Sidewalk Vending Update
August 27, 2024
SB 946 – Safe Sidewalk Vending Act
• Adopted 2018; Effective Jan. 1, 2019
• Decriminalizes violations of local
sidewalk vending regulations
• A local program to regulate sidewalk
vendors must comply with SB 946
2 SB 946 – Permitted Regulations
• Time, place, and manner regulations directly related
to objective health, safety, or welfare concerns,
including:
• Limited hours of operation that are not unduly
restrictive
• Maintenance of sanitary conditions
• Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities
Act and other disability access standards
• Community animus or economic competition is not
an objective health, safety, or welfare concern
3 SB 946 – Permitted Regulations
• Local agencies may prohibit:
• Stationary sidewalk vending in areas zoned
exclusively residential
• Sidewalk vending in the immediate vicinity of an
area designated by a temporary special permit
• Sidewalk vending in the immediate vicinity of a
permitted, certified farmer’s market or swap
meet
4 SB 946 – Licensing/Permitting
• Local agencies may require:
• A sidewalk vending permit, without requiring a
Social Security Number
• A California Department of Tax and Fee
Administration seller’s permit
• Additional licenses from other state or local
agencies to the extent required by law, e.g.,
County Health
• Compliance with other generally applicable laws
• Submission of information regarding a vendor’s
operations, as specified
5 SB 946 – Prohibited Regulations
• Local agencies may not require a sidewalk
vendor to:
• Operate within specific parts of the public right-of
-way, except as specified
• Obtain a nongovernmental entity’s or individual’s
approval or consent
• Operate only in a designated neighborhood or
area, except as specified
• Local agencies also may not:
• Prohibit a sidewalk vendor from operating in a
park, except as specified
• Restrict the number of sidewalk vendors
permitted to operate within the jurisdiction,
except as specified
6 SB 946 – Enforcement
• Violations of local sidewalk vending ordinances are
“punishable only” by administrative fines
• Failure to pay a fine is not punishable by an infraction or misdemeanor
• Violation of regulation: $100/$200/$500
• Failure to obtain permit: $250/$500/$1000 (subject
to reduction if permit obtained)
• Vendors are entitled to ability-to-pay determination; qualifying vendors are entitled to an 80% reduction
7 GMC - License Requirement
1. Annual license required
2. Separate license required for each receptacle
3. Valid CA sales tax number
4. Background check (fingerprint):
Denials based on specified criminal activity
5. Food:
L.A. Co. Department of Public Health approvals
6. Indemnification
8 Sidewalk Vendors - Definition
“Sidewalk” means a public sidewalk or paved
pedestrian path.
• It does not include alleys, plazas, or city-
owned parking lots or structures.
“Sidewalk vendor” means a “person who sells
food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand,
display, pedal-driven cart, wagon, showcase, rack,
or other non-motorized conveyance, or from one’s
person, upon a public sidewalk or other pedestrian
path.”
9 Hours
Exclusively residential zones:
• Permitted between dawn and dusk
• “Exclusively residential” means all single and
multi-family zones
Non-residential zones:
• Prohibited between 2:00 and 6:00 a.m.
Parks:
• Permitted from the time of opening until one
hour before closing
GMC - Operating Requirements
10 Safety and Sanitation
• No use of explosive or hazardous materials;
• may use propane
• Must maintain trash containers and not use the
public trash cans
• Must immediately clean any food, grease, or
other fluid or item that falls on public property
Operating Requirements
11 Receptacle Requirements
• Receptacle dimensions:
6’ length x 4’ width
• Roaming vendors must maintain an
unobstructed view over 4’
Operating Requirements
12 Sidewalk Widths
• Commercial or other non-residential zones:
• 10’ minimum width, 5’ minimum unobstructed
area of public walkway
• Exclusively residential:
• Roaming vendors must maintain a 4’
unobstructed public walkway
• Comply with applicable ADA requirements
Operating Requirements
13 Vending is not permitted:
• On any public property, including without
limitation, streets, alleys, median strips, or
dividing sections, and City-owned parking
structures, except on a public sidewalk or in a
City park
• At City Hall or any City library, except pursuant
to an agreement
• At the Civic Auditorium
Prohibited Public Property
14 Prohibited Zones
• Stationary sidewalk vendors are prohibited in
exclusively residential zones
Sidewalk vendors are prohibited in:
• City’s Art and Entertainment District, Alex
Theatre District, portions of Brand & Central
• Montrose Shopping Park Area
• Kenneth Village
• Adams Square Commercial Area
15 Vending is not permitted:
• Within the immediate vicinity (500 feet) of a
certified farmers’ market or area permitted for
special event
• Within 200 feet of a police station, fire station,
hospital, or school
(between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.)
• Within 15 feet of bus stop/bench/shelter, street
corner, marked pedestrian crosswalk, and
driveway or alley approach
Prohibited Locations
16 Vending is not permitted:
• Within 100 feet of another vendor
• Within 15 feet of an entrance to a business
(during hours open to the public)
• Within 3 feet of any display window of any
building abutting the sidewalk or in such a
manner as to impede or interfere with the
reasonable use of such window for display
purposes
Prohibited Locations
17 Vending in Parks
• Stationary vendors are prohibited from vending
in any park subject to an exclusive
concessionaire agreement
• Must stay on sidewalks or pedestrian pathways
Vending is prohibited within 50 feet of:
• Any field or court while it is being used
• Any playground, pool, or exercise area while
the area is in use
18 Licensing & Enforcement Activity
19 Outreach & Education:
• October, 2023
• GPD Education Detail informed all sidewalk vendors
of local laws
• January, 2024
• GPD Education Detail warned all sidewalk vendors
about selling meat without permits
• Informed vendors of increased DPH activity in
Glendale
Licensing & Enforcement Activity
20 Sidewalk Vending Permits Issued:
• 61 sidewalk vendor licenses have been issued
across 19 businesses since 2012
• In 2020, the license changed from Peddler
License to Sidewalk Vendor License
• 5 active licenses as of 7/23/24
Licensing & Enforcement Activity
21 “Enforcement”: when a fine is issued and food is
confiscated.
December, 2023
• 6 vendors checked
• 5 Enforcements by GPD
Calendar Year to Date, 2024
• 41 locations checked
• 15 Enforcements by GPD
• 4 CDD Citations issued
[GMC.5.35.080(E) VENDING PROHIBITED]
Licensing & Enforcement Activity
22 Complaint Hotspots:
• 1164 Galleria Way
(Central between Colorado and Broadway)
• 103 E Glenoaks Blvd
(Outside of Trader Joe’s)
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• 311 Los Feliz Blvd
(Outside of Vons)
• 215 N Brand Blvd
(Outside of Giggles Nightclub)
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• 503 W Kenneth Rd
(W Kenneth Rd/ N Pacific Ave)
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• 620 S Glendale Ave
(S Glendale Ave/ Maple)
Additional Mechanisms
for Compliance
• Confiscation of equipment
• Other jurisdictions utilize this tool
• Additional outreach/education?
• Further reduction of license fees to incentivize
participation
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