Planning commission recommends Yuba City Council consider tighter rules for food trucks, pop‑ups and sidewalk vending

The Yuba City Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council consider a zoning code amendment to regulate mobile, open‑air and sidewalk vending, following a staff presentation by Development Services Director Doug Libby.

Libby told commissioners they were not making a final decision but were being asked to send a recommendation to the council. "For tonight, you're not making a decision. You're looking to make a recommendation to the city council," he said. Staff said the draft modernizes rules that date to 2010 and responds to a rise in unpermitted "pop‑up" food operations that, staff argued, can present food‑safety and accessibility concerns while undercutting permitted brick‑and‑mortar businesses and food trucks.

The draft would: require permits to be displayed at the point of sale; update vendor definitions; extend allowable vending hours to 9 p.m.; allow food trucks to serve for up to 2.5 hours daily in school loading/unloading zones with school approval; limit private‑property food‑truck stays to two hours unless a temporary use permit…