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County staff: outside food vendors can be allowed at permitted-use wineries under current rules
Summary
Community development staff told the board that state law and Benton County code do not expressly prohibit food trucks at permitted-use wineries; environmental health sign-off and five-year renewal requirements remain part of the review process.
County staff on July 2 told commissioners that Benton County's development code and Oregon law allow food service at permitted-use wineries and do not expressly prohibit the participation of outside food vendors at agritourism events.
"In summary, our reinterpretation of state statute and our code aligns that there is no prohibition in using outside food vendors for agritourism events," said James…
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