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Food truck hub planned for supermarket parking lot in Texas city

December 18, 2017

The planning and zoning commission in Wichita Falls, Texas has approved a request to allow food trucks in the parking lot of King's Grocery store on 9th Street, according to the Times Record News.

Franklin Parikh, the store's co-owner, wants to use about 21 parking spaces on the north side of the business for an outdoor food court. The plan would maintain 96 spaces for the store, meeting city requirements of one space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area.

Parikh said the store, which does not provide ready-to-eat food, has about 400 customers per day. He said many customers do not drive and have few options for hot, fast meals. This food court will fulfill that need for this part of town.

The area could house up to 12 food trucks, said planning and zoning commission member Matt Prouty, but he does not expect to see that many trucks in the area on a regular basis.