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Cedar Hill reviews one-year run of food truck pilot program as state bill nears
Summary
Assistant City Manager Chastity Benson told the council the food truck pilot has six registered vendors and strong turnout at Food Truck Thursdays, while a pending state law (House Bill 2844) could force revisions on local rules such as hours of operation and inspection timing.
Cedar Hill — Assistant City Manager Chastity Benson updated the City Council on June 10 about the city’s food truck pilot program, reporting six mobile vendors registered under the ordinance and robust attendance for the city’s Food Truck Thursdays events.
Benson said the pilot was adopted after workshops with operators and city staff and became effective June 1, 2024. “We decided to establish the ordinance as a pilot program as an opportunity for us to be able to fully encapsulate all of the regulations related to mobile food vending within one ordinance,” Benson said, describing the registration form, required Dallas County health permit, Cedar Hill fire inspection and property-owner authorization for private-property operations.
The city has recorded six registered vendors: two in downtown, one on U.S. Highway 67, and…
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