http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article...1350?p=4&tc=pg
"Duran said a county environmental health official told him that before he can get a permit for his tamale cart, he needs to contract with a county-approved commercial kitchen commissary where he can prepare his tamales and clean and store the cart. He said he was also told he needs to get approval from the city planning department to operate the cart within city limits.
However Walt Kruse, director of the county environmental health agency, said that while county health officials often “check with the city to make sure we know the conditions the city has on operating anything, the permit for the tamale cart is not contingent on a city permit.
Nor does permit limit where food can be sold. “It only covers state rules for food safety, including handling, preparation and storage,” he said.
Duran seems to face a bigger problem from City Hall.
Santa Rosa community development director Chuck Regalia said that for Duran to operate the produce stand all year around, he would need to amend the existing conditional use permit. That's a process, Duran said, that could cost thousands of dollars.
As for operating the tamale cart within city limits, Regalia said the Santa Rosa city code clearly lays out the restrictions on street vendors, including no selling within 100 feet of an intersection, no selling within 500 feet of a school, and no vendor operating in any one location for more than 30 minutes.”
Hmmmm...making all of those tamales at home, eh?