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East Ridge leaders ask staff to draft mobile food-vending ordinance centered on overlay districts
Summary
At a Jan. 15 joint workshop, East Ridge officials directed staff to draft a mobile food-vending ordinance that favors parcel-based overlay districts with specific conditions on density, duration, restrooms and hookups; special-event permits and annual licensing were also outlined.
East Ridge city and planning officials met in a joint workshop Jan. 15 to discuss a draft mobile food‑vending ordinance and directed staff to produce a revised ordinance centered on overlay districts and targeted special‑event permitting.
City Manager Miller opened the discussion by summarizing two paths in the draft: a mobile food truck could operate on privately owned property with the property owner’s written permission, or on property included in a formally established overlay district. “A mobile food truck may be staged on a privately owned property with the express written permission of the property owner,” Miller said while summarizing the draft’s existing language.
Why it matters: officials said overlay districts give the city parcel‑level control—allowing the council to set limits on the number of trucks, whether alcohol sales are permitted, and whether trucks may…
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