Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Finally, Las vegas Puts Limits On Food Trucks

From the LVRJ: Food trucks prowling Las Vegas city streets will need to stay at least 150 feet from restaurants under an ordinance approved Wednesday by the City Council.
The council voted 5-1, with Councilman Steve Ross against, in favor of the ordinance that's been the subject of debate for more than a year.
It appeared all but dead in September when the council tabled it after members couldn't agree on an appropriate distance.
But Councilwoman Lois Tarkanian called it back to the agenda as a vehicle to prevent open-air food vendors from putting out unsightly tents, tarps, cords and pipes.
"I knew I needed to move somehow in a direction to take care of that," Tarkanian said.
Regulations for the open-air vendors, which operate in parking lots out of trailers, were added to the proposed ordinance for food trucks, which has been a subject of controversy.  http://www.lvrj.com/news/lv-council-approves-food-truck-distance-rule-after-all-174663881.html
It's really unfair to a restaurant that pays property taxes and other city fees and subject to numerous regulations and inspections, to have a roach coach to pull up directly in front of a restaurant and start selling their food products.
I don't think 150 feet is not enough but it is a start and we will see how it goes.

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