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Suffolk council amends UDO to allow food trucks in residential areas with special-event permits
Summary
The City Council voted unanimously to amend the Unified Development Ordinance to allow food trucks to operate in residential zoning districts when associated with approved special-event permits; the change removes a 150-foot prohibition and clarifies temporary vs. permanent uses.
Suffolk City Council on a unanimous 8-0 vote approved an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance that allows food trucks to operate in residential zoning districts when associated with approved special-event permits.
The ordinance (OTA 2025-7) removes a provision that had barred food trucks from locating within 150 feet of a residential zoning district and adds language clarifying that food trucks may be permitted in residential areas through the city's special-event permit process, which is administered by…
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