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Planning commission approves UDO changes for itinerant vendors and mobile services
Summary
Commission approved text amendments to the City of Florence Unified Development Ordinance to define itinerant vendor sales and mobile services, allow administrative permits for many temporary uses, and limit itinerant vendor presence to no more than 10 days in any 30-day period.
The City of Florence Planning Commission voted to update the Unified Development Ordinance to clarify rules for itinerant vendor sales, mobile service providers and temporary-use permits.
Planning staff said the UDO previously mentioned itinerant vendors only in one place and lacked definitions or permitting standards. The approved changes add a definition of "itinerant vendor sales" to cover mobile non-food sales (for example, seasonal sales such as Christmas-tree lots or other temporary retail on private property), add a definition for "mobile services" (on-site services such as pressure washing, mobile vehicle cleaning, mobile health or video-game trucks), and place itinerant vendor sales as a conditional use in mixed-use and commercial districts.
Staff also told commissioners they would move more temporary special events and construction uses to an administrative-permit track, allowing staff to issue permits for events that meet parking, noise and trash standards without requiring a planning-commission public hearing. Staff said the change would prevent last-minute denials when large events (previously defined as over 1,500 people) were scheduled on short notice.
On operational details, staff said itinerant vendor activity would be limited to no more than 10 days in any 30-day period to prevent semi-permanent sales on vacant lots. Staff clarified that Christmas-tree sales are handled by a separate seasonal provision and that churches or other property owners still need a temporary special-event permit for larger gatherings.
A motion to adopt the ordinance language carried after a brief public hearing in which no one spoke. Staff will update permit forms and public information to reflect the new standards.
