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Santa Barbara County moves to tighten sidewalk-vending rules, approves six-month enforcement pilot
Summary
After months of complaints about unpermitted food operations and safety hazards near schools and highways, the Board of Supervisors approved a six-month pilot and directed staff to refine ordinance language to bar vending within 500 feet of schools during school-sponsored events.
Santa Barbara — The County of Santa Barbara tabled and then approved a revised proposal on Feb. 24 to regulate sidewalk vending and to fund a six-month enforcement pilot, citing food-safety and traffic-safety concerns.
County staff told the Board that state laws (SB 946 and SB 972) limit local authority to time, place and manner restrictions and that a 2025 change (SB 635) further restricts local use of vendors’ criminal histories. Wade Horton of the CEO’s office said the ordinance would require a seller’s permit, business license and health permit and would limit vending to paved sidewalks and pedestrian paths intended for foot traffic. "Adopting…
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