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Item 2.1 Visual slideshow presented by Staff at MeetingRutan & Tucker, LLP | 611 Anton Blvd., Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 | 714-641-5100 | www.rutan.comAgenda Item 2.1Regulation of Sidewalk Vendors Rutan & Tucker, LLP | 611 Anton Blvd., Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 | 714-641-5100 | www.rutan.comState Mandate to Allow Sidewalk Vendors• Senate Bill (SB) 946 requires local agencies to allow sidewalk vendors on sidewalks and in public parks• Allows local agencies to impose restrictions and regulations• If local ordinance is not adopted, state law (i.e., little to no regulation, and no permit requirement) is the default2 Rutan & Tucker, LLP | 611 Anton Blvd., Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 | 714-641-5100 | www.rutan.comWhat is a Sidewalk Vendor?3• “A person who sells food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand, display, pedal-driven cart, wagon, showcase, rack, or other nonmotorized conveyance, or from one’s person, upon a public sidewalk or other pedestrian path.”• Sidewalk vendors can be “roaming” or “stationary” Rutan & Tucker, LLP | 611 Anton Blvd., Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 | 714-641-5100 | www.rutan.comPermit Required• The proposed Ordinance requires all sidewalk vendors to obtain a permit• Summary of requirements:– Identification– Background check– CDTFA seller’s permit– County Health permit (if applicable)– Insurance– Permit Fee4 Rutan & Tucker, LLP | 611 Anton Blvd., Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 | 714-641-5100 | www.rutan.comWhere are Sidewalk Vendors Permitted?• Subject to restrictions imposed by the proposed Ordinance:– Sidewalks and any other public, paved pedestrian pathways – Public parks• State law allows for specific and general categories of restrictions on operations• Ordinance incorporates all allowable restrictions5 Rutan & Tucker, LLP | 611 Anton Blvd., Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 | 714-641-5100 | www.rutan.comRestrictions Applicable to All Sidewalk Vendors6• No operations:– 200 feet of an event with an approved temporary special permit, swamp meet or farmers market– 15 feet from entrance/exist to building– 50 feet of another vendor– 100 feet from a school, place of worship or daycare– On any public property that does not meet the definition of a sidewalk, paved pedestrian pathway, or park• unpaved trail, alley, courtyard, street, roadway or parking lot Rutan & Tucker, LLP | 611 Anton Blvd., Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 | 714-641-5100 | www.rutan.comRestrictions Applicable to All Sidewalk Vendors• No sales of alcohol, cannabis, other drugs, or adult material• Must maintain clean and sanitary conditions• Cannot leave equipment abandoned• No freestanding signs, nor any lit sign• Minimum distances from fire hydrants, emergency curbs, ATMs, trash receptacles, and the like7 Rutan & Tucker, LLP | 611 Anton Blvd., Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 | 714-641-5100 | www.rutan.comRestrictions on Operations Specific to Parks8• Cannot sell food or merchandise in parks where the City has exclusive concessions agreement• No operations in any portion of the Blue Sky Ecological Reserve or the Iron Mountain trailhead• Hours of operation: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., or one hour prior to park closure, whichever is earlier Rutan & Tucker, LLP | 611 Anton Blvd., Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 | 714-641-5100 | www.rutan.comRestrictions on Operations Specific to Sidewalks• Minimum 8 foot wide sidewalk, and at least 12 inches from the curb• Compliance with ADA, ingress/egress for safety services• Only roaming vendors permitted in residential zones• Hours of operation: 7 am to 10 pm; only permitted in residential zones from 9 am to the earlier of 6 pm or sunset• 10% grade maximum9 Rutan & Tucker, LLP | 611 Anton Blvd., Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 | 714-641-5100 | www.rutan.comPenalties and Appeals• Violations of the Ordinance (including operating without a permit) subject to administrative citations• State law requires procedure for appeals of permit denials and administrative citations • Permit and appeal fees to be brought back to City Council for adoption, based on costs10 Rutan & Tucker, LLP | 611 Anton Blvd., Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 | 714-641-5100 | www.rutan.com11QUESTIONS?