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A Motion by Trustees Parakkat and Robinson to Discuss Current Village Regulations on Mobile Food Vendors and Potential Amendments to Regulations for the Village Board to Consider
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Introduction
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Trustee Parakkat moved and Trustee Robinson seconded to add a discussion regarding the Village's current regulations on mobile food vendors and for Staff to research neighboring communities' current regulations.
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Recommended Action
Provide staff direction on the next steps.
Prior Board Action
There is no prior Board action associated with this item.
Background
The Village of Oak Park does not currently have any regulations pertaining to where mobile food vendors can operate. The mobile food vendor business license given to food trucks allows operators to sell anywhere within the Village as long as they comply with parking regulations, pass a health inspection, and pay for their business license. Health inspections are conducted based on the level of risk the mobile food vendor is categorized in. If it is considered to be a high-risk operator, they receive three (3) annual inspections; a medium-risk operator receives two (2) annual inspections; and if they are considered to be a low-risk operator, they receive one (1) annual inspection.
Village staff have researched neighboring communities and their current regulations and ordinances in place to regulate mobile food vendors. Attachment A is a summary of the research found by staff.
Staff has explored the following three (3) potential mobile food vendor regulations for the Village Board to consider.
1. Mobile food vendors must operate at least 250 feet from a food and drink establishment. This is a current practice done by neighboring communities. The benefit of this potential regulation is that it would maximize the available space in the Village for food sales without requiring additional infrastructure. Having mobile food vendors operate at least 250 feet from a...
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