Tualatin considers fewer rules for smaller food cart pods

Could Tualatin residents see smaller food cart pods around town before a developer builds a larger pod complete with bathrooms and a covered shelter? Maybe. While the Tualatin City Council made no decision at a work session Monday, Nov. 9, and plans to revisit the topic in the new year, councilors mulled whether the city should consider allowing smaller pods — of four or fewer carts — to locate in the city without the requirements approved in late September. The discussion comes less than two weeks after a new ordinance went into effect requiring full restroom facilities and a seating area designed to protect guests from inclement weather for pods consisting of two or more carts. Interest in larger food cart pods is beginning According to the city, developers have expressed preliminary interest in building a food pod site, which is allowed in six zones throughout the city including the city’s downtown core and the Bridgeport Village area.

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