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Commission delays municipal mobile-food vending code while zoning text amendment clears first reading
Summary
The Board of Commissioners postponed final action on a municipal code amendment governing mobile food vending to align it with a zoning text amendment, while the zoning amendment (Ordinance 25-06) passed first reading unanimously. Officials emphasized legal notice requirements and the need for coordinated amendments.
The Town of Nolensville Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on March 6 to postpone final action on a municipal-code ordinance that would adopt mobile food-vending regulations while approving a separate zoning text amendment related to on‑street and mobile vending on first reading.
Town staff, represented in the meeting by a planning staff member identified as Chuck, told commissioners the municipal-code ordinance would likely need to wait so it can follow the zoning text amendment through the two-reading ordinance process and associated public hearing requirements. Chuck noted that the town must meet the statutory and zoning-ordinance notice periods, saying the public-notice requirement for a text-amendment hearing is 15 days.
The Board then considered Ordinance 25-06, an amendment to multiple zoning tables and definitions that addresses on‑street or mobile vending. Commissioners moved and seconded the item for first reading; the motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: The two measures—the municipal-code vending ordinance and the zoning text amendment—affect where and under what conditions mobile vending can occur in Nolensville. Town staff recommended postponing the municipal-code change so both documents can be considered in the proper sequence and with adequate public notice.
In discussion, commissioners and staff raised process questions about scheduling the public hearing and whether to consolidate steps. Staff advised the board that compressing the schedule risks violating the 15-day notice requirement; several commissioners said they preferred keeping the public hearing and final vote on separate dates so the public can comment and commissioners have time to consider amendments.
The board did not adopt substantive changes to the vending rules at this meeting. Staff said they will prepare proposed text amendments and circulate them to commissioners in advance of the next workshop so any edits can be drafted and considered at second reading.
Ending: The Board’s action leaves the zoning text amendment moving forward on first reading; the municipal-code provision will be postponed until the zoning process is further along and the town can meet notice requirements.
