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Milton OKs accessory food-truck rules for restaurants with limits
Summary
Council unanimously approved RZ25333 to allow accessory food trucks on the same site as an active restaurant by administrative permit, subject to restrictions (no blocking access, 50-foot buffer to residential, one sandwich-board sign, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with health- and licensing requirements.
The City of Milton on Jan. 5 adopted a text amendment (RZ25333) allowing accessory food trucks to operate on the same property as an existing restaurant when approved by an administrative permit and the restaurant owner.
Staff described the proposal as a tool to support small-business economic development in commercial districts. Under the amendment, an accessory food truck must be a self-contained mobile restaurant without seating; it needs permission from an on-site restaurant, cannot block vehicular access or visibility, must be at least 50 feet from residential areas, is limited to one sandwich-board sign as its only signage, and would operate between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily. Administrative permits would require proof of licensing, health-department approvals, waste-handling plans and a site plan.
One member of the public asked for clarifications on placarding and aesthetics; staff said the accessory rule applies only where a restaurant invites a truck and that noise and generators would be regulated under existing ordinances. Council members expressed support as a measured step to boost commercial activity and voted unanimously to approve the amendment.
