City Wants to Address Food Truck Phenom Again

 

SAN ANGELO, TX — The City’s Planning & Development Services Department is hosting a food truck forum Monday evening to gather input from vendors about possible changes in the rules regulating their ventures.

The last time the City held a food truck forum, many suspected news ordinances were in the works that would greatly curtail their chances for success. Minimal regulation happened following the forum.

Since the January forum, Lonestar Cheeseburger's Tim Condon, who owns and operates a food truck at the intersection of S. Abe. St and W. Beauregard Ave., was forced to prove his food truck's mobility to City health inspectors who enforce food truck rules. Condon towed the Lonestar Cheeseburger trailer around the block there after some resistance. See the stories on the "Wayward Cheeseburger Guy" here

The latest food truck forum will be at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, at the McNease Convention Center, 501 Rio Concho Drive. The gathering will also be broadcast live on the City of San Angelo-Public Information Facebook page and on SATV, Suddenlink channel 17. Questions and comments will be fielded live during the meeting via the City’s Facebook page and @CityofSanAngelo on Twitter.

City officials will be on hand Monday evening to discuss potentially allowing food trucks to operate on some properties zoned for residential use. Those might include public parks, churches and schools. City planners are also considering changes that would allow food trucks to operate in other zones – such as office commercial and light manufacturing – and would extend the amount of time a truck could stay in the public right-of-way serving food.

“We want to partner with our local food trucks to help them access areas in a safe and forward-thinking manner,” said Aaron Vannoy, Planning & Development administrator. “We’re seeking to make our processes easier and more widely known. This conversation will help guide where and how food trucks can operate to the benefit of all.”

Officials from the City’s Planning & Development Services, Parks and Recreation, and Health Services departments will be available to answer questions and receive suggestions.

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Wabo73, Tue, 10/30/2018 - 18:34

Again? Omg how about focus on water rates and staying in stage 1 all the time. And work on roads and get rid of Anthony Wilson and a few others that serve NO purpose but waste money and harass people For a joke of a town with 125,000+ people 50% are retired or base people that go out to eat ALOT. LEAVE THEM ALONE. How about use the waterlily park where that art(junk) is and they all park there? Or maybe let them park wherever they want and make some money? Condon and others spent a lot of money on a building that sat for 30 years? And still even after asbestos still pushed forward and the bs with the cactus statue still got place done you’d think the upper ups would be kissing his ass for one less eye sore I’m glad I’m moving away I hope the town runs out of water and the base closes. And non8 to12 million gallons of water from the glow in the dark water ain’t enough

I got an idea that will please the Libtards on this board....drive those food trucks down to the border and feed the invading caravan. The Democrats practically swoon over illegal aliens. Well, you got about 7000 or so trying to invade our country en masse, so yeah, send some food trucks down to feed them.

I repeal my previous comment addressed to Wabo concerning hunting. I thought he was misguided, but this rant confirms he needs help and is bitter to the core. Good luck finding a home that lets you make all the laws and ordinances. I hear Mexico is charming this time of year.

Wabo73, Fri, 11/02/2018 - 00:17

Yes I’m very much an asshole and it don’t matter what time of year it is holidays make me want to puke!

We don't want stinky tacos, or chilaquiles, huaraches, alambres, al pastors, barbacoa, carnitas, tortas, mixiotes, putas conservadores, pambazos, pozoles, cabritos, machacas, arracheras, birrias. We need fried chicken! More fried chicken! The invaders are coming. Wake up people! They have hidden weapons, and they were trained by Fidel Castro in invisible guerrilla camps. They are coming to burn our churches! Protect our churches!

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