BRENHAM PLANNING AND ZONING TO DISCUSS FOOD TRUCK PARK
The Brenham Planning and Zoning Commission will continue discussion on a possible food truck park in Brenham at its meeting Monday.
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The commission will hold a public hearing before potentially taking action on the city-initiated request to set standards related to developing a food truck park. It will also go over the zoning regulations to allow food truck parks by specific use permit in areas zoned for local business mixed use (B-1 zoning district); commercial, research and technology use (B-2); historical central business use (B-3); and neighborhood business use (B-4).
Since February, plans have been discussed to locate a food truck park in downtown Brenham. Preliminary plans for the “South St. Charles Station” between South Baylor and South Market Streets include designated space for food trucks along the railroad, along with a public green space and patio, shaded picnic tables, outdoor games, public restrooms and public and reserved parking.
Also at Monday’s meeting, the commission will hear a request from James and Lynnette Hodde to replat 0.7 acres of land at 400 Ross Street into two lots measuring 0.363 acres and 0.337 acres. The dividing of the land will allow for the construction of a second single-family home.
Commissioners will also consider a request from KT Auto Plus for a specific use permit to enlarge the floor area of its automobile repair shop at 1006 North Park Street. The shop is currently considered a legally existing nonconforming use, as automobile repair shops and service garages are not listed as permitted or specific uses in the B-1 district. However, with prior approval of a specific use permit in 2006, the shop is allowed to enlarge its floor area as long as it does not include an increase in the land area occupied.
The commission will meet Monday afternoon at 5:15 p.m. at Brenham City Hall.
Well I for one am pleased with the outcomes. The City provided two private property owners with approval to put their private property to use in accordance with the owners’ desires. It also continued to facilitate the entrepreneurial spirit by providing ways in which smalltime operators can get a foothold in food service. There is nothing wrong in principle with finding creative low-cost ways to safely provide consumers with a new product and I am very proud to live in Texas where that’s celebrated rather than California where restricted property rights mean that everybody pays more and has fewer opportunities.
If I had a restaurant and PAID taxes an Insurance I would be pretty unhappy about this. My God let people make a living and get back on their feet.City council Have you heard of inflation? Your taking business away from them. This isn’t Houston with big business everywhere. You want them then let them service the airport, they need a restaurant.
Did city council approve the use of tax dollars on this city food trailer venture. This should be a private venture not a public venture with tax payer dollars. We wanted to to a food vendor court and we were told no by the city developer director. This explains why. City does not want competition. Ok, so be it. But as a taxpayer, the city developer director needs to show the taxpayers a complete business plan to show the costs of development, operations cost and the profit at the end of each month of the year. We did that. I want to see the city do what we did. Ok, put that on the radio.
Our current restaurants pay taxes and fees that food trucks don’t. THIS is not FAIR to THEM! This isn’t downtown Houston!
Here we go again with not so well thought out choices. I would be very upset if I was a restaurant owner?