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City council approves cap on mobile food-vending permits, excludes in-city restaurants and special events

3847827 · June 17, 2025
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Summary

Conway City Council approved an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance to cap annual transient mobile food-vending permits at 20, excluding properly licensed in-city restaurants and special-event vendors; council asked staff to consider a separate exemption for franchise agreements operating on city property.

Conway City Council on June 16 approved an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance that limits the number of transient mobile food-vending permits the city will issue each year.

The ordinance amendment, recommended by the Planning Commission and by staff, sets a cap of 20 permits per year and excludes dining establishments located within Conway’s city limits and vendors operating under special-event permits. Staff said the initial draft had proposed a cap of 40; the Planning Commission recommended 20 and staff endorsed…

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