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2017 FOOD TRUCK PILOT PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The City of Iowa City is offering a pilot program to evaluate the viability of late night food truck vending. The pilot
program is scheduled to run from March 31 through June 24, 2017. The program will include three separate locations, all
of which adhere to the current distance requirements from existing restaurants. Permitted trucks will be allowed to vend
from 10pm-2am on designated Friday and Saturday nights during the pilot. Interested applicants must submit completed
program applications no later than March 22, 2017. Iowa City reserves the right to amend the pilot program dates, add,
modify or delete requirements, remove vendors, and cancel the program at any time at its sole discretion. No appeals of
vendor selections or other related City decisions will be provided, however feedback will be collected and considered as
part of the final pilot program evaluation by the City.
All applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:
1. Food trucks must be permitted with the City of Iowa City and meet all of the applicable city requirements and
administrative rules for food truck vending. Permit fees will be $250.
2. All food trucks must be self-contained. No public electricity will be made available.
3. Waste receptacles must be provided by each vendor. All vendors are responsible for waste and litter removal.
Use of public waste receptacles will not be permitted.
4. All vendors must provide a Johnson County or State of Iowa food permit and a copy of a State of Iowa sales tax
certificate.
5. Insurance in an amount determined by the City’s Risk Manager is required prior to a permit being issued.
6. Locations will be rotated during the pilot and only one location will be used at a time. More information on
locations can be found below.
7. The number of food trucks vending simultaneously will be limited to four. More vendors may participate in the
pilot; the Iowa City Mobile Vending Association will coordinate which vendors participate on any given night. Up
to six vendors may participate in a kickoff event at Robert A. Lee Recreation Center.
Clinton Street north of Market Street
Vendors may operate on the west side of Clinton Street in designated spaces on Friday and Saturday nights between
April 7 and April 29.
Robert A. Lee Recreation Center parking lot
Vendors may operate from a designated location in the RALRC parking lot on Friday and Saturday nights between May 5
and June 3. Additionally, up to six vendors may participate in a kickoff event on March 31. The weekend of June 2 and 3
was added to this location so as not to conflict with Arts Festival operations.
Dubuque Street between Jefferson Street and Iowa Avenue
Vendors may operate from designated spaces on Dubuque Street on Fridays and Saturdays between June 9 and June 23.
This is a common vending location for current food trucks during the daytime hours.