Aledo P&Z packet shows staff's proposed food truck and sign rules for Thursday's hearings

The packet for Thursday's 6 p.m. meeting in the City Council Chambers, Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road, has a staff memo and a redlined exhibit for each public hearing. Both memos recommend approval and say the changes follow direction the City Council gave staff on Oct. 15. The commission recommends; the City Council makes the final call.

Food trucks: the memo says House Bill 2844 and Senate Bill 1008 took effect July 1, 2026, and made the Texas Department of State Health Services responsible for food truck permitting, licensing and health inspections, while the city keeps authority over zoning, land use and parking. Staff proposes adding "Food Truck Park" as a land use allowed with a special use permit in the AG, C-1, C-2, C-3, DT, M-1 and M-2 districts, and allowing "Sales from kiosks, food trucks, etc." by right in all zoning districts. The council's Oct. 15 direction, as the memo lists it: no changes to food truck park rules; an annual city registration with a $20 fee for each truck; proof of the state permit and inspection, written permission from the property owner, vehicle registration, a driver's license, liability insurance and a Texas sales tax permit; a stable, well-maintained surface; and hours of 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The memo says matching changes to Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances are in progress and will go to the council later.

Signs: for monument signs, the memo proposes removing the maximum area in nonresidential districts (now 150 square feet) and capping sign width at 10 feet; raising the residential maximum from 50 to 60 square feet; setting maximum height at 6 feet with a base of up to 2 feet, 8 feet total (the memo lists current limits of 4 feet residential, and 6 feet single-tenant or 12 feet multi-tenant nonresidential); and allowing one sign per entrance for residential developments other than multi-family, where subdivisions now get two. For temporary signs, staff would clarify that a permit is required unless a sign is exempt, exempt temporary yard signs in residential districts from permits, prohibit signs attached to bridges, light poles, traffic signs and utility poles, set standards for banners and for feather signs in nonresidential districts (permits required), and add a reference to required TxDOT approval for signs in the state right-of-way.

Also in the packet: the Oct. 8 minutes up for approval show the commission voted unanimously to recommend rezoning 325 Old Annetta Road to the Downtown District and to recommend the residential parking amendments. They also say a review of the monument sign at the development with Subway on FM 1187, which staff reported met existing rules at 144 square feet and 12 feet tall, prompted the sign review.

What you can do. Both items are public hearings. If you run a food truck or plan a business or neighborhood sign in Aledo, the packet shows the proposed rules before Thursday's vote. Questions go to the City Secretary's office, (817) 441-7016.

Source: City of Aledo, Regular Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting agenda and 33-page agenda packet, Nov. 12, 2026 (CivicClerk), read Nov. 11 about 5:30 a.m. CT