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Indian River County adopts food‑truck rules for unincorporated area
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved land‑development regulation changes to allow mobile food‑dispensing vehicles in unincorporated Indian River County, removing a 3‑acre minimum and a paved‑surface requirement while allowing trucks to remain on site up to 24 hours.
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously adopted amendments to the county’s land‑development regulations to regulate mobile food‑dispensing vehicles in the unincorporated areas of Indian River County.
Brandon, a county staff presenter, said the proposal was the commission’s “third attempt for the food truck ordinance” and summarized the staff recommendations, which remove a 3‑acre minimum site size, drop a requirement that food trucks operate only on paved or improved surfaces, and allow vendors to remain on site for up to 24 hours while remaining mobile in nature. Staff recommended final adoption of the draft LDR amendments for the county.
Commissioner Joe Fletcher moved to approve the ordinance after the hearing was opened and no members of the public asked to speak. The motion was seconded and carried by a unanimous voice vote. The amendments are intended to create a regulatory framework that gives mobile food vendors clearer allowances while preserving county oversight of where and how trucks operate.
The adoption follows previous discussion and edits directed by the commission at prior meetings; staff said the current package incorporated those changes and is ready for final adoption. The ordinance applies only to unincorporated Indian River County and does not supersede municipal rules for incorporated cities.
The county did not record a roll‑call vote in the transcript; the board adopted the amendment by voice vote and the chair announced the motion carried unanimously.
