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North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to consider allowing food truck permanency

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August 11, 2026

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North Myrtle Beach is currently working on revising an ordinance that would allow food trucks more freedom to operate in city limits. This draft would allow 20 permits for food trucks, as long as they stay at least 200 feet away from brick and mortar restaurants, according to a report by WMBF News.

Food trucks would need to stay licensed, manage waste, and pay $250 for a permit. They would have to pay another $50 for an additional location. Some council members raised concerns about food trucks impacting local restaurants.

Food truck operators, meanwhile, argued that food trucks are not in direct competition with restaurants.

"Food trucks bring variety and value to an area," Tommy Festa, owner of the Clever Cleaver food truck, said in the report. "It doesn't necessarily take away from a brick-and-mortar restaurant because people that are coming out to go out to dinner aren't choosing between a mobile food truck or a sit-down restaurant. It's just not the same thing."

A final vote date has not been set for the ordinance.