hampton, Virginia that chapter 34 of the City Code of the City of Hampton, Virginia, be amended and re-enacted as follows:
CHAPTER 34 - STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
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ARTICLE I. - IN GENERAL
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SECTION 34-7 - SALES CONDUCTED ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAYS
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(a) For the purposes of this section, "sale or exchange" shall be defined as the advertising, displaying, offering or exchanging, for value, of any item mentioned in subsection (b) of this section.
(b)
(1) The sale or exc...
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