The Wauseon City Council approved amendments to the city’s parade-permit ordinance and received Safety & Code committee reports on proposed food-truck permitting and a revised inspection-fee approach for slow-moving utility vehicles.

Council voted 6-0 to approve the committee’s recommended amendments to section 311.02 of the codified ordinances governing parade permits. The motion to approve the changes was moved by Councilor Schneider and seconded by Councilor Chamberlain.

At the Safety & Code committee meeting, staff and committee members said they had discussed a food-truck permitting framework that would include two permit types: a short-term permit for up to seven consecutive days and a seasonal permit that would allow up to seven nonconsecutive days within a calendar year. Committee members noted the permits would require food-truck operators to provide dates and locations ahead of time so the fire department can inspect units when they appear. The committee had not finalized a formal council recommendation on the food-truck rules at the time of the council meeting; staff indicated revisions were being circulated for further review.

The committee also discussed amending chapter 337 to set a lower inspection fee for slow-moving utility vehicles brought in for inspection before March 1 ($10) and returning to the standard fee ($50) for inspections after March 1. Staff indicated the proposed text would be revised and returned to the committee for further action; council took no formal vote on the utility-vehicle fee proposal that evening.

The parade-permit amendments passed without recorded opposition. City staff said the food-truck and utility-vehicle proposals remain under committee review and will return to council after revisions and further recommendation.

The council’s Safety & Code committee meeting had also reviewed proposed updates to building-permit fees and other items, but those actions were addressed separately during the council’s agenda.