For many vendors, a sidewalk is where business begins, but the rules they follow are about to change. That’s because Kern County supervisors have approved a new ordinance updating how sidewalk vendors can operate in unincorporated areas.
“The county’s ordinance as it exists now is not consistent with the city of Bakersfield municipal codes regarding sidewalk vendors,” according to county council.
To close that gap, Kern County supervisors unanimously approved an updated sidewalk vending ordinance in a 5-0 vote Tuesday morning…