REGULATING MOBILE FOOD VENDING INGREENVILLE, SC
A Terminal Project Presented to the Faculty of The School of Planning, Development, Preservation, and Landscape Architecture,College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities,Clemson University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Master of City and Regional Planning
May 2012
Jason Tanenbaum Approved:
________________________________Dr. Cliff Ellis
Committee Chair
________________________________Dr. Barry Nocks
Committee Member
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Table of Contents
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1Review of Literature ........................................................................................................... 5Tactical Urbanism ........................................................................................................... 5Process Based Benefits of Tactical Urbanism ................................................................ 7Benefits of Food Trucks ................................................................................................ 11Social Benefits........................................................................................................... 12Economic Benefits .................................................................................................... 14Arguments Against Food Trucks .................................................................................. 16Social Concerns ......................................................................................................... 16Economic Concerns................................................................................................... 17Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 18Research Questions ........................................................................................................... 19Research Methods ............................................................................................................. 19Data Collection ............................................................................................................. 19Appropriateness of Food Trucks ............................................................................... 20Laws, Regulations, Programs and Policies ............................................................... 20Data Analysis ................................................................................................................ 25Appropriateness of Food Trucks ............................................................................... 25Laws, Regulations, Programs and Policies ............................................................... 26Results of GIS Analysis .................................................................................................... 27Results of Regulatory Analysis ......................................................................................... 36Regulatory Clarity and Accessibility ............................................................................ 36Maximizing Vendor Flexibility and Certainty .............................................................. 40Location Restrictions on Street Vending .................................................................. 40Location Restrictions on Private Property Vending .................................................. 45Hours of Operation .................................................................................................... 49Predictability and Certainty ....................................................................................... 51Balancing Public Good and Private Burdens ................................................................ 54Advancing Social Goals ................................................................................................ 57
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Recommendations for the City of Greenville ................................................................... 62Public Process ............................................................................................................... 62Unified Ordinance ......................................................................................................... 63Licensing ....................................................................................................................... 63Street Vending ............................................................................................................... 64Private Property Vending .............................................................................................. 65Public Health and Social Goals ..................................................................................... 66Additional Efforts ......................................................................................................... 67Concluding Thoughts ........................................................................................................ 68Appendix
Case Study Summaries .................................................................................. 69Works Cited ...................................................................................................................... 92
List of Tables
Table 1 - Population of case study cities .......................................................................... 23Table 2 - Number of employees in focus areas ................................................................. 35
List of Figures
Figure 1 - Map of case study cities ................................................................................... 23Figure 2 - Food Vendors in Greenville ............................................................................. 30Figure 3 - Food Vendors and Employers in Greenville .................................................... 31Figure 4 - Food Vendors and Employer Service Areas .................................................... 32Figure 5 - Small area focus ............................................................................................... 33Figure 6 - Small area focus ............................................................................................... 34
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Economic Concerns for Regulating Mobile Food Vending in Greenville, SC - Jason Tanenbaum
Examines the regulation of food trucks (mobile food vending) in 15 U.S. cities in order to better plan for regulation of the industry in the city of Greenville, SC. Considers potential benefits and concerns of food…
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