JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – It looks like a three-year long fight over food trucks in Jacksonville may soon be ending.
Last night, Jacksonville City Council unanimously voted to repeal three parts of its food truck ordinance.
Nicole Gonzalez, Tony Proctor, and Ray Raymond sued the city in December 2022 over its sign restrictions dealing with the food trucks.
Last May, a judge granted them a temporary injunction against the restrictions.
The Institute for Justice, which filed the lawsuit, says council last night voted to end what it calls excessive restrictions on food truck operators.
Those include forbidding food trucks from operating within 250 feet of any restaurant, forbidding food trucks from using commercial signs that other businesses are allowed to use, and charging them a $300 per year permit fee for residents, or $500 for non-residents.
The law firm says it will continue with its lawsuit against the city so that a legal record exists to prevent this from happening again. A hearing on the lawsuit will happen Monday in Superior Court.
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