(a) Purpose. Sections 51036-51039 of the California Government Code confers upon local governments the authority to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizenry. The requirements set forth in this chapter are intended to protect the public's health, safety, and welfare by ensuring that vendors on public property provide safe and sanitary conditions for consumers and the general public, are adequately insured, are properly licensed with other agencies, and employ persons that do not pose a threat to customers and the general public. This chapter is adopted pursuant to the City's police powers for the purpose of regulating vending on public property.
(b) Findings.
(1) The provisions set forth in this chapter ensure that the important goals and policies of the City Council are upheld;
(2) Maintaining the requirement of a background check for street vendors and extending this requirement to sidewalk vendors allows the City to continue to meet its commitment to public safety;
(3) Maintaining restrictions on street vending and operating noise-making devices in residential zones and extending these restrictions to sidewalk vendors protects the quality of life of City residents and minimizes disruption to the quiet enjoyment of residential property;
(4) Maintaining traffic and safety conditions for street vendors and imposing similar requirements to sidewalk vendors ensures the safety of residents and street and sidewalk vendors and minimizes impact to public streets and the public right-of-way; and
(5) Maintaining the prohibition of street vending within five hundred (500) feet of any public school between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on the days the public school is in session and expanding this requirement to sidewalk vending promotes public safety and minimizes impact to the public right-of-way and traffic.
(Part 2, Ord. 1656-NS, eff. January 1, 2019)