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Clinton council shifts itinerant-merchant permitting to Planning, narrows allowed zones

Clinton City Council · November 6, 2025
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Summary

The Clinton City Council approved text amendments moving itinerant-merchant permitting from the police department to the planning department and limiting permitted itinerant merchant activity to nonresidential zones; residential yard sales remain exempt up to four times per year.

The Clinton City Council on Oct. 7 approved text amendments to the city code that transfer responsibility for itinerant-merchant permits from the Clinton Police Department to the city’s planning department and narrow where itinerant merchants may operate.

Planning Department staff told the council the change is largely housekeeping: the police previously managed itinerant-merchant permits but no longer…

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