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Council grants two‑week temporary vendor permit, orders review of vending rules
Summary
Spring City issued a two‑week temporary permit to a vendor selling homemade canned goods and sourdough while directing staff to draft clearer street‑vendor rules and clarifying that a sales‑tax number is normally required.
Spring City council members voted to issue a two‑week temporary permit to a vendor who asked to sell homemade canned goods and sourdough near the monument, while directing staff to draft clarifying language for vendor permits and to bring the topic to a future work meeting.
Khalida, who said she was representing her mother, described the family's situation: they have been selling homemade canned goods and sourdough and were uncertain how to obtain the city and state tax registration required to get a business license. "It's really hard. They keep telling me, like, go here. Go there," Khalida said, describing repeated, conflicting guidance from state and local offices.
Council members and staff noted the city's application form asks for a sales tax number and that collecting sales tax without registration is not appropriate. Staff acknowledged a prior 30‑day temporary permit had been issued and that the prior permit had been allowed to lapse; officials said that earlier permit likely "slipped through the cracks." Council members expressed concern that issuing temporary licenses inconsistently creates unfairness and legal exposure for the city and asked staff to prepare an ordinance clarifying how temporary permits will be handled going forward.
After discussion about safety and traffic near the monument and the need for a vendor to be at least five feet from pavement where required by code, the council moved to issue a two‑week temporary permit to allow the vendor to finish selling existing inventory. The motion passed by voice vote. Council directed staff to place a work‑session item to develop clearer vendor/street‑vending rules and to advise the vendor to obtain the required sales tax registration; staff told the applicant to come to the city office the following day to arrange the two‑week permit paperwork.
Council members discussed that city policy had previously been enforced during one‑day events and heritage celebrations and that the city needs a consistent ordinance for temporary vendors, including standard time limits and location rules, rather than ad hoc approvals.
The council did not adopt a permanent change to city code at the meeting; it directed staff to draft ordinance language for future consideration.
