{"id":196770,"date":"2026-03-18T19:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/196770\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T19:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:20:14","slug":"jacksonville-drops-restrictions-on-food-trucks-amid-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/196770\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville drops restrictions on food trucks amid lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – It looks like a three-year long fight over food trucks in Jacksonville may soon be ending.<\/p>\n

Last night, Jacksonville City Council unanimously voted to repeal three parts of its food truck ordinance.<\/p>\n

Nicole Gonzalez, Tony Proctor, and Ray Raymond sued the city in December 2022 over its sign restrictions dealing with the food trucks.<\/p>\n

Last May, a judge granted them a temporary injunction<\/a> against the restrictions.<\/p>\n

The Institute for Justice, which filed the lawsuit, says council last night voted to end what it calls excessive restrictions on food truck operators.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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