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Red Bank adopts revised rules for mobile food vehicles, removes 250-foot spacing requirement
Summary
The commission passed a new ordinance that repeals and replaces mobile food vehicle and push cart regulations; key changes include removing a 250-foot spacing rule, setting application and permit fees, and moving oversight to community development.
The Red Bank Board of Commissioners passed an ordinance on second and final reading to repeal and replace the city’s regulations for mobile food vehicles and push cart vendors.
Director Leslie Johnson, community development director, told commissioners the new ordinance removes the prior 250-foot distance requirement between mobile vendors and brick-and-mortar businesses. "So first, and probably foremost, it does remove the distance requirement from other businesses. The current ordinance has it set 250 feet," Johnson said.
Major changes in the ordinance included allowing mobile vending in both commercial and light manufacturing zones, setting an initial application fee of $50, and establishing an annual permit fee tied to a vendor’s local business registration. Johnson said locally registered businesses would pay $50 a year for a permit, while vendors registered outside Red Bank would pay $150 a year. The ordinance also names the billing official as the authority to issue and enforce permits and moves oversight from public works to the community development department. Johnson added that staff removed sections that required unnecessary personal or personnel information from applicants.
Commissioner Terry Holmes moved approval on second and final reading; Commissioner Wilkinson seconded. The mayor called the roll; the record shows affirmative votes from the commissioners and the motion carried.
The ordinance was described in the packet as a full repeal and replacement of the existing rules (Red Bank City Code Title 9, Chapter 15). No residents spoke for or against the ordinance during the meeting.
Commissioners did not propose additional amendments during the final reading; the ordinance will take effect in accordance with the city’s standard ordinance effective date procedures.
