Sidewalk vendors shall comply with the following:
(a) No sidewalk vendor shall vend in the following locations:
(1) Within fifteen feet of any street intersection.
(2) Within ten feet of any fire hydrant, fire call box, or other emergency facility.
(3) Within ten feet of any driveway or driveway apron.
(4) Upon or within any roadway, median strip, or dividing section.
(5) Within five hundred feet of a permitted certified farmers' market, a swap meet, or an area designated for a temporary special permit. This prohibition shall be limited to the operating hours of the farmers' market or swap meet, or the limited duration of the temporary special permit.
(6) In any City parking lot.
(7) Within or upon landscape areas.
(b) No sidewalk vendor shall vend to customers in moving operating vehicles, or in a manner that blocks or obstructs the free movement of pedestrians or vehicles. Sidewalk vendors must at all times provide a clearance of not less than four feet on all sidewalks or pedestrian areas so as to enable persons to freely pass while walking, running, or using mobility assistance devices. No sidewalk vendor shall encroach within or upon landscape areas/planters.
(c) Sidewalk vending is permitted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., daily, except as follows:
(1) In residential areas, sidewalk vending shall be permitted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
(2) In nonresidential areas, the limit on hours of operation shall not be more restrictive than the hours of operation of other businesses or uses on the same street.
(3) In City parks, sidewalk vending shall be permitted only during hours open to the public.
(d) Stationary sidewalk vendors shall not vend in areas that are zoned exclusively residential.
(e) Stationary sidewalk vendors shall not vend at any park where the City has signed an agreement for concessions that exclusively permits the sale of food or merchandise by a concessionaire.
(f) Sidewalk vendors shall provide a trash receptacle for customers and ensure proper disposal of customer trash. Prior to leaving any vending location, the sidewalk vendor shall pick up, remove, and dispose of all trash generated by the vending operations or the vendor's customers within a fifteen foot radius of the vending location.
(g) Vendors of food or food products shall possess and display in plain view on the vending cart all applicable permits from Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, including a valid and current Mobile Food Facility permit.
(h) Sidewalk vendors shall possess at all times while vending a valid permit issued pursuant to this chapter, as well as any other permit or license required by the City and any other appropriate governmental agency.
(i) Sidewalk vendors shall possess at all times while vending, current liability insurance with liability coverage levels as established by the Director.
(j) Sidewalk vendors shall comply with all applicable state and local laws, including, without limitation, state food preparation, handling, and labeling requirements; fire codes and regulations; noise standards; and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and other disability access standards (both state and federal).
(k) No vending cart shall become a permanent fixture on the vending site or be considered an improvement to real property. All stationary sidewalk vending equipment shall be removed during non-permitted hours of operation.
(l) No freestanding/unattached signs shall be used in conjunction with any sidewalk vendor.
(Ord. 707 § 1 (part), 2019)