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Calistoga council reviews draft mobile‑food vending ordinance; concerns raised for small vendors and youth groups
Summary
Planning Director Greg Desmond presented amendments to the Calistoga municipal code to regulate peddling, street vending and mobile food vending. Council and residents asked whether the draft would require permits for door‑to‑door sellers and youth groups; staff said the code as written would apply and will be refined with an outreach program and possible exemptions.
Planning and Building Director Greg Desmond told the City Council on Dec. 3 that the city needs a comprehensive mobile food vending ordinance because a prior edit had removed provisions that covered mobile carts. Desmond said the proposed amendments will require vending operators to obtain a business license, a local permit and, for food sales, an environmental‑health certificate.
The council and members of…
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