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Findlay City Council adopts new mobile food unit rules; downtown limits, event permits required on public property
Summary
City council approved Ordinance 2024-146 to regulate mobile food units, establishing annual licensing requirements, a downtown boundary, and a requirement that use of public parking or parks be part of a special-event permit.
Findlay City Council on Jan. 7 adopted Ordinance 2024-146, a revised mobile food unit law that sets annual licensing and safety checks for food trucks and restricts their use of public parking or parks to approved special events.
The ordinance, moved by Councilmember Russell and seconded by Councilmember DeArmond, passed after council discussion and one recorded no vote. Councilmembers approved the ordinance following staff remarks and questions about where food trucks may operate and what inspections and permits would be required.
City staff told council the ordinance distinguishes private property from public property and requires mobile food units to hold an annual city license and to meet health, fire and propane inspection criteria and be in good standing with income-tax registration. The ordinance identifies a downtown area “essentially from Lima…
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