(A) Operator and/or vendor must have permit. No person shall vend from any vending cart or from his or her person, without first obtaining both a sidewalk vending permit required by this subchapter and a business license pursuant to chapter, and if vending food or beverages, any required permit(s) from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
(B) Visible permit. No person shall vend from a vending cart or his or her person without displaying upon his or her person or vending cart a valid vending permit in his or her own name, and a photo identification with the vendor's first and last name, and the name of the business he or she represents.
(C) Employee permit required. No person shall employ or retain any person to operate a vending cart or otherwise vend form his or her person for the purpose of vending unless the person employed has a valid and current vending permit issued by the city.
(D) No vending at special events. No person shall vend at a city sponsored event (such as, but not limited to: filming, parades or outdoor concerts) where a permit is required therefore pursuant to this code unless the city has first issued that person a special event seller's permit.
(E) Exclusive concessionaire. Stationary sidewalk vendors shall not vend within a public park owned or operated by the city if there exists a signed agreement for concessions that exclusively permits the sale of food or merchandise by the concessionaire.
(F) Twenty-five foot setback from playgrounds and fields. To protect ingress and egress, and to preserve the safety of those using the city's facilities, vendors must remain 25 feet away from park playgrounds and marked athletic fields at all times.
(G) Sidewalk access. At no time shall a vendor be stopped, placed or positioned where it will block or restrict the free movement of vehicles or pedestrians along any public sidewalk, street or parkway. Sidewalk vendors shall maintain a clearance of not less than three feet on all sidewalk or pedestrian areas to enable persons to freely pass while walking or using mobility assistance devices.
(H) No vending except on sidewalks or pedestrian paths. No person shall vend or operate a vending cart on or in an area other than a sidewalk or pedestrian path, including, but not limited to any median, street and/or alleyway, unless authorized to do so during a city sponsored event.
(I) No clustering. On a sidewalk adjacent to an arterial highway, no person shall operate a vending cart within 30 feet of any other vending cart. On all other sidewalks and/or pathways, no person shall operate a vending cart within ten feet of any other vending cart.
(J) No vending to vehicles. No person shall vend directly to a vehicle or persons therein.
(K) Setbacks from street intersections. No person shall vend within 25 feet of any street intersection, fire hydrant or fire station. No person shall operate or vend within ten feet of any driveway.
(L) Stationary vending prohibited in residential zones. No person may conduct stationary vending in areas zoned for exclusively residential use unless that person is permitted to do so at a city sponsored event.
(M) Hours of operation in residential zones. No person shall vend in areas zoned exclusively for residential use before 9:00 a.m. or later than 6:00 p.m. Such requirement will not be applied to a sidewalk vendor who is authorized to operate at different times during a city sponsored event.
(N) Hours of operation in non-residential. In non-residential areas, no person shall vend before 9:00 a.m. or later than 6:00 p.m. unless another business within 500 feet and on the same street has longer permissible hours, in which case the maximum hours of operation shall apply to vending.
(O) School setbacks. No person shall operate a vending cart or vend within 500 feet of any K-12 school, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. while school is in session.
(P) Farmers' markets, swap meets, special use permit. No person shall operate a vending cart or vend within 500 feet of a permitted certified farmers' market, swap meet or an area designated for a temporary special use permit.
(Q) Disabled access/ADA. Sidewalk vendors shall not restrict or impede access to any public property by disabled persons and shall otherwise comply with the applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act and other state and federal disability access standards; and
(R) Prohibited items. Sidewalk vendors shall not sell, distribute or vend alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, products that contain nicotine and/or marijuana or any product used to smoke/vape nicotine or marijuana, and/or weapons, including, but not limited to, firearms, ammunition, explosives including fireworks, knives, mace, and/or pepper spray, any item of adult oriented material as defined in § 125.02 and/or any other item prohibited by this code or state law.
(Ord. 1098, passed 8-13-20)