The 2012 law gave food trucks the ability to cook food onboard, but it also came with some big side effects for the burgeoning mobile businesses. The ordinance, which passed the City Council with a single dissenting vote, stipulated that a food truck can't remain in a space for more than two hours, must have a global positioning system installed for the city to monitor its whereabouts, and must stay more than 200 feet (one-third of a city block) away from any brick-and-mortar business that serves food to the public, including not only restaurants, but retailers like Walgreens or Starbucks.