The Merchants Association seems to have gotten the police involved when it comes to the lunch truck (roach coach) lady. I know they were talking to police about it at the last Merchant's Meeting and I know that many restaurant owners are upset with the police not following the law when it comes to the lady selling on the streets.
In the morning now, you can see a police car parked right in the spot where the roach coach stops to conduct business. This is being taken seriously now.
While one city department is saying that the roach coach is permitted to drive around and sell (they faxed a paper to this effect to various people without a signature or even a letterhead), the City Charter prohibits this and the police car is there to enforce the law.
This comes under vending licenses in the special districts of the City (including Coconut Grove).
If you go to this page here and type in "vending licenses" you can see all the laws. If you scroll down and read the general restrictions about street vending, one major law is there to keep these roach coaches, ice cream trucks and all food vendors away from schools and established businesses.
This roach coach is within 500 feet of businesses and schools. She is breaking the law.
The roach coach cannot be in the district unless there is an actual construction site (not someone doing renovations to their store or house) but an actual building going up, and even then they have to be invited onto the property NOT on the sidewalk or public right of way, or parking spots on the street.
Some city employees who are trying to protect the roach coach lady are apparently not familiar with their own municipal code and they should not be faxing papers with just a sentence or two stating wrong facts, without even a signature or on a letterhead.
The law states that the roach coach lady is not permitted on Grove streets. Period.
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