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Princess Anne commissioners review ordinance to regulate open-air vendors
Summary
Commissioners heard a staff reading of Ordinance 2026-03 to regulate open-air vendors, including licensing, site limits and penalties. The draft would require separate, nontransferable licenses, set site size and setback rules, and authorize fines and license suspension for violations.
The town’s staff presented Ordinance 2026-03, proposed amendments to Chapter 1-11 to regulate open-air vendors and establish licensing, operational standards and enforcement. The draft lays out a licensing system requiring "a separate license shall be required for each vendor" and requires vendors to comply with zoning, fire, health and building regulations.
The ordinance includes definitional text (commissary, licensed commercial kitchen), application materials, and operational requirements intended to protect pedestrian access and public safety. It specifies site size limits (10 feet by 25 feet), setback rules and sanitation obligations, and ties food-vendor operations to Somerset County health regulations. The draft also establishes penalties and a three-tier fine schedule for repeated violations and authorizes administrative suspension or revocation of licenses.
"No person shall operate as an open air vendor within the town without 1st obtaining a valid open air vendor license," staff read as they outlined the licensing requirement. The presentation closed with staff saying enforcement and fee structures would be implemented by resolution of the commissioners and administered by the code-enforcement office.
