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Willows council narrowly approves temporary moratorium on new mobile food‑truck applications
Summary
The Willows City Council voted 3–2 to introduce a temporary moratorium on new mobile food‑truck applications and directed staff to schedule a second reading and adoption; supporters said the pause will allow the city to update its municipal code, opponents called the move anti‑business.
The Willows City Council voted 3–2 to introduce a temporary moratorium on new applications for mobile food trucks and directed staff to schedule a second reading and adoption.
Supporters, led by Council member Bridal, said the pause is intended to give the city time to update municipal code Chapter 18 to define mobile food vendors, resolve zoning inconsistencies and align the code with the city’s recently revised general plan. “I don’t want anyone else to have to go through that,” Bridal said, referring to a recent five‑month permitting process for a mobile vendor downtown.
Opponents said the moratorium sends the wrong message to prospective businesses. “I’m…
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