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Council introduces sidewalk-vending ordinance, funds vendor support pilot and asks staff to set affordable fees
Summary
Council introduced a sidewalk-vending ordinance that creates a permit system with education-first enforcement, a vendor-support pilot (training and financial assistance), bilingual permitting help and visible permit cards; council asked staff to return with a scaled insurance/indemnity approach and to set affordable fees and hours by regulation.
The council considered an updated sidewalk-vending ordinance implementing state sidewalk-vending law (CMFO rules) with additional local controls: permit cards, bilingual assistance in permitting, minimum trash/cleanup obligations, ADA clearance and a two-warning enforcement approach before administrative fines. Staff proposed a vendor-support pilot that pairs technical training (Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center) with financial assistance to offset county food-permit fees and equipment costs for…
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