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Blowing Rock council asks staff and chamber to gather data on food-truck policy before changing ordinance
Summary
Council discussed existing land-use restrictions for itinerant merchants and directed staff to work with the chamber and planning board to collect restaurant and visitor data and return recommendations on whether and how to permit food trucks.
The Blowing Rock Town Council opened a broad discussion on Aug. 12 about whether the town's land-use code should be revised to allow food trucks, and directed staff to collect data and coordinate with the chamber of commerce and planning board before drafting any ordinance changes.
Kevin Rothrock, zoning administrator, reviewed current rules: food trucks are treated as itinerant merchants in the town's land-use code and are generally not permitted except as part of special events or specific charity/special-event approvals. Rothrock said approving food trucks outside those categories would require crafting separate rules for different contexts:…
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