Whitefish hotelier plans 'food truck park' on vacant Central Avenue lot

A Whitefish hotelier is seeking permission to create an outdoor food truck park and event space on a prominent vacant lot downtown.

Averill Hospitality submitted a pre-application with the City of Whitefish’s Architectural Review Committee last month to operate “The Park” on the empty lot at 38 Central Ave., south of Craggy Range Bar and Grill. The project, inside the WB-3 zoning district, would require an administrative conditional-use permit. 

The company had previously proposed building a 40-room hotel on the site. Averill Hospitality also owns The Lodge at Whitefish Lake, the Firebrand Hotel and the Downtowner in Whitefish.