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Council opts not to change food-truck ordinance after members note costs and limited demand
Summary
Council reviewed proposed changes to a food-truck ordinance (permit fee schedule and 200-foot downtown buffer) and decided to leave the ordinance as written, citing cost to revise the ordinance and limited local demand for food trucks.
Council revisited proposed language to change the food-truck permitting schedule and the 200-foot buffer intended to protect downtown restaurants. One member said the ordinance is already strict and that changing it could cost the town approximately $2,500 in attorney fees with no clear payoff.
A council member expressed concern that mobile vendors could take business from established brick-and-mortar restaurants downtown, saying, “I’m just against him taking Business from here.” The council also noted a prior speaker (the restaurant owner) had legitimate concerns and that the buffer language had been inserted to protect downtown businesses.
After discussion the council took no action to amend the ordinance and agreed to leave the current rules in place.
