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Plan Commission removes permitting step for temporary uses, adds mobile food vendor standards

5823478 · September 24, 2025
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The Appleton City Plan Commission approved text amendments to Chapter 23 of the municipal code to remove a separate permitting step for temporary uses while retaining standards through the clerk’s licensing process and adding explicit standards for mobile food vendors.

The Appleton City Plan Commission voted Sept. 24 to approve text amendments to Chapter 23 of the Municipal Code that remove a separate permitting process for temporary uses and explicitly add standards for mobile food vendors.

City staff said the change consolidates review for temporary activities — such as Christmas tree lots, farmers markets and fireworks stands — under the clerk’s licensing process rather than a duplicate zoning permit. Colin (staff member) told the commission the amendments “remove the permitting process for…

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