OCALA, FL (352Today.com) – If you operate a roadside food truck, boiled-peanut or produce stand, or Christmas tree lot in Marion County, the rules that govern you may be about to change. At an August 26, 2026, public hearing, the Marion County Board of County Commissioners took up proposed Land Development Code amendments that would rewrite how temporary roadside vendors can operate and then sent the draft back to staff after vendors said the language was too vague and, in places, too harsh to follow.
The item, Section 4.3.12, would rename “roadside vendors” as “temporary roadside vendors” and cover food trucks, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation-approved carts, produce stands, peanuts, Christmas trees, firewood and fireworks. Kenneth Weyrauch, deputy director of Growth Services for Marion County, told commissioners that much of the draft was meant to clarify language already in the code since 2013.
“The language provided today, we’re looking at trying to provide better clarity of the language that’s in the code today,” Weyrauch said. “We think it’s less restrictive.”…