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Stafford directs city attorney to review new state law affecting mobile food units
Summary
Following passage of Texas House Bill 2844, council members asked the city attorney to review local ordinances and recommend updates to licensing, zoning and inspection processes for mobile food units; the council approved that review by motion.
Council members discussed implications of Texas House Bill 2844 at the Stafford City Council meeting on July 16 and voted to direct the city attorney to begin drafting ordinance updates to reflect the state law.
A council member summarized the bill’s effect: the state would license mobile food units and perform inspections, which could limit the city’s ability to regulate where mobile units operate and to collect local fees. “All the, I think, inspections and all the, everything's gonna be done by the state,” the council member said. The speaker added that the city’s zoning ordinance already restricts food trucks to areas where restaurants are allowed and includes distance stipulations from building entrances.
A motion was made to authorize the city attorney to start working on updating the city ordinance as it relates to House Bill 2844; the motion was seconded and approved by the council. No specific ordinance language was adopted at the July 16 meeting; the attorney’s review and any proposed ordinance changes will be brought back to council for consideration.
The council referenced the bill by name and the governor in discussion; the transcript records “house bill 28 4 4” and Governor Greg Abbott as part of the background remarks.
