If we hire an El Dorado County permitted hot dog cart or espresso vendor to provide food at our event, do we need to get a Special Event permit?
Possibly not. The law states that all events must have an event coordinator and obtain a health permit where one or more temporary food vendors are operating. However, if the event is using only El Dorado County permitted food vendor(s) such as a food vehicle, cart, mobile food prep unit, etc., then an event coordinator permit will not be required. Although an event coordinator permit may not be required, the event coordinator is still required to submit an action plan to this department on how the food service will be provided during the event.
