All sidewalk vendors are subject to the following operating conditions when conducting sidewalk vending activities:
(A) All sidewalk vendor permits shall be displayed conspicuously at all times on the vending cart or the sidewalk vendor’s person.
(B) Sidewalk vendors shall not leave their sidewalk vending cart unattended. Sidewalk vending carts shall not be stored on public property.
(C) All sidewalk vendors shall allow a city police officer, firefighter, or code enforcement officer, at any time, to inspect their sidewalk vending cart for compliance with the size requirements of this chapter and to ensure the safe operation of any heating elements used to prepare food.
(D) Every sidewalk vending cart shall not exceed a total length of six feet, a total width of four feet, or a total height, including a roof, umbrella, or awning of eight feet.
(E) No sidewalk vending cart shall be motorized.
(F) All food and merchandise shall be stored either inside or affixed to the sidewalk vendor cart or carried by the sidewalk vendor. Food and merchandise shall not be stored, placed, or kept on any public property. If affixed to the sidewalk vendor cart, the overall space taken up by the sidewalk vendor cart shall not exceed the size requirements provided in this section.
(G) Sidewalk vendors that sell food shall maintain a trash container in or on their sidewalk vending cart and shall not empty their trash into public trashcans. The size of the vendor’s trash container shall be taken into account when assessing the total size limit of a sidewalk vending cart. Sidewalk vendors shall not leave any location without first picking up, removing, and disposing of all trash or refuse from their operation.
(H) Sidewalk vendors may not empty vending cart trash containers into any city refuse container.
(I) Sidewalk vendors shall immediately clean up any food, grease, or other fluid or item related to sidewalk vending activities that falls on public property.
(J) Vending carts shall not be accompanied by accessories, including, but not limited to, tables, chairs, benches, and umbrellas except that one chair and one umbrella may be provided for the purpose of allowing the vendor or an employee to be seated in shade.
(K) Sidewalk vendors shall maintain a minimum four foot clear accessible path on the sidewalk, free from obstructions, including sidewalk vending carts, and customer queuing area.
(L) Sidewalk vendors shall not approach persons to sell food or merchandise and shall not interfere in any way with anyone engaged in an activity to sell food or merchandise.
(M) Sidewalk vendors shall not play or operate any drum, radio, CD Player, phonograph, cell phone, loud speaker, sound amplifier, car radio/CD or tape, television, or similar sound-amplifying device, whether mobile or from a fixed location upon the public streets, public rights-of-way, or in public parks.
(N) Sidewalk vendors shall not smoke or use tobacco or cannabis products on any public property during their hours of operation, including during their breaks and meals. Public property includes, but is not limited to public streets, public rights-of-way, or in public parks.
(Ord. 2019-006, passed 10-22-2019)