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East Ridge council debates mobile food truck rules, directs staff to revise ordinance
Summary
Council discussed revisions to a proposed mobile food vendor ordinance covering distance from brick-and-mortar restaurants, special-event limits, and an overlay district for an Old Ringgold ‘food‑truck alley.’ No ordinance was adopted; staff was directed to revise and return with a new draft.
East Ridge council debates mobile food truck rules, directs staff to revise ordinance
City council members and staff spent more than 30 minutes discussing a proposed mobile food vendor ordinance that would set distance limits from existing restaurants, create a limited overlay district for food‑truck clusters and cap the number of special‑event permits at a single location. Council did not adopt the ordinance; instead they instructed staff to revise the draft and return it for another review.
The discussion matters because the draft would change where and how often food trucks may operate on public and private property in East Ridge, affect downtown and Ringgold Road business districts and create a designated “food‑truck alley” overlay that would be exempt from the distance limit.
Most of the debate focused on three practical points: how far a food truck must be sited from an existing…
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