Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter to the contrary, a permit or franchise shall not be required for the sale of food, cut flowers, beverages, or merchandise and/or the renting of equipment or other things from a city street, sidewalk, or other city property under the following circumstances:
A. Sales of food, cut flowers, beverages, or merchandise and/or rentals of equipment or other things within the boundaries of a city park or playground which is under the jurisdiction of the Bidwell Park and Playground commission and which requires a permit issued by the Bidwell Park and Playground commission in the manner provided for by the park rules adopted by or pursuant to Title 12 of this code;
B. Sales of food, cut flowers, beverages, or merchandise and/or rentals of equipment or other things within the boundaries of the airport or industrial park property which is under the jurisdiction of the airport commission and which requires a permit issued by the airport commission in the manner provided for by the airport rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Title 11 of this code;
C. Sales of any food, cut flowers, beverages, or merchandise and/or rentals of equipment or other things on and from city property when authorized by a lease or other agreement which transfers the right to occupancy and possession of such property to a third party;
D. Sales of food, cut flowers, beverages, or merchandise and/or the rentals of equipment or other things when undertaken by a city employee acting in the course and scope of the city employee’s employment;
E. Sales of merchandise, such as t-shirts or buttons, which bear a political, religious, philosophical or ideological message when such sale is conducted in connection with and inextricably combined with the distribution of literature, the verbal articulation of a point of view or the conduct of some other activity intended to gain support for a particular cause or idea; and
F. Sales of food, cut flowers, or beverages pursuant to a license granted under Chapter 14.70 authorizing the operation of an outdoor café.
(Ord. 1925 §2 (part), Ord. 2050 §2, Ord. 2258 §1, Ord. 2268, Ord. 2287, Ord. 2409 §3)