City Council moving forward with restrictions on Shorth North food carts [Video]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus City Council is moving forward with restricting the hours food carts can operate in the Short North overnight.

Wednesday is the final public hearing surrounding proposed legislation where business owners and residents can have their voices heard. Previously, councilmembers tossed around the idea of having food carts close at 2 a.m. in line with other businesses in the Short North. 

But that has been reconsidered after conversations with food cart owners.

“We want to make sure that people get safely home after a night of having fun in the short north, but we also wanted to make sure there was an opportunity for them to purchase food as well,” said Councilmember Emmanuel Remy.

Remy said the basics of the proposed legislation from the city council are pretty set in stone. …