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Committee begins rewrite of peddling code to add food-truck rules after safety, equity and business concerns
Summary
The Laws & Rules Committee began rewriting Chapter 318 on May 21 to add food-truck permitting and operational rules but returned the draft to staff after members flagged concerns about hours of operation, permit costs, fingerprinting, equity and safety.
The Laws & Rules Committee discussed a proposed update to Chapter 318 of the Kingston code on May 21 that would add specific definitions, permitting and operating requirements for food trucks and revise the city’s peddling and soliciting rules. Committee members raised substantial questions about safety, equity, enforcement and business impacts and directed staff to revise the draft and collect stakeholder input before returning with a revised proposal.
The draft ordinance circulated by staff would require a separate food-truck permit and set operating-location rules (private property or designated public rights-of-way), prohibitions near building entrances, distance…
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