A. The permit shall be issued for a specific location and no more than one vending permit shall be issued for each three hundred thirty feet (330') of block frontage on Main Street between South Temple and 400 South. On other blocks, one permit shall be allowed per block face except that if the block face exceeds six hundred sixty feet (660'), one permit shall be allowed for each additional six hundred sixty feet (660') of block frontage.
B. The number of vendors in city parks and Washington Square shall be determined by administrative policy.
C. Vending carts may be located on private plazas and private open space within the expanded central business district. No more than one sidewalk vending cart shall be allowed per every forty thousand (40,000) square feet of private plazas and private open space. At least one vending permit may be awarded for any private open space larger than twenty four (24) square feet.
Vending carts on private property are subject to all of the requirements of this chapter except for the requirement of a revocable land use permit from the city under section 5.65.030 of this chapter or its successor section. Use of private property by sidewalk vendors hereunder shall be arranged with the real property owner.
D. No person may conduct business from a sidewalk vending cart in any of the following places:
1. Within ten feet (10') of the intersection of the sidewalk with any other sidewalk or midblock crosswalk. In the secondary central business district, within fifty feet (50') of the intersections of the sidewalk with any other sidewalk. The city transportation engineer may waive this restriction in writing for any location upon finding that construction of extra width sidewalks makes such use consistent with the standards established by section 5.65.110 of this chapter;
2. Any location which would reduce the clear, continuous sidewalk width to less than four feet (4');
3. Within five feet (5') of an imaginary perpendicular line running from any building entrance or doorway to the curb line;
4. Within five feet (5') of any parking space for persons with disabilities, or access ramp;
5. Within ten feet (10') of any bus stop;
6. Within five feet (5') of any office or display window; or
7. Within ten feet (10') of any driveway.
E. Vending cart customers shall not block driveways of existing businesses.
F. No food vendor shall operate within one hundred feet (100') on the same linear block face of a door to a restaurant, city authorized special event selling food (outside public right of way), Gallivan Plaza (during events), or fruit or vegetable market, with direct access to the sidewalk. No flower or balloon vendor shall operate within one hundred feet (100') on the same linear block face of a door to a flower or balloon shop or city authorized special event selling flowers/balloons (outside public right of way), Gallivan Plaza (during events), with direct access to the sidewalk. No newspaper/magazine vendor shall operate within one hundred feet (100') on the same linear block face of a door to a newspaper/magazine shop or city authorized special event selling newspapers/magazines (outside public right of way), Gallivan Plaza (during events), with direct access to the sidewalk. In the event of multiple entries/spacing requirements, the above requirement does not invalidate a legally authorized vending permit location. The vendor will still be authorized to operate at a maximum available spacing from all affected entries. The above requirement may be waived if the application is submitted with the written consent of the proprietor of such restaurant or shop. The consent shall be on forms deemed appropriate by the business license administrator. Payment of any consideration to a proprietor of such restaurant or shop or receipt of such consideration by a proprietor for such written consent is prohibited. Such waiver shall not except the permittee from compliance with the other location and distance restrictions of this chapter. (Ord. 54-07 § 1, 2007)