The general purpose of this chapter is to comply with California State Law Assembly Bill 1616 (AB 1616) which allows individuals to prepare and/or package certain nonpotentially hazardous foods in private home kitchens, referred to as cottage food operations, and sell directly to the public on- and off-site. The intent of this chapter is to provide a permitting process to allow cottage food operations to comply with AB 1616, while protecting the integrity and character of existing residential neighborhoods.
(Ord. 2016-101, passed 4-12-2016)