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Supervisors hear ordinance to authorize home‑cooked meal permits; board asks staff for more city coordination and tables first reading
Summary
Marin County staff introduced a proposed ordinance May 6 to license Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations — small home kitchens that sell freshly prepared meals — but the board asked staff to return with clearer language about on‑site consumption, city coordination and enforcement capacity before a first reading.
The Marin County Board of Supervisors received the introductory presentation May 6 on a proposed county ordinance to permit Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MECOS) — limited, regulated sale of freshly cooked food prepared in private home kitchens — and asked staff to return with clarifications about city coordination, on‑site consumption, enforcement and fee waivers.
Environmental Health Deputy Director Greg Kealey and Shannon Bell (Consumer Protection) summarized the state law (AB 626, AB 377, AB 1325 and SB 972) that permits local governments to authorize MECOS and described the county’s proposed…
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