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Board weighs draft food-truck ordinance, debates private-property limits and enforcement
Summary
Trustees reviewed a proposed food-truck ordinance that would require permits, limit hours and days of operation, require health-department compliance and carve out village-sponsored events; several trustees urged removing a clause restricting service to property-owner guests and asked staff to return with a refined draft and a six-month review.
The board reviewed draft code language to regulate food trucks across public and private property. Staff framed the proposal as a way to ensure food-safety permitting and to prevent a proliferation of permanent, unregulated food vendors on commercial parcels such as dealerships and large truck-parking lots.
The draft would require permits, adherence to health-department rules, limits on operating days/hours and a cap on frequency at any single private site; village-sponsored events would be exempt. Some trustees questioned language that would limit private-property trucks to serving a property owner's invited guests, calling it difficult to enforce; several trustees recommended striking that phrase and relying instead on permitting conditions. The board asked staff to consider limiting downtown food trucks, limiting the number of days a truck can occupy a private lot, and allowing flexibility for residential/private events through administrative approvals.
Trustees asked staff to return with clearer enforcement language, proposed hours/days limits and seasonal or event exceptions; the board expressed interest in implementing a pilot approach and reviewing impact after six months.
