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Selectmen table food-truck ordinance, will seek New Hampshire Municipal Association review
Summary
The board discussed a draft food-truck ordinance, clarified that ordinances must be adopted by town meeting, and agreed to send the draft to the New Hampshire Municipal Association for review before returning it to the board or placing it on a future warrant.
The Greenland Board of Selectmen discussed a draft food-truck ordinance May 5 and determined additional review is needed before the town can move forward. Board members emphasized the ordinance's enforcement provisions (fines, remediation opportunities) need clearer, more black-and-white wording.
A staff member advised that an ordinance would need to be adopted at a town meeting and suggested first sending the draft to the New Hampshire Municipal Association (NHMA) for guidance. The board agreed to consult NHMA; if NHMA endorses the draft, the board may next send it to the town attorney for final review and then place the ordinance on a future town meeting warrant (the board noted warrant articles and town meeting adoption are required for ordinances).
Board members noted that, absent an ordinance, food trucks without permits remain subject to nuisance, safety, or health statutes if problems occur. The board also discussed whether fines should be set per day or as a single penalty and asked for clearer remediation language in the violation section.
No vote to adopt the ordinance was taken; the item was tabled pending NHMA review. The board noted the ordinance could not be implemented this year unless placed on a warrant for a deliberative session and town vote.
