COMMISSIONERS TO CONSIDER ORDINANCE CLARIFYING TEMPORARY USE PERMIT RULES FOR FOOD TRUCKS AND OTHER STRUCTURES

​MONROE COUNTY, FL – At the regularly scheduled Board of County Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, July 16, at approximately 11:45 a.m., at the Marathon Government Center and on Zoom, there will be a public hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Section 6-112 of the Monroe County Code of Ordinances. The proposed ordinance clarifies that for temporary uses, excluding public assemblies and temporary construction staging areas, only one special building permit may be issued per property for a specific temporary use.
 
The agenda and meeting information can be found at www.monroecounty-fl.gov/meetings. The item is S6.
 
If adopted, a temporary use permit would not be extended or reissued in a way that would allow a food truck or other temporary use to remain on a property for more than six months in unincorporated Monroe County. Any proposed use to continue beyond that timeframe would require a separate building permit and/or additional development approvals. Temporary construction trailers or temporary housing, for example, after a hurricane, can be extended for longer periods of time.
  
Under the proposed amendment, once the initial six-month temporary use permit expires, temporary structures and associated uses must be removed. Any use, including a food truck, that intends to remain on a property for more than six months will be considered a permanent use and must meet all applicable standards outlined in the Monroe County Land Development Code.
 
For additional information on current regulations related to food truck uses within unincorporated Monroe County, visit www.monroecounty-fl.gov/181.
 
For questions, contact the Monroe County Planning and Environmental Resources Department at 305-289-2500.

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