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Council amends and tables food‑truck ordinance after debate over proximity to brick‑and‑mortar businesses and enforcement
Summary
After hours of discussion on Aug. 5, the council approved multiple amendments to a proposed food-truck ordinance — including renaming the permit, changing enforcement and removing a 150‑foot restriction near brick‑and‑mortar restaurants — and then voted to table the measure to give staff time to prepare a clean draft for public review.
The Pacific Board of Aldermen on Aug. 5 debated a draft ordinance to regulate food trucks on private property, approved several substantive amendments and then tabled the ordinance for further refinement and public review. The ordinance would add a definition of food trucks to the municipal code and create a permitting process. Debate centered on whether the code should ban food trucks within a distance of existing restaurants, how to handle drive‑through service from trucks, and which city official or body should manage enforcement and…
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