A. Sidewalk vendors shall comply with all operating conditions including those conditions set forth in § 11.18.050, or any successor sections.
B. Sidewalk vending receptacles shall not touch, lean against, or be affixed at any time to any building or structure including but not limited to lampposts, parking meters, mailboxes, traffic signals, fire hydrants, benches, bus shelters, newsstands, trashcans, or traffic barriers.
C. Sidewalk vendors shall not engage in any of the following activities:
1. Renting merchandise to customers;
2. Displaying merchandise or food that is not available for immediate sale;
3. Selling of alcoholic beverages of any kind, cannabis, cannabis concentrate, or cannabis products, adult oriented material, tobacco products, products that contain nicotine or any product used to smoke/vape nicotine or cannabis;
4. Using an open flame on or within any sidewalk vending receptacle;
5. Using an electrical outlet or power source that is owned by the City or another person other than the sidewalk vendor;
6. Conducting sidewalk vending activities outside of allowed hours of operation:
a. In nonresidential areas, the hours of operation for sidewalk vending shall be the same as the hours of operation imposed on other businesses or uses on the same street;
b. No person shall peddle or solicit for commercial purposes in any area of the city, which is zoned for residential use under this Code, from 8:00 p.m. until 9:00 a.m. of the following day;
7. Continuing to offer food or merchandise for sale, following, or accompanying any potential customer who has been offered food or merchandise after such person has refused an offer and has asked to be left alone or after the person has declined the offer to purchase food or merchandise;
8. Knowingly making false statements or misrepresentations during the course of offering food or merchandise for sale;
9. Blocking or impeding the path of the person(s) being offered food or merchandise to purchase;
10. Making any statement, gesture, or other communication which a reasonable person in the situation of the person(s) being offered food or merchandise to purchase would perceive to be a threat and which has a reasonable likelihood to produce in the person(s) a fear that the threat will be carried out;
11 Touching the person(s) being offered food or merchandise without that person(s)’ consent;
12. Advertising any product or service that is not related to the food or merchandise being offered for immediate sale;
13. Placing their sidewalk vending receptacles on private property or any other non-permitted space when engaging in sidewalk vending activities; or
14. Soliciting or conducting business with persons in motor vehicles located on traffic lanes of public streets, highways, or parking lots.
D. Sidewalk vendors shall not engage in sidewalk vending activities at the following locations:
1. The Culver City Nature Trail;
2. Carlson Park;
3. Coombs Park;
4. The Dale Jones City Hall Courtyard;
5. Quotation Courtyard;
6. Town Plaza;
7. Bikeways or bike paths;
8. Within a marked bus zone;
9. Where placement impedes the flow of pedestrian traffic by reducing the clear space to less than four (4) feet, or impedes access to or the use of abutting property, including, but not limited to, residences and places of business;
10. Any public property that does not meet the definition of a sidewalk including, but not limited to, any alley, square, roadway, street, street end, median island, pedestrian island, or parking lot, without prior City approval;
11. On City-owned property without prior City approval;
12. Within 18 inches of the curb;
13. Within 15 feet of another sidewalk vendor;
14. At any park where the City has signed an agreement for concessions that exclusively permits the sale of food or merchandise by a concessionaire;
15. On private property without the written consent and prior approval of the City; or
16. Within one block of any school between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on days when the school is in session.
E. Sidewalk vendors shall not engage in sidewalk vending activities within five (5) feet of:
1. A marked crosswalk;
2. The curb return of an unmarked crosswalk;
3. Any fire hydrant, fire call box, or other emergency facility;
4. An area improved with lawn, flowers shrubs, trees, or street tree well;
5. An alley or entrance to a parking lot or parking garage;
6. A driveway or driveway apron;
7. An outdoor dining or patio dining area;
8. An entrance or exit to a building, structure, or facility; or
9. An entrance to a bike path.
F. Sidewalk vendors shall not engage in sidewalk vending activities within ten (10) feet of:
1. A transit shelter or bench;
2. An automated teller machine (ATM);
3. The gated entrance to a public community center, athletic field, softball/baseball diamond, basketball court, handball court, pickleball, paddle tennis court, tennis court, soccer field, or other recreational field, facility, or court;
4. Any public picnic area, outdoor exercise equipment, playground area or playground equipment;
5. Any public restroom; or
6. Any athletic field, basketball court, softball/baseball diamond, tennis court, soccer field, or volleyball court.
G. Sidewalk vendors shall not engage in sidewalk vending activities within fifty (50) feet of:
1. A permitted certified farmers’ market or swap meet during the limited operating hours of that certified farmers’ market or swap meet;
2. An area designated for a special event permit issued by the City, during the limited duration of the special event, if the City provides the sidewalk vendor any notice, business interruption mitigation, or other rights the City provided to any affected businesses or property owners under the City’s special event permit; or
3. A place of worship, or a large or general child day-care facility, or day camp, while children are present.
H. Sidewalk vendors shall not engage in sidewalk vending activities within one hundred (100) feet of:
1. The driveways and entrances to the Police Station;
2. The driveways and entrances to a fire station;
3. Any police officer, firefighter, lifeguard, or emergency medical personnel who are actively performing their duties or providing services to the public.
I. Stationary sidewalk vendors shall not sell food or merchandise or engage in any sidewalk vending activities:
1. On any sidewalk or pathway that is not a minimum width of eight (8) feet;
2. On sidewalks or pathways directly adjacent to or within residential areas; or
3. On any city block where there are already two stationary vendors.
(Ord. No. 2023-006 § 1 (part))