JACKSONVILLE N.C.- (WNCT) The city of Jacksonville is getting rid of some restrictions on food trucks as litigation is still pending.
In Tuesday night’s meeting it was decided to strike the requirement for mobile food vendors to be at least 250 feet away from another food vendor, a residential or downtown residential zoning district and or a restaurant. It also takes away specific limits on signs and gets rid of a contradiction for an open vs. closed building.
Anthony Proctor owns The Spot Florida Style Seafood, which serves food both at their storefront and out of their truck.
“I am so grateful to the city of Jacksonville for lifting those restrictions because now it allows us the opportunity to move freely here within our city,” Proctor said “One of the biggest things for me is I hate seeing money leave Onslow County.”
City officials declined to comment on the changes due to an ongoing lawsuit filed by the Institute for Justice on behalf of multiple business owners, including Proctor.
“Now that they’re gone, the relief is just nominal damages and kind of that recognition and establishing precedent,” IJ Attorney Robert Fellner said.
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