HomeMy WebLinkAboutCED Establishment of Mobile Food Vending Program and Revised Ordinance PPTMobile Vending Program
City Council
October 20, 2025
Current Challenges
•Uneven Playing Field for
Businesses
•Residents Need Access to
Affordable Food
•Vendors Need Permitting
Assistance
•Complaints Generally Highest in Summer; Lower In Winter
•Staff estimates
•25% of vendors are from San Rafael
•75% of vendors from outside of San Rafael
Reported Unpermitted Food Vending (2024-2025)
•Goal: To promote entrepreneurship and support immigrant and low-income communities
•Limits sidewalk vending regulations to objective health, safety, or welfare concerns
•Eliminated criminal penalties
Enforcement limited to administrative fines, permit
suspension or revocation
2019 Senate Bill (SB) 946
1.Interviews
•Marin County Environmental Health
•City of Santa Rosa
•Agricultural Institute of Marin
•San Rafael Code Enforcement
•Marin Food Policy Council
2.Site Visit
•City of Richmond’s Mobile Vendor Plaza
3.Reviewed Relevant Laws
•SB 946 and SB 972
4.Presentations
•Voces del Canal
•Economic Development Subcommittee
•East San Rafael Working Group
Research Process
Recommendation: Three-Prong Approach
Support Local
Entrepreneurs
Offer Paths to
Legalization
Healthy,
Accessible,
and Vibrant
Community
Enhance
Enforcement
1.Establish Programs in Fall/Winter 2025
2. Implement Programs in Spring/Summer 2026
Next Steps