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Athens adopts new food-truck rules, expands where mobile vendors may operate starting Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
The Athens City Council voted unanimously to adopt a new mobile food-unit ordinance that expands where food trucks may operate in the city while imposing licensing, safety inspections and time limits; the ordinance takes effect Jan. 1, 2026.
The Athens City Council voted 4–0 to adopt an ordinance that expands and regulates mobile food vending in the city while preserving limits on permanence and public-safety concerns.
Shane, who presented the ordinance to the council, said the measure ‘‘takes what the city has currently been doing through the mayor’s executive order and puts it on the books’’ by establishing a licensing and permitting framework and formalizing safety inspections. Shane said the ordinance requires a city business license and a fire-safety…
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