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Columbiana council reviews rewrite of food-truck rules; first reading set for next meeting
Summary
Council reviewed a draft mobile food-unit ordinance that would require an annual Columbiana business license, written property-owner permission, limit operations to nonresidential parcels (with private-event exceptions), set hours (6 a.m.–10 p.m.) and a 200-foot buffer from restaurants during posted hours.
Council members conducted a first reading April 15 of a rewritten mobile food-unit ordinance that city staff said is intended to clarify where and how food trucks operate in Columbiana.
Mayor outlined the major changes: mobile food operators would need an annual city business license (the application must include current Shelby County Health Department approvals), written permission from the property or business owner for each location (to be kept on the…
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