Item 1.4 - Adoption of Ord. 826 Regulation of Sidewalk VendorsOF 0
City of Poway
" ^'T"E`O°a COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
DATE: April 2, 2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Faviola Medina, City Clerk
CONTACT: Faviola Medina, City Clerk
(858) 668-4535 or finedina o poway.ora
APPROVED
IS
APPROVED AS AMENDED
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NONE
DENIED
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REMOVED
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CONTINUED
Ordinance No.
SUBJECT: Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 826 entitled "An Ordinance of the
City of Poway, California, Adding Chapter 5.22 to the Poway Municipal Code and
Amending Section 9.48.240(A) of the Poway Municipal Code Relating to
Regulation of Sidewalk Vendors."
Summary:
The introduction and first reading of the above -entitled Ordinance was approved at a Regular City
Council Meeting on March 19, 2019, All Councilmembers were present. There was one speaker.
The Ordinance is now presented for second reading and adoption by title only
Vote at first reading: AYES:
MULLIN, LEONARD, FRANK, GROSCH, VAUS
ABSTAINED:
NONE
ABSENT:
NONE
DISQUALIFIED:
NONE
Recommended Action:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 826.
Fiscal Impact:
The City may incur costs associated with additional enforcement of compliance with the proposed
sidewalk vendor program. Costs associated with issuance and administration of a sidewalk
vendor permit are proposed to be at least partially recovered through an application and permit
fee process, which will be brought for City Council approval at a future meeting.
Environmental Review:
The adoption of the proposed Ordinance is not a " project" that is subject to CEQA review because
it will not result in direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect
physical change in the environment.
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Public Notification:
A summary notice was published in the Poway News Chieftain on Thursday, March 28, 2019. A
second summary notice will be published in the same publication on Thursday, April 11, 2019. A
certified copy of this Ordinance will also be posted in the Office of the City Clerk in accordance
with Government Code section 36933.
Attachment:
A. Ordinance No. 826
Reviewed/Approved By:
Wendy Kaserman
Assistant City Manager
Reviewed By:
Alan Fenstermacher
City Attorney
A=oved
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Tina M. White
City Manager
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ORDINANCE NO. 826
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER
5.22 TO THE POWAY MUNICIPAL CODE AND AMENDING SECTION 9.48.240(A)
OF THE POWAY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO REGULATION OF SIDEWALK
VENDORS
WHEREAS, on September 17, 2018, California Governor Edmund Gerald Brown signed
Senate Bill 946 ("SB 946") into law, which adds Chapter 6.2 (commencing with Section 51036) to
Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the California Government Code to regulate sidewalk vendors
throughout the state, including within the City of Poway;
WHEREAS, SB 946 took effect January 1, 2019, and limits the authority of cities and
counties in the state to regulate sidewalk vendors, except as otherwise specifically and expressly
provided;
WHEREAS, existing provisions of the Poway Municipal Code prohibit or limit the activities
of sidewalk vendors in a manner that may be in conflict with the provisions of SB 946;
WHEREAS, the City Council adopts this Ordinance in accordance with the authority
granted by SB 946;
WHEREAS, the City Council declares that the regulations enacted by this Ordinance are
intended to promote and protect the health, safety and welfare of the City's residents, businesses,
and visitors and are in furtherance of the City's police powers;
WHEREAS, the City Council further declares that the provisions of this Ordinance are
intended to regulate the time, place, and manner of sidewalk vending directly relating to public
health, safety, and welfare objectives and concerns;
WHEREAS, the City Council further declares that the regulations enacted by this
Ordinance, including, but not limited to those governing minimum sidewalk widths, sidewalk
vending receptacle sizes, distance requirements, and food and merchandise storage, are
intended and necessary to ensure compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (Public Law 101-336) and other disability access standards;
WHEREAS, the City Council further declares that the regulations enacted by this
Ordinance are intended and necessary to ensure the public's use and enjoyment of natural
resources and recreational opportunities;
WHEREAS, the City Council further declares that the regulations enacted by this
Ordinance are intended and necessary to protect the natural resources and scenic and natural
character of the City's parks and to prevent an undue concentration of commercial activity that
unreasonably interferes with the scenic and natural character of City parks;
WHEREAS, the City Council further declares that the regulations enacted by this
Ordinance are intended and necessary to ensure public access to and enjoyment of locations that
are popular tourist and regional destinations with unusually high pedestrian, bicyclist, and
vehicular traffic volumes, to protect the public from injury, and to minimize any interference and
allow a clear exit path from commercial businesses to exit onto public sidewalks; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council desires to retain the ability for local enforcement of sidewalk
vendor regulations, including the imposition of fines for violations, to the extent consistent with
State law.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Chapter 5.22, entitled "Regulation of Sidewalk Vendors," is hereby added to
the Poway Municipal Code to read in its entirety as follows:
Chapter 5.22
Regulation of Sidewalk Vendors
Sections:
5.22.010
Purpose
5.22.020
Definitions
5.22.030
Permit required
5.22.040
Issuance of permit
5.22.050
Operating conditions
5.22.060
Prohibited activities and locations
5.22.070
Penalties
5.22.080
Appeals
5.22.010 Purpose
(a) The purpose of this chapter is to establish a permitting and regulatory program for
sidewalk vendors that complies with Senate Bill 946 (Chapter 459, Statutes 2018), codified as
Government Code section 51036 et seq. The provisions of this chapter allow the City to
encourage small business activities by removing total prohibitions on portable food stands and
certain forms of solicitation while still permitting regulation and enforcement of unpermitted
sidewalk vending activities to protect the public's health, safety and welfare.
(b) The City Council hereby finds that to promote the public's health, safety and
welfare, restrictions on sidewalk vending are necessary to:
1. Ensure no unreasonable interference with the flow of pedestrian or
vehicular traffic including ingress into, or egress from, any residence, public building, or place of
business, or from the street to the sidewalk by persons exiting or entering parked or standing
vehicles;
2. Provide reasonable access for the use and maintenance of sidewalks,
pathways, poles, posts, traffic signs or signals, hydrants, firefighting apparatus, mailboxes, as well
as access to locations used for public transportation services;
3. Reduce exposure to the City for personal injury or property damage claims
and litigation; and
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4. Ensure sidewalk vending activities occur only in locations where such
activities would not restrict sidewalk and pathway access, including impeding access by
individuals with disabilities.
5.22.020 Definitions
As used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed
to them in this part, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. If a term
or phrase is not defined in this part, or elsewhere in this code, the most common dictionary
definition is presumed to be correct.
(a) "Alcoholic beverage" shall have the same meaning as defined in
Section 9.54.020(B) of this code, or any successor section.
(b) "Cannabis" shall mean all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis
indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin, whether crude
or purified, extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin. "Cannabis" also means the
separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from marijuana. "Cannabis" also means
"cannabis products," "cannabis accessories," as defined by Sections 11018.1 and 11018.2 of the
California Health and Safety Code, as may be amended from time to time. The term "cannabis'
shall also have the same meaning as set forth in Section 19300.5(f) of the California Business
and Professions Code, as may be amended from time to time.
(c) "Certified farmers' market" means a location operated in accordance with
Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 47000) of Division 17 of the Food and Agricultural Code
and any regulations adopted pursuant to that chapter, or any successor chapter.
(d) "Curb face" means the vertical or sloping surface on the roadway side of the curb.
(e) "Emergency vehicle access" means the roadway path or other surface that
provides police or fire safety vehicular access from the dispatched point of origin to a facility,
building, parcel, park or portion thereof. Emergency vehicle access includes, but is not limited to,
fire lanes, public and private streets, parking lot lanes, access roadways, and walkways.
(f) "Food" means any item provided in Health and Safety Code Section 113781, or
any successor section.
(g) "Hearing officer" means an individual designated by the City Manager to determine
appeals pursuant to and in accordance with section 5.22.080.
(h) "Heating element" means any device used to create heat for food preparation.
(i) "Merchandise" means any item(s) that can be sold and immediately obtained from
a sidewalk vendor which is not considered food. Items for rent shall not be considered
merchandise.
Q) "Park" means any area dedicated or established as a public park, including without
limitation, active and passive parks.
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(k) "Pedestrian pathway' or "pathway" means a paved path or walkway developed
primarily for pedestrian travel, other than a sidewalk.
(1) "Person" means and includes all domestic and foreign corporations, associations,
syndicates, joint stock corporations, partnerships of every kind, clubs, business or common law
trusts, societies, and individuals transacting and carrying on any business in the City.
(m) "Public property" means all property owned or controlled by the City, including, but
not limited to, alleys, parks, pathways, streets, parking lots, sidewalks, and walking trails.
(n) "Residential" means any area zoned exclusively as residential in Title 17 of this
code, including without limitation the City's RR -A through RR -C, RS -1 through RS -7, RC and RA
zoning districts.
(o) "Roaming sidewalk vendor" means a sidewalk vendor who moves from place -to -
place and stops only to complete a transaction.
(p) "Sidewalk" means that portion of a street, other than the roadway, set apart by
curbs, barriers, markings or other delineation for pedestrian travel.
(q) "Sidewalk vending receptacle' means a pushcart, stand, display, wagon,
showcase, rack, or non -motorized conveyance used for sidewalk vending activities. "Sidewalk
vending receptacle" shall not include pedal driven carts.
(r) "Sidewalk vendor' or "vendor' means a person(s) who sells food or merchandise
from a sidewalk vending receptacle or from one's person, upon a public sidewalk or pathway.
(s) "Sidewalk vendor activities' or "sidewalk vending activity" means actions that
qualify a person as a sidewalk vendor or actions done in anticipation of becoming a sidewalk
vendor such as, but not limited to, installation, placement, or maintenance of any sidewalk vendor
receptacles.
(t) "Special event" means any temporary permitted event approved by the City.
(u) "Stationary sidewalk vendor" means a sidewalk vendor who vends from a fixed
location.
(v) "Street" means a way or place of whatever nature, publicly maintained, within City
public right-of-way, and open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
(w) "Swap meet" means a location operated in accordance with Article 6 (commencing
with Section 21660) of Chapter 9 of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, and any
regulations adopted pursuant to that Chapter, or any successor Chapter.
(x) "Temporary use permit" means any permit issued by the City of Poway for
temporary uses (e.g., special event permits, temporary use permits, film permits, park or facility
reservations).
(y) "Tobacco product" shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 8.05.020 of
this code, or any successor section.
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5.22.030 Permit required
A. Permit Required. No person, either for himself/herself or any other person, shall
engage in any sidewalk vendor activities within the City without first applying for and receiving a
permit from the City Manager, or his or her designee, in accordance with this chapter.
B. Application. A written application for a sidewalk vendor permit shall be filed with
the City Manager, or his or her designee, on a form provided by the City and shall contain the
following information:
1. The name, address, and telephone number of the person applying to
become a sidewalk vendor;
2. A copy of a California driver's license or identification card (or other photo
identification deemed acceptable by the City), as well as a California driver's license or
identification card number, individual taxpayer identification number, or municipal identification
number (which shall not be available to the public for inspection, is confidential, and shall not be
disclosed except as required to administer the permit or comply with a state law or state or federal
court order);
3. The name, address, and telephone number of the person who will be in
charge of any roaming sidewalk vendors, sidewalk vending activity and/or be responsible for the
person(s) working at the sidewalk vending receptacle;
4. The name, address, and telephone number of all persons that will be
employed as roaming sidewalk vendors or at a sidewalk vending receptacle;
5. The number of sidewalk vending receptacles the sidewalk vendor will
operate within the City under the permit;
6. Whether the vendor intends to operate as a stationary sidewalk vendor or
a roaming sidewalk vendor;
7. The day(s) and hours of operation the stationary sidewalk vendor intends
to operate at such location(s);
8. The location(s) in the City where the stationary sidewalk vendor intends to
operate;
9. The dimensions of the sidewalk vendor's sidewalk vending receptacle(s),
including a picture of each sidewalk vending receptacle operating under the permit;
10. Whether the sidewalk vendor will be selling food, merchandise, or both;
11. If the sidewalk vendor is selling food, a description of the type of food to be
sold, whether such foods are prepared on site, and whether the vendor requires a heating element
to prepare the food;
12. If the vendor is selling merchandise, a description of the merchandise to be
sold;
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13. A copy of the health permit required for any sidewalk vendors selling food,
as required by the County of San Diego, Title 8 of the PMC, or any successor chapter;
14. Proof of his or her possession of a valid California Department of Tax and
Fee Administration seller's permit, which shall be maintained during the pendency of the sidewalk
vendor's permit;
15. A statement disclosing whether the applicant has ever been convicted of
any criminal offense(s) and an agreement to submit to a criminal background check, including
Live Scan fingerprinting;
16. An acknowledgment that the sidewalk vendor will comply with all other
generally applicable local, state, and federal laws;
17. A certification that, to his or her knowledge and belief, the information
contained within the application is true and correct;
18. An agreement by the sidewalk vendor to defend, indemnify, release and
hold harmless the City, its City Council, boards, commissions, officers and employees from and
against any and all claims, demands, obligations, damages, actions, causes of action, suits,
losses, judgments, fines, penalties, liabilities, costs and expenses (including without limitation,
attorney's fees, disbursements and court costs) of every kind and nature whatsoever which may
arise from or in any manner relating (directly or indirectly) to the permit or the vendor's sidewalk
vending activities. This indemnification shall include, but not be limited to, damages awarded
against the City, if any, costs of suit, attorneys' fees, and other expenses incurred in connection
with such claim, action, or proceeding whether incurred by the permittee, City, and/or the parties
initiating or bringing such proceeding;
19. An acknowledgement that the sidewalk vendor's use of public property is
at their own risk, the City does not take any steps to ensure public property is safe or conducive
to the sidewalk vending activities, and the sidewalk vendor uses public property at his or her own
risk;
20. An acknowledgment by the sidewalk vendor that he or she will obtain, and
at all times during the duration of the permit, maintain any insurance of such types and in such
amounts as required by the City's risk manager, and
21. Any other relevant information required by the City Manager.
C. Application and Permit Fees. Each application for a sidewalk vendor permit shall
be accompanied by an application fee as established by resolution of the City Council. The
application and permit is only applicable to the individual(s) named on the application. If said
permit is approved, it shall not be necessary for the permittee to obtain a City business certificate
to carry on the activities authorized by said permit, unless such permittee maintains a permanent
place of business within the City.
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5.22.040 Issuance of permit
A. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receiving a complete application, the City
Manager may issue a sidewalk vendor permit, with appropriate conditions, as provided for herein,
if he or she finds based on all of the relevant information that:
1. The conduct of the sidewalk vendor will not unduly interfere with traffic or
pedestrian movement (specifically including but not limited to complying with PMC Title 15
pedestrian clearances), or tend to interfere with or endanger the public peace or rights of nearby
residents to the quiet and peaceable enjoyment of their property, or otherwise be detrimental to
the public peace, health, safety or general welfare;
2. The conduct of the sidewalk vendor will not unduly interfere with normal
governmental or City operations, threaten to result in damage or detriment to public property, or
result in the City incurring costs or expenditures in either money or personnel not reimbursed in
advance by the vendor;
3. The conduct of such sidewalk vending activity will not constitute a fire
hazard, and all proper safety precautions will be taken;
4. The conduct of such sidewalk vending activity will not require the diversion
of law enforcement personnel to properly police the area of such activity as to interfere with normal
police protection for other areas of the City;
5. The sidewalk vendor has paid all previous administrative fines, completed
all community service, and completed any other alternative disposition associated in any way with
a previous violation of this chapter;
6. The sidewalk vendor has not had a permit revoked within the same
calendar year;
The sidewalk vendor's application contains all required information;
8. The sidewalk vendor has not made a materially false, misleading, or
fraudulent statement of fact to the City in the application process;
9. The sidewalk vendor has satisfied all the requirements of this chapter;
10. The sidewalk vendor has paid all applicable fees as set by City Council
resolution;
11. The sidewalk vendor's sidewalk vending receptacle and proposed activities
conform to the requirements of this chapter;
12. The sidewalk vendor has adequate insurance to protect the City from
liability associated with the sidewalk vendor's activities, including the naming of the City as an
additional insured, as determined by the City's risk manager; and
13. The vendor has satisfactorily provided all information requested by the City
Manager to consider the vendor's application.
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B. A sidewalk vendor permit is non -transferable. Any change in ownership or
operation of a sidewalk vendor or sidewalk vending receptacle requires a new permit under this
chapter.
C. All permits issued under this chapter, regardless of when issued, expire on
December 31 of the year in which they were issued.
5.22.050 Operating conditions
All sidewalk vendors are subject to the following operating conditions when conducting
sidewalk vending activities:
A. All food and merchandise shall be stored either inside or affixed to the sidewalk
vendor receptacle 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 receptacle, the overall
space taken up by the sidewalk vendor receptacle shall not exceed the size requirements
provided in this section.
B. The sidewalk vendor permit shall be displayed conspicuously at all times on the
sidewalk vending receptacle or the sidewalk vendor's person. If multiple sidewalk vendors are
staffing a sidewalk vendor receptacle or working as roaming sidewalk vendors, each person shall
wear their permit on their person in a conspicuous manner.
C. Sidewalk vendors shall not leave their sidewalk vending receptacle unattended to
solicit business for their sidewalk vending activities. Sidewalk vending receptacles shall not be
stored on public property and shall be removed when not in active use by a vendor.
D. All sidewalk vendors shall allow any law enforcement official, firefighter, life safety
services officer, or code enforcement officer, at any time, to inspect their sidewalk vending
receptacle for compliance with the size requirements of this chapter and to ensure the safe
operation of any heating elements used to prepare food.
E. Sidewalk vending receptacles shall not exceed a total height of three (3) feet, a
total width of three (3) feet, and a total length of three (3) feet.
F. No sidewalk vending receptacle shall be motorized or pedal -driven.
G. If a sidewalk vending receptacle requires more than one (1) person to conduct the
sidewalk vending activity, all sidewalk vendors associated with the sidewalk vending receptacle
shall be within five (5) feet of the sidewalk vending receptacle when conducting sidewalk vending
activities.
H. Sidewalk vendors that sell food shall maintain a trash container in or on their
sidewalk vending receptacle 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 receptacle.
I. Sidewalk vendors shall maintain sanitary conditions in the 10 -foot radius around
and within the vicinity of the vendor and shall not leave any location without returning the location
to the condition when the sidewalk vendor first arrived at the location, by, including but not limited
to, picking up, removing, and disposing of all food, grease or other fluid, item, trash or refuse from
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their operation. Any disposal activities must comply with Chapter 13.09 of this Code and all other
applicable stormwater law, rules and regulations, as well as all applicable law, rules and
regulations relating to public health and safety.
J. Sidewalk vendors shall maintain a minimum four (4) foot clear accessible path free
from obstructions, including sidewalk vending receptacles and customer queuing area.
K. Sidewalk vendors shall comply with the noise standards provided in Chapter 8.08
of this Code, and any successor sections. Additionally, all use of sound amplification, music, live
entertainment, bells, whistles, and horns are prohibited when vending in residential areas.
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 vend to or otherwise conduct transactions with persons
in moving vehicles or vehicles parked or stopped.
N. No freestanding commercial signs are permitted, as set forth in Chapter 17.40 of
this Code. Sidewalk vendors shall not affix, employ or otherwise use a light display of any kind in
connection with sidewalk vending activities, specifically including but not limited to flashing or
animated lights.
5.22.060 Prohibited activities and locations
A. Sidewalk vendors shall comply with all operating conditions, including those
conditions set forth in Section 5.22.050.
B. Sidewalk vendors shall not engage in any of the following activities:
1. Renting merchandise to customers.
2. Displaying merchandise or food that is not available for immediate sale.
3. Selling, processing, cultivating, distributing and/or delivering adult-oriented
material, tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, drugs of any kind, pharmaceuticals, or cannabis,
including medical and recreational marijuana and related merchandise or paraphernalia.
4. Using an open flame on or within any sidewalk vending receptacle.
5. All sidewalk vendors, regardless of whether a roaming sidewalk vendor or
stationary sidewalk vendor, are prohibited from conducting sidewalk vending activities between
the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. daily. In parks, sidewalk vending activities will end at
10:00 p.m. or one hour before park closure, whichever is earlier. In residential areas, all stationary
sidewalk vending is prohibited. In residential areas, roaming sidewalk vending activity is
prohibited between the hours of 6:00 p.m. or sunset, whichever is earlier, and 9:00 a.m. of the
following day, Monday through Saturday, inclusive, and all day on Sundays and federal holidays.
6. Continuing to offer food or merchandise for sale, following, or
accompanying any person who has been offered food or merchandise after the person has asked
the vendor to leave or after the person has declined the offer to purchase food or merchandise.
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7. Knowingly making false statements or misrepresentations during the
course of offering food or merchandise for sale.
8. Blocking or impeding the path of the person(s) being offered food or
merchandise to purchase.
9. Making any statements, gesture, or other communication which a
reasonable person in the situation of the person(s) being offered food or merchandise to purchase
would perceive to be a threat and which has a reasonable likelihood to produce in the person(s)
a fear that the threat will be carried out.
10. Touching the person(s) being offered to purchase food or merchandise
without that person(s)' consent.
11. Selling of animals of any kind.
C. Sidewalk vendors shall not engage in sidewalk vending activities at the following
locations:
facility; or
Within twelve (12) inches of any curb face on all roads;
2. Within fifteen (20) feet of any entrance or exit to a building, structure or
3. On any designated emergency vehicle accessway.
4. Any public property that does not meet the definition of a sidewalk including
without limitation any alley, courtyard, unpaved trail, street, roadway or parking lot.
5. Within two hundred (200) feet of an area designated for a temporary special
permit issued by the City, during the limited duration of the temporary special permit. If the City
provides any notice, business interruption mitigation, or other rights to affected businesses or
property owners under the City's temporary special permit, such notice will also be provided to
any sidewalk vendors specifically permitted to operate in the area, if applicable.
6. Within two hundred (200) feet of the Poway Center for the Performing Arts,
located at 15498 Espola Road, from the time period commencing two (2) hours before any
ticketed event (including without limitation any play, performance, or concert) at the Poway Center
for the Performing Arts is scheduled to begin, until two hours after that event has ended.
7. At the Blue Sky Ecological Reserve or Iron Mountain trailhead, specifically
including but not limited to all associated parking lots, both of which were created and are
maintained to allow residents and visitors to enjoy the natural landscape and habitat of myriad
species of flora and fauna. Permitting any commercial sidewalk vending in the reserve would not
only diminish the public's use and enjoyment of natural resources and recreational activities, such
sidewalk vending activity will create an undue concentration of commercial activity that
unreasonably interferes with the scenic and natural character of the reserve.
8. On any private property without the express written consent of the owner
or lessee of the property.
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9. Sidewalk vendors shall not engage in sidewalk vending activities within fifty
(50) feet of another sidewalk vendor.
10. Sidewalk vendors shall not engage in sidewalk vending activities within one
hundred (100) feet of the property line of a school, a place of worship, or a child day-care facility.
11. Sidewalk vendors shall not engage in sidewalk vending activities within two
hundred (200) feet of a permitted certified farmers' market or swap meet during the limited
operating hours of that certified farmers' market or swap meet.
12. Stationary sidewalk vending activities shall only occur on sidewalks or
pathways with a minimum width of eight (8) feet or larger.
13. Sidewalk vendors shall not engage in sidewalk vending activities within
twenty-five (25) feet of a:
zone;
(a) Fire hydrant;
(b) Curb which has been designated as yellow or red zone, or a bus
(c) Automated teller machine;
(d) Driveway, alley, or street corner;
(e) Trash or recycling receptacles, bike racks, benches, bus stops or
similar public use items; and
(f) Public art objects, items, and displays.
14. Sidewalk vendors shall not engage in sidewalk vending activities that would
violate provisions of this code relating to visibility requirements for streets, alleys, driveways, and
intersections.
15. Stationary sidewalk vendors shall not sell food or merchandise or engage
in any sidewalk vending activities at any park where the City has signed an agreement for
concessions that exclusively permits the sale of food or merchandise by a concessionaire.
16. On any sidewalk with a gradient in excess of ten percent (10%).
17. Within two hundred (200) feet of any public safety facility, including without
limitation police stations and fire stations.
18. Within twenty-four (24) inches of a parallel parking space.
19. On any sidewalk not adjacent to a state highway where vending equipment
and queuing patrons would reduce clearance to less than four (4) feet.
20. On any sidewalk adjacent to a state highway where vending equipment and
queuing patrons would reduce clearance to less than five (5) feet, with temporary restrictions of
no less than three (3) feet.
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21. On any sidewalk where vending equipment and queuing patrons would
restrict access requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
22. On any sidewalk where vending equipment and queuing patrons would
jeopardize the fire or life safety of any person.
D. Sidewalk vending receptacles shall not touch, lean against or be affixed at any
time to any building or structure including, but not limited to lampposts, parking meters, mailboxes,
traffic signals, fire hydrants, benches, bus shelters, newsstands, trashcans, or traffic barriers.
5.22.070 Penalties
A. Violations of this chapter shall not be prosecuted as infractions or misdemeanors
and shall only be punished by the following administrative fine and rescission provisions.
B. Any violation of this chapter may be punished by:
1. An administrative fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for a first
violation;
2. An administrative fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) for a
second violation within one (1) year of the first violation; and
3. An administrative fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) for each
additional violation within one (1) year of the first violation.
C. If a sidewalk vendor violates any portion of this chapter and cannot present the
citing officer with a proof of a valid permit, the sidewalk vendor may be punished by:
1. An administrative fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for a
first violation;
2. An administrative fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) for a
second violation within one (1) year of the first violation; and
3. An administrative fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) for
each additional violation within one (1) year of the first violation.
D. Upon proof of a valid permit issued by the City, the administrative fines set forth in
subsection C shall be reduced to the administrative fines set forth in subsection 8, or any
successor sections.
E. The City Manager, or his or her designee, may rescind a permit issued to a
sidewalk vendor for the term of that permit upon the fourth violation or subsequent violations.
5.22.080 Appeals
A. Decisions to deny an application for a permit or to impose administrative fines may
be appealed by any interested person. Appeals shall be heard and determined by the Hearing
Officer.
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B. Appeals shall be initiated within ten (10) calendar days of the decision or imposition
of administrative fine. If the 10th day falls on Saturday, Sunday, or another day when City Hall is
closed, the deadline shall be extended to 5:00 p.m. of the next working day. Appeals of a decision
to deny an application for a permit shall be accompanied by a fee as established by resolution of
the City Council. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person appealing an administrative
fine is not required to pay the administrative fine as a prerequisite to filing an appeal.
C. Appeals of decisions or administrative fines shall be made in writing to the Hearing
Officer. The appeal must be legible and set forth:
The appellant's full name, address and phone number;
2. The subordinate entity;
3. The date of the determination;
4. The determination for which review is sought;
5. The appellant's interest in the appealed determination; and
6. Each reason why the appellant appeals the determination.
D. Decisions regarding administrative fines that are appealed shall not become
effective until the appeal is resolved.
E. An insufficient appeal shall be returned to the appellant.
F. If the appeal is sufficient, the City Clerk shall set the appeal for a hearing before
the Hearing Officer within thirty (30) calendar days of the filing of the appeal unless both the
appellant and the Hearing Officer consent to a later date.
G. The Hearing Officer shall give notice in writing to the appellant of the time and
location of the appeal hearing. At the hearing, the Hearing Officer shall review the record of the
decision or administrative fine and hear testimony of the appellant, if any, the applicant and any
other interested party. The appeal shall be reviewed and determined on a de novo basis.
1. If an administrative fine is the subject of an appeal, the Hearing Officer shall
take into consideration the person's ability to pay the fine. The Hearing Officer shall provide the
person with notice of his or her right to request an ability -to -pay determination and shall make
available instructions or other materials for requesting an ability -to -pay determination. The person
may request an ability -to -pay determination at or before the hearing or while the administrative
fine remains unpaid.
2. If the person meets the criteria described in subdivision (a) or (b) of
Government Code Section 68632, or any successor section, the Hearing Officer shall accept, in
full satisfaction, twenty percent (20%) of the administrative fine imposed pursuant to this chapter.
3. The Hearing Officer may allow the person to complete community service
in lieu of paying the total administrative fine, may waive the administrative fine, or may offer an
alternative disposition.
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H. After the hearing, the Hearing Officer shall affirm, modify or reverse the original
decision or administrative fine. When a decision or administrative fine is modified or reversed,
the Hearing Officer shall state the specific reasons for modification or reversal. Decisions on
appeals shall be rendered within thirty (30) calendar days of the close of the hearing. The Hearing
Officer shall mail notice of a decision to the appellant. Such notice shall be mailed within five
(5) working days after the date of the decision to the appellant. The decision of the Hearing Officer
shall be final.
SECTION 2: Section 9.48.240, subdivision (A) of the Poway Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Except and only as expressly permitted in PMC Chapter 5.22. Alno person shall
sell or offer for sale any goods, wares, articles or merchandise; or practice, carry
on, conduct or solicit for any trade, occupation, business or profession within a City
Community Services facility without the authorization of the Director. Nothing in
this provision shall prohibit sales of articles or solicitations by nonprofit
organizations that are otherwise allowed by law.
SECTION 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is
for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
validity of this entire Ordinance or any of the remaining portions hereof. The City Council hereby
declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision,
sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid.
SECTION 4: The City Council finds the introduction and adoption of this ordinance is not
subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2)
(the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the
CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential
for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall be codified.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after
its adoption.
CERTIFICATION/PUBLICATION: The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this
Ordinance and cause it or a summary of it, to be published with the names of the City Council
members voting for and against the same in the Poway News Chieftain, a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Poway within fifteen (15) days after its adoption and shall post a certified
copy of this Ordinance in the Office of the City Clerk in accordance with Government Code §
36933.
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Introduced and first read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway held
on the 19th day of March 2019, and thereafter, PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway held on the 2nd day of April 2019.
Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
Faviola Medina, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Faviola Medina, City Clerk of the City of Poway, California, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Ordinance No. 826 was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting
of said City Council held on the 2nd of April 2019, and that it was so adopted by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
Faviola Medina, City Clerk
City of Poway
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