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SEC. 50-169.   DUTIES AND CONDUCT OF STREET VENDORS.
   A person who, either personally or through an agent, sells, distributes, or offers for sale goods or services on public or private property in the central business district shall:
      (1)   possess a license and an identification badge authorizing the activity as provided for in this article;
      (2)   situate any vehicle used in connection with the sale or distribution of goods and services so that it does not occupy any portion of a public roadway;
      (3)   if vending on public property, operate the business so as to offer the least physical or visible obstruction to pedestrian and vehicular traffic, including, but not limited to, refraining from placing boxes on any public street or sidewalk;
      (4)   not enter a public roadway to solicit or conduct a sale;
      (5)    not sell, distribute, or offer for sale goods or services to a person on a public roadway;
      (6)   if vending on public property, stay within five feet of the vendor's vehicle except for periodic breaks not to exceed 10 minutes and for emergencies;
      (7)   take reasonable steps to keep the area around which the business is being conducted free from litter and waste, including, but not limited to:
         (A)   maintaining a waste receptacle for public use on the vending vehicle;
         (B)   maintaining the vending location site in a clean and hazard-free condition;
         (C)   at the close of business each day, collecting and disposing of all litter and waste accumulating on the vending location site or within 15 feet of any vending vehicle; and
         (D)   not disposing of liquid waste or grease on the sidewalks, streets, grounds, tree pits, city trash receptacles, or other public property;
      (8)   if vending on public property, operate the business only during the following times, unless special operating hours are approved by the director:
         (A)   6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday;
         (B)   8:00 a.m. to midnight, Friday and Saturday; and
         (C)   10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Sunday;
      (9)   sell, distribute, or offer for sale only those goods or services that the director has approved as not endangering the public health, safety, or welfare; the director may withdraw a previous approval of any goods or services by serving a written notice upon the seller or distributor to cease selling, distributing, or offering for sale the goods or services within 10 days;
      (10)   remove any equipment, sales aids, or vehicle from public property at the close of operation each day;
      (11)   not smoke while conducting vending activities at the vending location site;
      (12)   comply with the noise regulations set forth in Chapter 30 of this code;
      (13)   not do business except on a vending location site designated by the director;
      (14)   allow an inspection of the business operation as authorized in this article;
      (15)   comply with all rules and regulations promulgated by the director under this article;
      (16)   post the applicable license or copy of the license in a conspicuous place on the vehicle from which goods or services are being sold, distributed, or offered for sale so that it may be easily read at any time or, if the person does not use a vehicle from which to sell goods or services, display the license or copy on the person's clothing at any time the goods or services are being sold, distributed, or offered for sale on public or private property;
      (17)   establish policy and take action to discourage, prevent, or correct violations of this chapter by agents;
      (18)   prohibit an agent from operating under a CBD concession license if the person knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that the agent does not have a valid identification badge issued under this article or has otherwise failed to comply with this article, the rules and regulations established by the director, or any other applicable city ordinance or state or federal law; and
      (19)   comply with all other applicable laws, ordinances, or regulations of the city.
   (b)   This section does not apply to the occasional sale of lemonade or other nonalcoholic beverages from a stand on private property or in a public park by an individual younger than 18 years of age. (Ord. Nos. 16309; 17675; 29023; 31375)