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Teen vendor tells Orange County board OC Health reversed approval for lemonade booth, cites inconsistent fees
Summary
Addison Ozles, an 18-year-old Foothill High senior and small-business owner, told supervisors OC Health first approved a horse-trailer booth as a TFF booth and later revoked fruit-containing lemonade sales; Ozles described fees: $610 annual permit quoted, $828 in event fees, commissary costs of $828 upfront and $200/month, and asked the county to investigate.
Addison Ozles, who said they are an 18-year-old senior at Foothill High School and a small-business owner, told the board OC Health officials had initially told them their refurbished horse-trailer could operate as a Temporary Food Facility (TFF) booth and sell fresh-fruit lemonade. Ozles said two weeks before the meeting OC Health changed its position and stated they were no longer classified as a booth and could not sell lemonade containing fresh fruit.
Ozles described the financial impact: OC Health would not issue an annual permit for $610 and instead required $828 in single-event fees for a short string of markets; Ozles said commissary requirements would cost $828 upfront and about $200 per month. "I feel like OC health department is a fee driven and full of contradictions," Ozles told the board.
In response, the chair asked the CEO to inquire into the matter and Supervisor Sarmiento asked staff to include his district in the inquiry. No staff report or formal policy change was announced at the meeting; the board directed staff to follow up with the vendor off the record.
