Safety Harbor officials directed staff to investigate permitting breweries to install kitchens within their buildings. They won’t pursue stationary food trailers. The commission also voted to extend mobile food truck hours — 3 to 11 p.m. during weekdays, and until closing time on weekends.
Should semi-permanent food trailers sit on concrete pads, or should breweries build interior kitchens instead? That question sparked heated discussion. Mayor Joe Ayoub instructed staff to abandon the stationary model and concentrate on brewery kitchens.
Staff outlined requirements. Stationary vendors would need permanent parking pads, architectural screening, water and sewer connections, plus site plan review. The proposal claimed that food trucks support local businesses while reducing barriers to culinary innovation…