WHAT YOU NEED
TO KNOW
SIDEWALK
VENDOR
CITY OF RIVERSIDESidewalk Vendor Definitions
• Sidewalk vendor means 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.
• Roaming sidewalk vendor means a
sidewalk vendor who moves from place
to place and stops only to complete a
transaction.
• Stationary sidewalk vendor means a
sidewalk vendor who vends from a fixed
location.
• Pushcart means any wagon, cart or
similar wheeled container, not a "vehicle"
as defined in the Vehicle Code of the
State of California, from which food or
beverage is offered for sale to the public.
• Box Springs Mountain Open Space
• Challen Park Open Space
• Mount Rubidoux Park and San
Andreas Avenue/Glenwood Drive
between Tequesquite Avenue
and Fourteenth Street
• Pachappa Hill Open Space
• Quail Run Open Space
• Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park
Sidewalk vending is PROHIBITED
at the following regional
reserve/open space parks:
HOURS OF
OPERATION
All Other Areas
Sunrise to Midnight
Residential Only Areas
Sunrise to Sunset
RiversideCA.gov/Code
For more information, contact the
Code Enforcement Division at
(951) 826-5633 or visit
Permit Application
To apply for a Sidewalk Vendor’s Permit, visit
RiversideCA.gov/BusinessTax
Permit Requirements
Food Vendor Requirements
All vendors selling food or beverages
are required to obtain a County of
Riverside Health Permit and must follow
all County Health Code requirements.
No person shall act as a sidewalk
vendor, nor employ, direct or
otherwise cause any other person to
do so, without having first obtained a
Sidewalk Vendor’s Permit.
SEE ANY ILLEGAL VENDING
OR OTHER ISSUES?
REPORT IT TO 311
RiversideCA.gov/311
No sidewalk vendor shall be located
in a fixed location on any residential
street, including parkways or sidewalks.
Sales may be made on residential
streets from sidewalk vendors that
continually move from place to place
and stop only for the period of time,
not to exceed thirty minutes at any
one place, necessary to make sales to
purchasers.
No sidewalk vendor shall be located
in any location that obstructs traffic
signals or regulatory signs.
No sidewalk vendor shall be located
within 15 feet of any fire hydrant
or escape, or within 50 feet of any
vehicle entrance of any fire station,
police department, hospital, or any
other structure involved in health and
safety emergency matters.
No sidewalk vendor shall be
located within 15 feet of any
loading zone, bus stop, or parking
space or access ramp designated
for persons with disabilities.
Sidewalk vending is prohibited
within any designated bikeway,
bike lane, or bicycle
parking area.
Sidewalk vendors shall maintain an
unobstructed four-foot walking path
at all times.
No sidewalk vendor shall obstruct
access to public infrastructure,
including parking meters, parking
pay stations, shared mobility
parking zones, waste receptacles,
crosswalk pedestrian push buttons,
and public furniture.
Sidewalk vending shall be
prohibited adjacent to any portion
of the curb designated as a
passenger, commercial, or school
loading zone via signage and/or
curb markings.
Sidewalk vending is prohibited in
the center median of any street.
No sidewalk vendor shall be located
in any location that creates an
obstruction to the normal flow of
vehicular or pedestrian traffic or
to the access to public streets and
sidewalks, or that creates a hazard
to life or property.
A refuse
container of at
least 4 cubic feet
A vendor’s
permit viewable
in plain sight
The maximum dimensions of any
pushcart shall be six feet in length
and four feet in width.
WHAT YOU NEED
200’
50’
15’
4’
Sidewalk vending is prohibited
within 200 feet of an area
designated for a temporary special
permit, provided that any notice,
business interruption mitigation, or
other rights provided to affected
businesses or property owners
under the temporary special permit
are also provided to any sidewalk
vendors specifically permitted to
operate in the area, if applicable.
SIDEWALK VENDOR
RULES AND
REGULATIONS
HOW FAR YOU NEED TO BE
REFER TO THE RULES ABOVE FOR MORE DETAILS