Since the ordinance was enacted in 2011, food trucks have not been allowed to operate within 150 feet of a brick-and-mortar restaurant. The proposed amendment would have extended the distance to 300 feet.

Ewing, who owns three restaurants, was the target of conflict-of-interest allegations from food-truck owners who claimed that a change to 300 feet would benefit restaurants and hurt food trucks.

Darren McLain, owner of 2 Chefs on Wheels, said he came to the meeting upset about the proposed extension and at Ewing for proposing it but left the meeting feeling positive about the food-truck community.

“I think that it was a good thing,” McLain said. “I think it was a really good thing to bring us all together.”

McLain said he hopes the minimum distance will remain at 150 feet, and Ewing said the issue will be considered and the distance requirement likely kept the same.

He said the proposed increase came from city staff who were trying to make the ordinance easier for law enforcement officers to apply, since 300 feet is about a city block.