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Board moves to adopt sidewalk vending rules, sets Feb. 4 adoption hearing after months of outreach
Summary
The Board of Supervisors introduced ordinances governing sidewalk vending in unincorporated Sacramento County, including a low-cost business license, new health standards for compact mobile food operations (CMFOs), and revised park rules. The board continued adoption to Feb. 4 and directed an education-first implementation.
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 28 approved introduction of a suite of ordinances to regulate sidewalk vending countywide and continued final adoption to a Feb. 4 hearing. The package includes a business-license chapter, countywide public-health standards for compact mobile food operations (CMFOs), and amendments to regional park rules.
Why this matters: California law requires local governments to allow sidewalk vending but permits narrowly tailored time, place and manner restrictions. The county's proposed rules aim to balance small-business opportunity, public health and safety, and protection of regional park resources.
Key points of the proposed ordinances
Business licensing: The new county business-license chapter would require sidewalk vendors to obtain an annual license (proposed administrative fee to cover processing is $61). Licensed vendors would…
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