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Trustees plan community process to rewrite peddler's license, consider moratorium on new food trucks
Summary
Trustees debated whether to allow additional food trucks beyond an existing vendor and concluded to hold community conversations and the reorg meeting to rewrite the outdated peddler's-license ordinance; some trustees proposed a temporary moratorium or guidance while the ordinance is updated.
Trustees spent an extended portion of the meeting debating the village's approach to food trucks and the peddler's-license ordinance. Several trustees said the current peddler's-license is outdated and does not clearly address food trucks, health requirements or parking impacts. "I think the peddler's license needs to be renamed and probably could include food trucks," one trustee said, urging broad community input, including the Chamber of Commerce and local businesses.
Trustees agreed to schedule public outreach during the reorganization meeting and at the village meeting to solicit business and resident input and to draft a rewritten ordinance. Multiple speakers recommended considering a moratorium on new peddler licenses or a temporary cap on food-truck placements until an updated ordinance is adopted; staff suggested instructing the chief not to issue new peddler licenses while the rewrite proceeds. No immediate ordinance change was adopted at the meeting.
