{"id":1234,"date":"2011-09-07T12:14:35","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T16:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/?p=1234"},"modified":"2011-09-07T12:14:35","modified_gmt":"2011-09-07T16:14:35","slug":"atlanta-moves-ahead-aggressively-with-licensing-food-trucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/09\/07\/atlanta-moves-ahead-aggressively-with-licensing-food-trucks\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta moves ahead aggressively with licensing food trucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e26b170012445c56d240655bdd03f7bf\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5595881567027133\";\r\n\/* Medium Rectangle *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"8584504377\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>In an earlier post &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/07\/26\/will-savannah-jump-on-the-food-truck-bandwagon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Will Savannah jump on the food truck bandwagon?<\/a> &#8212; I discussed some of my serious doubts about whether Savannah is a viable place for a thriving food truck culture. But as I said in a City Talk column (linked in the above post), I&#8217;d love to live in a city vibrant enough to support food trucks.<\/p>\n<p>So I&#8217;m not opposed to some efforts to test the waters, and I sure hope we don&#8217;t spin our wheels for years discussing policy requirements. After all, there are plenty of models out there that we could follow.<\/p>\n<p>Now, by a 15-0 vote, Atlanta&#8217;s city council has made a big move to help such mobile businesses get established. From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/atlanta\/jobs-on-the-menu-1160361.html\" target=\"_blank\">the AJC today<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Atlanta City Council on Tuesday voted 15-0 to establish regulations for food vending trucks. That will allow dozens of new vending trucks to operate on private property in commercial areas throughout Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>The trucks were previously allowed only for special events such as festivals or at special weekly gatherings. Councilman Kwanza Hall said allowing the trucks to expand &#8220;is a win-win for the city and vendors.&#8221; [. . .]<\/p>\n<p>On the special vending days, between four and 11 trucks are set up. Hall said there are at least 20 vendors waiting in line to get a license from the city to start selling food. He said an additional 30 are waiting to buy trucks and develop their concepts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Presumably, Atlanta&#8217;s ordinance would be one to mimic in terms of state and federal health codes. The idea of limiting trucks to private property is being explored in a number of cities, including Charleston. And we certainly have plenty of private lots that sit empty most of the week &#8212; owned by churches. Large employers like hospitals also seem to have ample parking for some number of food trucks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e26b170012445c56d240655bdd03f7bf\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: none; margin:4px 0 4px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5595881567027133\";\r\n\/* Another large rectangle *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"0042810896\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an earlier post &#8212; Will Savannah jump on the food truck bandwagon? &#8212; I discussed some of my serious doubts about whether Savannah is a viable place for a thriving food truck culture. 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