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Council tables changes to food-truck rules after residents raise concerns about fees and requirements
Summary
After extended public comment and debate, University Heights council voted to table amendments to the mobile food (food truck) ordinance so staff can clarify permit and fee language, including whether a yearly permit plus a $10 daily operation fee or per-day permits are required, and whether vehicles can be left unattended when not operating.
University Heights councilors on April 6 tabled proposed changes to Chapter 880 of the city code that would move mobile-food permitting and inspections in-house under the fire prevention bureau and set a $10 daily operation fee in addition to a yearly application.
Resident Harry Shapiro told council the draft ordinance appeared to require vendors to obtain a permit "each time it operates in the city," a rule he said would be onerous for vendors who operate repeatedly. "A permit is required every…
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