Rules are in place for food trucks to roll into Langley again this summer. All that’s needed are the actual trucks.

The mobile food vendor ordinance was unanimously approved during a second reading Monday night by the Langley City Council. But as of March 7, no applications or inquiries were made with city hall by prospective food truck owners.

The only changes to the rules were the removal of the sunset clause, making it permanent, and the specification of an on-site inspection of the vehicle in operation by the planning official and “an appropriate community representative.” The community representative was included to provide some form of design review, but Mayor Tim Callison didn’t want to expand the city’s existing design review board to food trucks because that board is specifically designed to review buildings. The city’s former interim planning director, Jack Lynch, said having someone alone was essentially a backup for visual inspection to ensure its exterior was suitable for Langley’s streets. It will be up to the planner to make sure the length and operation is up to code.

Food trucks are allowed between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend, essentially from late May to early September. That four-month span is considered the busy season because of a spike in tourism in Langley, and bringing in food trucks is thought to offer more varied dining options when the brick-and-mortar restaurants are busy.

The initial rollout of the rules in 2015 was marred by disagreements and discontent. The first licensed food truck in Langley, The Big W, was discovered to exceed the former length restriction, did not have any decorations and was initially put in a location that was unsuitable at the intersection of First Street and Anthes Avenue. A quick location change and ordinance amendment squared away those issues, allowing The Big W to continue operating without issue from Independence Day to Labor Day.