# Amendment of Municipal Code Section 7-38-115 to remove overnight parking exception for mobile food vehicles

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- Record number: **O2025-0018980**
- Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
- Status: In Committee (Referred)
- Sponsor: [Brian Hopkins](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/2) (2nd Ward)
- Committee: [Committee on License and Consumer Protection](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/committee/license-and-consumer-protection)
- Submitted Date: Aug 7, 2025
- Introduction Date: Sep 25, 2025
- Official record: [Office of the City Clerk](https://chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov/Matter/?matterId=49042F8F-AE73-F011-BEC2-001DD805328F)

## Impact report

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Food trucks would no longer be allowed to park within 200 feet of a street-level restaurant's main customer entrance between 12 a.m. and 2 a.m., removing the current late-night exception.

**Who it affects**

- **Food truck operators**: They could no longer park or stand within 200 feet of a street-level restaurant's main entrance during the 12 a.m. to 2 a.m. window, so the 200-foot rule would apply at all hours.
- **Street-level restaurants**: Food trucks would have to stay at least 200 feet from their main customer entrance at all hours, including 12 a.m. to 2 a.m.
- **Late-night food customers**: Food trucks could no longer park near street-level restaurant entrances between 12 a.m. and 2 a.m.

**What changes**

- The exception that let food trucks park near street-level restaurants between 12 a.m. and 2 a.m. would be removed.
- Food trucks would have to stay at least 200 feet from the main customer entrance of any street-level restaurant at all times.

**Where**: 2nd Ward

**When**: 10 days after passage and publication

## Timeline

- Sep 25, 2025: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.

## Documents

- [W2.MFV.ORD.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/a867ca12-8491-4fa0-8948-14c223dc6cc5.pdf) (Legislation)

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