The Brief
- Milwaukee’s Public Safety and Health Committee is reviewing a new food truck regulation proposal.
- The proposal allows the city to revoke assigned parking spaces for violations committed anywhere.
- Complaints require written submission and photo or video evidence before a licensing committee review.
MILWAUKEE – Food trucks are back on the agenda for the Public Safety and Health Committee in Milwaukee. A new proposal looked to expand the city’s authority to discipline food truck operators.
Food truck regulation proposal
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The city could suspend or revoke a food truck owner’s permission to use an assigned parking space, even if the violation happened somewhere else and had nothing to do with operating that food truck.
Under current city law, Milwaukee has designated areas for food trucks called “Limited Operation Food Peddler Vehicle Zones.” In other words, it is just public parking space for licensed food trucks. Each business has a set of regulations to follow while operating there, ranging from rules on food regulations to public safety.…