STRATEGIC PARTNERS
April 25, 2017
The Quad-Cities Independent Food Truck Alliance will kick off a mobile food vendor event from 3-11 p.m., operating under the city of Davenport, Iowa's new food truck ordinance, according to The Quad-City Times.
The alliance's president, Chad Cushman, otherwise known as the Crepe Guy, said at least five vendors will be on hand to serve food curbside throughout the evening.
"It's really to get the ball rolling," Cushman said. "This will be the first official event in the food truck zones."
The mobile vendor ordinance not only established health and safety regulations consistent with traditional brick-and-mortar restaurants, but also created zones for food trucks to operate in.
The Bechtel Park zone, at East 2nd and Iowa streets, will be open from 3-11 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays under normal circumstances.
A second zone on the Davenport riverfront is located in the city owned parking lot south of West River Drive, west of Brady Street and east of Dillon Fountain near the skybridge. The riverfront zone will be open from 6 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday.
The ordinance also established costs for mobile vendors to operate in city right-of-ways, including $550 for an annual permit in addition to $55 for a license.
