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Council authorizes one‑year downtown farm‑stand pilot, sets $50 per‑day fee
Summary
The council approved a one‑year license for a downtown farm‑stand that will occupy 7–9 parking spaces on one weekday, set rent at $50 per occurrence, and schedule a six‑month review to assess impacts on parking and downtown merchants.
The Larksburg City Council authorized a one‑year pilot license allowing a farm‑stand to use seven to nine spaces in the downtown parking lot once per week, with staff to reassess progress at six months.
Mayor and staff described negotiations to reduce the vendor’s footprint from the originally proposed 18 spaces to a smaller 7–9 space layout and to confine operation to one day per week during the summer. The vendor indicated the downtown lot provides necessary visibility; staff proposed $50 per day in rent for the pilot (other comparators cited: $60 per occurrence in a nearby town, $150/month elsewhere). Council approved a one‑year license with termination provisions and a six‑month check‑in; staff will place temporary no‑parking signage and manage pre‑event cones the night before closures.
Council asked staff to include 60‑day termination language in the license so either party may end the agreement promptly if the pilot harms downtown parking or business interests. The vendor indicated he could begin as early as next Tuesday and will test the downtown location first; the farmers market operator indicated interest in returning next spring when school is in session to re‑evaluate a larger market model.
