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Waco council adopts package of zoning, fire-code and mobile-vendor ordinances
Summary
The Waco City Council unanimously approved a series of ordinances June 2, 2026, including zoning changes, a fire-code update for emergency responder communications, and a first‑reading ordinance to align mobile food vendor rules with state law (HB 2844).
The Waco City Council on June 2 approved a group of ordinances affecting zoning, fire-safety and mobile food vendors.
Mayor Jim Holmes and city staff presented each ordinance in turn; council members voted unanimously on each item. City Attorney Hamilton said ordinance 2026-356 would amend city code chapters to conform with Texas House Bill 2844 and chapter 437B of the Texas Health and Safety Code to address licensing, inspection and enforcement for mobile food vendors. The council approved 2026-356 on first reading.
On second reading the council also approved updates to fire-code provisions (ordinance 2026-357) to require or clarify emergency responder communications enhancement systems in larger or higher‑risk buildings, and multiple zoning and PUD-related ordinances: 2026-358 (MacArthur storage units PUD amendment for property at 30001 MacArthur Drive), 2026-359 (rezoning of 1704 South 18th Street from C2 to O2 office residential), 2026-360 (adding 0.31 acres and renaming a concept PUD to Hadley’s Place at 2712 South Second Street), 2026-361 (rezoning 1125 Lel Avenue from C5 to O2), and 2026-362 (amending single‑family district standards to provide an alternative minimum lot area and width under specified conditions). City officials noted that ordinance 2026-362 was drafted in part to stay ahead of state legislative population‑threshold mandates.
Each motion was made and seconded and passed by roll call. City Secretary Hicks recorded votes of Barfield, Lozano, Chase, Cole, Yuing and Holmes as voting yes on the matters recorded in the meeting.
What happens next: ordinances passed on second reading take effect according to the city’s adoption rules and any effective-date language in each ordinance; the mobile‑vendor ordinance was advanced on first reading and will return for further consideration as required by city procedure.
