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Springfield council adopts new rules for food trucks after hours- and fee-focused debate
Summary
After hours of amendments and debate, the City Council approved updates to Chapter 279 that set setbacks, define food‑truck parks, create a council-issued permit for late-night operations, and impose an annual DPW permit fee of $125.
After more than an hour of debate and five separate amendments, the Springfield City Council approved changes to Chapter 279 on mobile food vendors that set new distance rules, define “food‑truck parks,” and create a City Council–issued permit for operations outside base hours.
The ordinance now treats three or more trucks on a single site as a food‑truck park that requires a special permit. It bars food trucks from operating within 50 feet of residential property (100 feet if a generator is used) and within 100 feet of gasoline or diesel pumps. Trucks may not operate between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. without a City Council–issued permit. The council also set a $125 annual DPW permit fee to cover processing…
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