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Council approves seasonal food‑vendor permit, $250 fee and designated beach vending area
Summary
Council adopted an ordinance amending vendor rules to establish a $250 seasonal permit (week before Memorial Day through week after Labor Day), allow parks director to limit seasonal permits, and designate Lot 1 vending spaces as first‑come, first‑served; vendors may also participate in special events by permit.
Two Rivers’ council approved an amendment to the city code regulating vendors and special vehicles that establishes an annual seasonal permit for food vendors, clarifies parking at the beach, and gives parks staff limited discretion to manage the number of seasonal permits.
Under the ordinance as presented to council, a seasonal permit costs $250 (not prorated) and covers the period from the week before Memorial Day through the week after Labor Day. The ordinance allows vendors to participate in special events by action of the parks and recreation director or the city council and permits city staff to designate spaces in Lot 1 (the beach parking area) for vendors; those Lot 1 spaces are to be available on a first‑come, first‑served basis to permit holders and vendors must display a laminated permit.
Council members discussed concerns about setting a precedent and practical issues such as trailers versus trucks; staff responded that there are limited spaces for truck parking and that some vendors with trailers may drop the trailer and park the truck in regular parking. The draft the council approved removed a prior explicit requirement that the parks director issue at least three permits; instead, the final language allows the parks director to cap seasonal permits at his or her discretion.
Vote: Council approved the ordinance amendment by roll call; no opposing votes were recorded in the meeting transcript.
Ending: Staff said they will finalize administrative details — painting or marking Lot 1 vendor spaces, printing laminated permits, and issuing guidance to vendors.
