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EDA Agenda Item 6
MEETING DATE: February 18, 2020
AGENDA ITEM: Ordinance 615 Amendment Request
SUBMITTED BY: Administration
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
PREVIOUS EDA ACTION:
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Currently Ordinance 615 PORTABLE CONFECTIONERY
STORES AND MOBILE FOOD VENDORS, Section 615.09, Subd. 7 requires that “Vehicle size shall not
exceed ten (10) feet in height, nor twenty-five (25) feet in length.”. The City has received a request from a
current Mobile Food license holder to allow their 40ft truck to operate in the City limits of St Joseph.
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
ATTACHMENTS: Request letter from Lily’s Wings
REQUESTED BOARD ACTION: Discussion
February 12, 2020
Attention City of St. Joseph Council Members:
I am writing to request the City of St Joseph make an amendment to the current city ordinance
regarding length of mobile food units within the city. It is my understanding that the current ordinance
limits the length of vehicles to 25 feet.
Lily’s has two standard size food trucks (20ft) and one Mobile Restaurant (40ft). Our Mobile Restaurant
is a converted city transit bus that has 20 ft of commercial kitchen and limited onboard dining for up to
twelve guests in the rear. Our 40ft unit allows us to operate in any weather conditions.
I am requesting an increase to 40ft so we can accommodate current requests from local businesses
within the city of St. Joseph.
I have attached a copy of the amendment the City of Monticello adopted February 25, 2019 to
accommodate our mobile unit for their local businesses.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me directly on my cell phone at 320-492-
4097.
Respectfully Submitted,
Steven Ehlen
Co-Owner, Lily’s Wings, LLC.