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Isanti Council approves ordinance tightening rules for mobile food units near events and restaurants
Summary
The Isanti City Council approved amendments to Chapter 2.45 that create a 500-foot buffer around preapproved festivals and a 200-foot buffer from restaurant primary entrances, with exceptions for vendors part of events or operating while restaurants are closed.
The Isanti City Council on a 5-0 vote adopted amendments to Chapter 2.45 of the city code that set new distance limits for mobile food units around festivals and brick-and-mortar restaurants.
Staff told the council the ordinance, as posted and discussed at prior meetings, would prohibit mobile food units from locating within 500 feet of the perimeter of any preapproved festival, sporting event or civic event unless the unit is licensed as part of that event. The ordinance also would bar mobile food units from locating within 200 feet of a restaurant’s primary entrance unless the restaurant grants…
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