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Conduct Public Hearing to Consider:
Finance Department
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November 4, 2025
1. Proposed Mobile Vending
Business Permit Fees and
Appeal Fee for Revocation or
Denial of Permit (Amends
Comprehensive Fee Schedule)
2. Proposed Administrative
Citations Related to Mobile
Vending Violations
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October 21, 2025
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The City introduced Ordinance
No. 25
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0011 to regulate Mobile Vending
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November 4, 2025
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Consider proposed fees and
citations related to the Mobile Vending Program
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Fiscal Impact is nominal as fees and citation revenue
would recover the costs to regulate and enforce the
Program
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Public Outreach to impacted businesses, legal notice
in local newspaper and website updates
OVERVIEW/BACKGROUND
MOBILE VENDING BUSINESS PERMIT FEES, APPEAL FEE & ADMINISTRATIVE
CITATIONS
CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
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MANHATTAN BEACH
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Ordinance No. 25
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0011 establishes a
Mobile Vending Business Permit
through
Section 3.68.030
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The Permit process entails multi
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department review and approval as follows:
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Proposed Mobile Vending Business Permit fee calculates to $518
based on process
described above
PROPOSED MOBILE VENDING BUSINESS PERMIT FEES
MOBILE VENDING BUSINESS PERMIT FEES, APPEAL FEE & ADMINISTRATIVE
CITATIONS
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Department
Description
1 Finance
Staff reviews permit application materials including Seller’s Permit, LA County Health Permit, acknowledgement of operating requirements and compliance with business license requirements
2 Risk
Management
Staff reviews permit application materials including Certificate of Insurance and Indemnification and Hold Harmless Agreement 3 Community
Development
Staff reviews permit application materials and mobile vending vehicle dimensions and pictures
4 Fire
Staff reviews permit application and performs a Fire Inspection 5 Finance
Upon completeness of all requirements, staff approves or denies Permit, notifies applicant and appropriate departments of approval status and distributes a vehicle decal to applicant
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If additional staff time is warranted due to missing application materials or failed fire inspection, applicant would be subject to
Re
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review/ Resubmittal fees as
follows:
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The proposed Re
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review/Resubmittal fees would be assessed individually based on the need and would not be charged collectively unless required
PROPOSED RE
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REVIEW/RESUBMITTAL FEES
MOBILE VENDING BUSINESS PERMIT FEES, APPEAL FEE & ADMINISTRATIVE
CITATIONS
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Department
Description
Re
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review
Fee
1 Finance
Upon incomplete application, review of
resubmitted Permit materials
$46
2 Risk
Management
Upon incomplete application, review of
resubmitted insurance coverage or
Indemnification and Hold Harmless Agreement
$47
3 Community
Development
Upon incomplete application, review of
resubmitted Permit materials
$115
4 Fire
Re
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Inspection of mobile vending vehicle following
non
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compliant results from initial inspection
$83
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Ordinance No. 25
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0011 establishes an
Appeal
process through
Section 3.68.070
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If a mobile vendor’s Permit is denied or revoked and wishes to appeal the decision, they must file the appeal and pay an appeal fee with the City Clerk within fifteen (15) days following the date of the Finance Director's decision
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Proposed appeal fee is based on a
$
500 deposit, plus actual
costs
(billed at fully burdened hourly rates)
PROPOSED APPEAL FEE
MOBILE VENDING BUSINESS PERMIT FEES, APPEAL FEE & ADMINISTRATIVE
CITATIONS
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Consistent with other adopted appeal fees; and
✓
Ensures cost recovery for staff time and external
hearing officer to consider the appeal
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Ordinance No. 25
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0011 allows for the enforcement of the Mobile
Vending Program through
Administrative Citations
(Section 3.68.070)
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To encourage compliance and discourage repeated violations of the City’s Mobile Vending Business Ordinance, the proposed enforcement activities and Administrative Citation fines would apply:
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Fines are subject to late penalties as provided in Section 1.06.080 MBMC
PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION FINES
MOBILE VENDING BUSINESS PERMIT FEES, APPEAL FEE & ADMINISTRATIVE
CITATIONS
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Description
Fine*
1st
Administrative Citation for Violation of Mobile Vending Ordinance
$500
2nd
Administrative Citation for Violation of Mobile Vending Ordinance within one year of the first violation
$750
3rd
Administrative Citation for Violation of Mobile Vending Ordinance and each additional violation within one year of the first violation
$1,000
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Conduct Public Hearing to consider proposed:
1. Mobile Vending Business Permit Fees
2. Appeal Fee for Revocation or Denial of Permit
3. Administrative Citations
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Adopt Resolution Nos.
25 -
0123 and
25 -
0124
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If approved, Permit and Appeal Fees would go into effect beginning February 1, 2026,
with a deadline of
April 30, 2026,
to submit
application and pay fee
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Coincides with Business License Renewals
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Administrative citations and code enforcement activities would take effect on
December 4, 2025
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Coincides with effective date of Ordinance No. 25
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0011
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
MOBILE VENDING BUSINESS PERMIT FEES, APPEAL FEE & ADMINISTRATIVE
CITATIONS
CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING