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Riverside weighs rules for food trucks; board asks Economic Development Commission and Chamber for input
Summary
Staff recommended using the special-event application to regulate food trucks, charging event-based fees and considering a separation distance from brick-and-mortar restaurants; the board asked staff to solicit input from the Economic Development Commission and the Chamber of Commerce before returning with proposals.
Village staff presented options Feb. 20 for updating Riverside’s approach to mobile food vendors, including permitting food trucks through the village’s special-event application, requiring health and insurance documentation, and setting either a separation distance from fixed restaurants or differing fee structures for regular operators versus occasional event vendors.
Assistant Manager Ashley Monroe told trustees the village has permitted food trucks for special events and on private property under business licenses, but the village code has no standardized requirements for siting, spacing or fees for mobile vendors. Staff recommended either integrating food trucks into the…
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