SHEPHERD — The Shepherd Board of Aldermen approved an ordinance regulating food trucks with the city limits despite similar laws being considered at the state level.
The matter was considered at the June 9 regular meeting.
The city intends to require permits for food trucks, as well inspections and licenses.
City Attorney Kenneth LaVergne told the council, however, that the State is working on legislation that would limit a city’s ability to regulate food trucks, and that the council could pass what was written, but the state legislation, if passed, could affect it by eliminating permit fees and zone restrictions, but allowing inspection for food handling license.
Regardless, the council voted unanimously to enact its ordinance, as any state law, if passed, would not take effect until September.
In other business, aldermen:
• tabled variance request to the manufactured home ordinance;
• approved a variance for a manufactured home to be placed at 670 Railroad St. for Mia Boyd;
• approved the use of free equipment from San Jacinto County TV for public information services;
• directed the city attorney to draft an ordinance to allow the city to place speed bumps on roads determined to be hazardous because of speeders; and
• approved the city paying the permit fees for the Impact Center to install two cement slabs.
