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Council reopens food‑truck ordinance; staff to rework permit and application
Summary
Council resumed work on a proposed food‑truck ordinance, debated scope (public vs. private property), permit duration, enforcement and liability, and asked staff to revise the draft to rely more on the facility‑use (special‑events) application process before returning it to council.
Council members reopened a long‑running discussion of a draft food‑truck ordinance at the April 7 work session, asking staff to simplify the proposal and fold much of the enforcement work into the borough’s existing facility‑use/special‑event application process.
The discussion, led by the legislation chair and drawing extensive comment from council members and staff, focused on three contested issues: whether the ordinance should regulate food trucks only when they operate in public space, how long a permit should last, and how the borough would enforce location, hours and safety rules. “Defining public space” and permit duration were singled out as the primary sticking points,…
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