UPDATE TO FY26 FEE
SCHEDULE FORSTREET AND
SIDEWALK VENDOR
REGULATIONS
City Council Meeting
January 13, 2026
Agenda Item 15.1
BACKGROUND
State laws SB 946
(2018)
&
SB 972 (2022)
These laws introduced
new regulations,
enforcement guidelines,
and a new category of
vendors, requiring
updates to the SMC to
ensure compliance and
clarity.
May 13, 2025:
SPD presented
proposed amendments
to the SMC along with
proposed fees and
penalties.
December 16, 2025
SPD returned to City
Council with updated
municipal code
amendments.
Council adopted
ordinance 2025-12-16-
1212.
Next step is to conduct
a Public Hearing to
adopt new fee
schedules.
NEW FEE SCHEDULE
• Introduces fees for violations and public property
us
e to support enforcement and maintenance,
ensuring vendors contribute to the costs of their
operations.
• Fees are structured to deter repeat violations and
pr
omote responsible vending practices.
EXHIBIT 1
FY 2025-26 Proposed New Fees
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Neighborhood Services Section
Description Reason Proposed Amount
STREET AND SIDEWALK VENDORS-VIOLATIONAND PENALTY
First Offense of Violation SMC 5.106.040 Violations of SMC 5.106.030 through SMC 5.106.080 $250.00 Second Offense of Violation SMC 5.106.040 Violations of SMC 5.106.030 through SMC 5.106.080 $500.00 Repeated failure to comply with SMC
5.106.040 within a single calendar year Violations of SMC 5.106.030 through SMC 5.106.080 $1,000.00 EXHIBIT 2
FY 2025-26 Proposed New Fees
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Neighborhood Services Section
Description Reason Proposed Amount
SALE OF FOOD PRODUCTS & MERCHANDISE BY STREET AND SIDEWALK VENDORS-ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES First Offense of Violation SMC 8.70.110 (A) Violations of SMC 8.70.060 through SMC 8.70.090 $100.00 Second Offense of Violation SMC 8.70.110 (A) Violations of SMC 8.70.060 through SMC 8.70.090 $200.00 Repeated failure to comply with SMC
8.70.110 (A) within a single calendar year Violations of SMC 8.70.060 through SMC 8.70.090 $400.00 First Offense of Violation SMC 8.70.110 (B) Violations of SMC 8.70.040 through SMC 8.70.050 $250.00 Second Offense of Violation SMC 8.70.110 (B) Violations of SMC 8.70.040 through SMC 8.70.050 $500.00 Repeated failure to comply with SMC 8.70.110
(B)
within a single calendar Violations of SMC 8.70.040 through SMC 8.70.050 $1,000.00 EXHIBIT 3
FY 2025-26 Proposed New Fee
A dministrative Services Department
Business Licensing Division
Public Property
Use Fee
Pursuant to Stockton Municipal Code, Title 8,
Chapter 8.70, Section 8.70.050, a fee to mitigate
maintenance and repairs of Public Parks
landscaping areas and features, irrigation systems,
and other ancillary park facilities that may be
damaged, disfigured, or destroyed, by street vendors
and their clients’ activities due to Public Parks not
being originally intended, or designed, for such
locations.
$60.00
Description Proposed AmountReason
RECOMMENDATION:
• Adopt a Resolution approving an
am
endment to Fiscal Year 2025-26 Fee
Schedule.
• Authorize the City Manager, or
des
ignee, to take all appropriate and
necessary actions to carry out the
purpose and intent of the ordinances
and resolution.