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http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2011/06/21/food-truck-rodeos-on-the-chopping-block/comment-page-1/#comment-64720 Mark Wed, 22 Jun 2011 03:16:28 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2011/06/21/food-truck-rodeos-on-the-chopping-block/#comment-64720 Dana, I'm not so sure I agree with your characterization that the proposed ordinance text changes "would severely restrict food truck activity throughout the city". As you know, the current ordinance on the books does NOT AlLOW food trucks. The proposed changes WILL ALLOW food trucks (with certain limits). So without these proposed changes, there would be no food trucks at all in DT Raleigh. Lots of 2 acres or larger can have unlimited food trucks (I wounder how much land Big Boss and LoneRider are on?). I know some will argue that these changes don't go far enough, but they certainly open the door for food trucks in DT Raleigh and provide an opportunity that currently does not exist. I am a fan of the food trucks but don't see these text changes as overly restrictive.

Dana,

I’m not so sure I agree with your characterization that the proposed ordinance text changes “would severely restrict food truck activity throughout the city”. As you know, the current ordinance on the books does NOT AlLOW food trucks. The proposed changes WILL ALLOW food trucks (with certain limits). So without these proposed changes, there would be no food trucks at all in DT Raleigh. Lots of 2 acres or larger can have unlimited food trucks (I wounder how much land Big Boss and LoneRider are on?). I know some will argue that these changes don’t go far enough, but they certainly open the door for food trucks in DT Raleigh and provide an opportunity that currently does not exist. I am a fan of the food trucks but don’t see these text changes as overly restrictive.

http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2011/06/21/food-truck-rodeos-on-the-chopping-block/comment-page-1/#comment-64685 abc1234 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:47:16 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2011/06/21/food-truck-rodeos-on-the-chopping-block/#comment-64685 Food trucks are bad for the economy. Restaurants provide so much more of a positive impact for the greater population. We all need to make sacrifices and not eating at food trucks may be just another sacrifice that will allow other aspects of society to function properly. Restaurants compete for every single customer and cannot afford to have their prospective customer base diluted among the various trucks that pop up all over the place. Restaurants spend almost $1million in construction which boosts the economy. They provide architects, planners, and engineers with design work to keep them in business. They provide anywhere from 10-100 jobs for the community. Restaurants are more than just the meal you eat from them. Food trucks threaten this, and cherry pick on what restaurants have to go through to serve food. Sure food trucks may be more efficient, but we need to question the impact they have by being allowed to bypass all of the other hurdles that other businesses must overcome to serve the community. I promise that if food trucks are allowed to operate with little or no regulation, McDonald's and Burger King will find a way to use food trucks more efficiently, and as soon as they do that, the whole world will start complaining about food trucks. Regulation is ok when it helps set some guidelines for an industry that could get out of hand real quickly.

Food trucks are bad for the economy. Restaurants provide so much more of a positive impact for the greater population. We all need to make sacrifices and not eating at food trucks may be just another sacrifice that will allow other aspects of society to function properly. Restaurants compete for every single customer and cannot afford to have their prospective customer base diluted among the various trucks that pop up all over the place. Restaurants spend almost $1million in construction which boosts the economy. They provide architects, planners, and engineers with design work to keep them in business. They provide anywhere from 10-100 jobs for the community. Restaurants are more than just the meal you eat from them. Food trucks threaten this, and cherry pick on what restaurants have to go through to serve food. Sure food trucks may be more efficient, but we need to question the impact they have by being allowed to bypass all of the other hurdles that other businesses must overcome to serve the community. I promise that if food trucks are allowed to operate with little or no regulation, McDonald’s and Burger King will find a way to use food trucks more efficiently, and as soon as they do that, the whole world will start complaining about food trucks. Regulation is ok when it helps set some guidelines for an industry that could get out of hand real quickly.

http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2011/06/21/food-truck-rodeos-on-the-chopping-block/comment-page-1/#comment-64681 Lee Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:07:08 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2011/06/21/food-truck-rodeos-on-the-chopping-block/#comment-64681 So, this is saying that if an owner wants to allow these busniesses on his own property, unless it is a huge office park, too bad? This will totally kill people like Big Boss and Lonerider breweries from having more than one truck if that even though they are so far away from any competing restaraunt it is not even funny. Even in the middle of an office park, unless all the various buildings are owned by the same entity (which they almost always are not) and they have additional parking over what is called for in the code, they cannot have food trucks?

So, this is saying that if an owner wants to allow these busniesses on his own property, unless it is a huge office park, too bad? This will totally kill people like Big Boss and Lonerider breweries from having more than one truck if that even though they are so far away from any competing restaraunt it is not even funny.

Even in the middle of an office park, unless all the various buildings are owned by the same entity (which they almost always are not) and they have additional parking over what is called for in the code, they cannot have food trucks?

http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2011/06/21/food-truck-rodeos-on-the-chopping-block/comment-page-1/#comment-64680 Rafe Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:01:36 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2011/06/21/food-truck-rodeos-on-the-chopping-block/#comment-64680 The argument against food trucks are not good arguments.

The argument against food trucks are not good arguments.

http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2011/06/21/food-truck-rodeos-on-the-chopping-block/comment-page-1/#comment-64677 MikeB Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:46:27 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2011/06/21/food-truck-rodeos-on-the-chopping-block/#comment-64677 Why does the city that I love want me to hate it so bad?

Why does the city that I love want me to hate it so bad?