(A) The primary purpose of the public streets, sidewalks and other public ways is for use by vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
(B) Reasonable regulation of vending on public ways is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
(C) The economic base of the city is tourism and related services such as, but not limited to, vending, and that maintaining and enhancing the appearance, character and beauty of the city is necessary to protect and promote the economic base and the general welfare of the community.
(D) It is the policy of the city to promote the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare by the regulation of off site vendors operating inside the city.
(E) Reasonable regulation of off site vendors is necessary to ensure that any stand or structure design and construction for purpose of off site vending is safe, orderly, and harmonious with the appearance and character of the neighborhood and the city, and provides for safe and adequate pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
(F) Reasonable regulation of off site vendors is necessary to protect and conserve the economic base of the community, including property values.
(G) The regulations contained in this chapter are not intended to prohibit or hamper speech which is protected by the first amendment, but merely to regulate specific activities which are commercial in nature. (Ord. 938, 12-17-2015)