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Chehalis staff to draft food‑truck ordinance after council raises permitting, placement and enforcement concerns
Summary
Community development staff will draft an ordinance to regulate food trucks in Chehalis following council discussion about gaps in current municipal code, enforcement of health and permitting rules, private‑property operations and possible restrictions near brick‑and‑mortar restaurants and parks.
The Chehalis City Council on March 24 directed staff to craft a citywide food‑truck ordinance after community development staff described growing numbers of mobile vendors and a gap in local code.
Community development staff told the council the city’s code is currently silent on food trucks, which has left staff uncertain about where and how to permit vendors. “The community development department is getting in more and more applications for food trucks in town, and our code’s silent on them,” Celeste said, asking whether the council wanted staff to draft a…
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