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Ordinances committee places mobile food truck item on file after neighborhood noise complaint is resolved
Summary
The committee received a request to review the mobile food truck ordinance (section 15-72) after a Riverside neighborhood complaint about noisy generators; councilors and the vendor resolved the incident and the committee recorded no further action.
The Committee on Ordinances received a written communication asking it to review the city's mobile food truck ordinance (section 15-72) and specifically the locations where trucks may operate, the use of power generators and noise impacts. The item was referred to committee in May 2024 and discussed again on Sept. 29, 2025.
Councilor Brian Gomes told the committee the matter arose from a Riverside neighborhood complaint about a food truck whose gas-powered generator created disruptive noise. Gomes and another councilor engaged the vendor, who later replaced the equipment with a quieter generator, and neighborhood complaints ceased.
"He went out, he purchased a nice generator, a nice quiet one, have had no complaints from the neighborhood," Councilor Gomes said.
The committee received and placed the communication on file and voted no further action after the vendor replaced the generator.
Why it matters: The item raised questions about enforcement and whether the existing ordinance needs revision to address generator noise or location-specific rules for trucks operating near residential areas. Committee members recorded the remediation and did not send the item for further ordinance drafting at this time.
Ending: The committee voted to receive and place the communication on file (motion by Councilor Gomes, second by Councilor Carney) and then approved a motion of no further action after the vendor remedied the noise issue (voice votes recorded as ayes).
