(a) Every stoop line stand must be constructed of wood or some other rigid material and have a lip or barrier on both ends and in front to prevent spillage. A stoop line stand must not be enclosed by any partition that extends to the roof or awning above the stand. No items may be kept in the space allotted for a stoop line stand unless such items are kept on a stoop line stand. The outside surface of a stoop line stand must be kept smooth and free and clear of all projections which might tend to damage the clothing of passing pedestrians or which might cause bodily injury to such pedestrians. No items may be kept on the sidewalk outside of a stoop line stand.
(b) On all sidewalks where the width is twelve feet or less, no stoop line stand shall extend outward from the building line to a point beyond one-third the width of the sidewalk.
(c) A stoop line stand license application may be denied if the Department shows that pedestrian traffic movement or public safety or convenience would be significantly impeded by the presence of the stand or that the area is not zoned for retail commercial uses.
(d) A stoop line stand which uses ice or water in its display of food or flowers must be constructed and maintained in a fashion such that ice or water does not escape from the stand to the sidewalk. The sidewalk adjacent to the stand must at all times be kept free of such ice or water.
(e) Payment for merchandise sold or displayed at a stoop line stand may only be accepted inside of the store adjacent to the stoop line stand.
(f) A stoop line stand licensee and his or her employees or agents may not use such stoop line stand or the sidewalk adjacent thereto for the preparation of any articles sold or displayed at such stoop line stand, including, but not limited to, the washing, trimming, or bunching of fruit, vegetables, or flowers; the packaging of fruit salad; or the blending of smoothies or juices.
(g) A licensee shall not display or offer for sale on its stoop line stand any item that is not specifically listed as an item that may be sold or displayed on a stoop line stand in § 20-233(b) of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York.
(h) A stoop line stand license must be held by the same entity listed on the certificate of authority for the store located behind the stoop line stand. If the store located behind the stoop line stand does not hold a certificate of authority, a stoop line stand license must be held by the same entity operating the store located behind such stand.
(Amended City Record 9/29/2020, eff. 10/29/2020)