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El Centro council approves first reading of updated mobile-vending rules, clears path for 12-hour street vending
Summary
City council approved the first reading of an ordinance consolidating mobile-vending rules, creating a 12-month vendor permit and allowing food trucks to operate in street parking lanes under new safety buffers and time limits. The ordinance proceeds to a second reading and adoption on Oct. 21.
The El Centro City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance to consolidate and update the city’s mobile-vending rules, clearing the way for street vending but adding new permit and safety requirements.
The measure creates a 12‑month mobile‑vendor permit (staff proposed a $100 annual fee), consolidates vending rules that previously appeared in multiple chapters of the municipal code, and permits food trucks and trailers to operate in nonresidential on‑street parking lanes for up to 12 hours per day subject to buffer…
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