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Sellersburg adopts updates to food-truck, vegetation and public‑nuisance codes
Summary
The Town Council unanimously adopted three ordinances Feb. 10 updating definitions and enforcement provisions for mobile food vendors, excessive vegetation and public nuisances to provide clearer guidance for code enforcement and appeals.
The Town of Sellersburg Town Council adopted three ordinances on Feb. 10 that update local code provisions governing mobile food vendors, property vegetation standards and the town’s public nuisance definitions and enforcement procedures.
Ordinance 2025-OR-002 revised definitions and licensing language for mobile food trucks and related health-department licensing. Council members noted the change clarifies that a mobile food truck may operate in a residential neighborhood only if solicited by the governing homeowners association (HOA). The ordinance passed at second reading.
Ordinance 2025-OR-004 amended sections 95.45 and 95.46 to clarify landscape-area responsibilities, excessive growth standards for yards and related enforcement language. Council members waived a second reading and approved the ordinance after offering a two-week public comment period; no formal public objections were recorded at the meeting.
Ordinance 2025-OR-005 revised and expanded the town’s public nuisance definitions and procedures (amending multiple sections including 95.01 and others). Staff told the council the ordinance provides a more extensive, illustrative list of conditions that may be treated as a public nuisance and clarifies procedures for abatement and appeals for the code enforcement and unsafe building boards. Council members said the definitions are intended to give code enforcement more clarity when addressing residential complaints such as inoperable vehicles or overgrown lots; council discussion referenced overlap with the town’s noise ordinance.
All three ordinances were approved by voice vote. Council members said they had published proposed changes for public comment after an initial reading and had not received substantive written objections during the comment period.
Councilors emphasized that the updated language is intended to provide clearer guidance for staff and property owners and to reduce uncertainty during enforcement or appeal processes.
