The dude who drives from Toronto several times a month and moves through the Sault's residential neighbourhoods selling food products from the back of his cube van may soon need a new business plan.
The city's lawyers are working on a new peddler bylaw intended to stop sales of food or other goods in residential areas.
The bylaw will also require vendors to sell only at the location specified on their licence, which will now be valid for just three days.
In another anticipated change, the city will establish categories for peddler licences and fees will be changed to ensure they're comparable to other Northern Ontario municipalities.
City Council asked its legal department last week to start work on the bylaw revisions.
A new fee is to be charged to vendors for re-inspections confirming their compliance with the city's requirements.
Councillors have also directed that City Police be authorized to inspect any premise where a stationary business is conducted, and the new bylaw is expected to stipulate requirements for insurance and certificates of approval from Algoma Public Health and Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services.
A separate category will be established for seasonal ice cream and food cart vendors. City Council has indicated it doesn't want to create unnecessary hardship for locals engaged in those activities.
Mobile food trucks owned by established restaurants and blueberry stands are expected to be exempted from the revised peddler bylaw.
