During warm months you see people buying a pizza and then going to the park and staying at the beach all day. Youd be surprised how many people have reached out to me and said, why cant you come to our neighborhood like an ice cream truck, Spilman said. 2009-02-04T15:35:05.546Z Just make sure In the United States and in most countries of the world, before you can be allowed to serve food to the public, you are required to obtain a permit from the local health department. Itd be more local. Restaurant Hospitality: Food Trucks: Not dead, just evolving, Food Truckr: How to Start a Food Truck 06: Find Prime Parking, New York Times: A Place to Park and Cook Up a Storm. Lubbock is just the latest park to join the food truck craze. Neiss, for example, saw no problem with letting food trucks operate on the citys north side. For those food truckers who want to keep switching between different cities and states, road route map applications will help in the routes that your vehicle can take while your city governments laws will tell you whether you can operate in commercial, residential or public spaces. Steve Simon, the owner of Food Truck Invasion, manages all promotion. Since health departments generally have countywide jurisdiction, food truck owners must obtain approval when they wish to operate in a new county. Answer: We found that commercial vehicles are allowed on residential streets, but no longer than 24 consecutive hours. Some municipal officials understand how burdensome the rules can be. We have used everything from pizza and BBQ, to ice cream, snow cones and lobster trucks. Mobile Food Units Remove any language that restricts food truck operation within a certain distance of a restaurant. In the latest budget, council members approved an increase to review fees from $205 to $562. from the regular businesses. Currently, mobile vendors can only set up their kitchens during summer months on private property in the B-2 and B-4 business districts which are located near the Interstate 196 expressway and a section of Business Loop 196 from Ayworth Avenue to Conger Street.