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Relaxing Food Cart Rules...In Olympia
As the city council's land-use committee launches into what will surely be a months-long discussion about some modest changes to Seattle's laws regulating street food (the new rules would allow food carts on public sidewalks and food trucks on public streets, but would dramatically limit vendors' ability to set up shop near existing restaurants or other mobile vendors), the city of Olympia is considering changes to its own rules governing street vendors.
Under the proposed new rules, according to the Olympian, food cart owners would save $540 year in permit fees and would no longer have to move every 180 days, as existing law requires.
Olympia already allows more food carts in one area than the legislation expanding access to street food in Seattle would allow.
The council's land use committee will meet to discuss the street-food proposal in council chambers tomorrow morning at 9:30.
However, the rules in Olympia would allow adjacent businesses to veto food carts, something restaurant owners have argued they should have the right to do in Seattle.
Under the proposed new rules, according to the Olympian, food cart owners would save $540 year in permit fees and would no longer have to move every 180 days, as existing law requires.
Olympia already allows more food carts in one area than the legislation expanding access to street food in Seattle would allow.
The council's land use committee will meet to discuss the street-food proposal in council chambers tomorrow morning at 9:30.
However, the rules in Olympia would allow adjacent businesses to veto food carts, something restaurant owners have argued they should have the right to do in Seattle.
