5.08.1555 General sidewalk vendor operating requirements.
All sidewalk vendors shall comply with the following operating requirements and prohibitions, and each of these operating requirements and prohibitions shall constitute conditions of any sidewalk vending permit:
(1) Stationary sidewalk vendors shall only conduct vending operations at the location approved by the department of public works, and shall display a city-issued sidewalk vending permit and business license on the street-side portion of the city-approved vending cart.
(2) Roaming sidewalk vendors shall only conduct vending operations along the route approved by the department of public works, and shall display a city-issued sidewalk vending permit and business license on the city-approved vending cart or, if no vending cart is utilized, a roaming sidewalk vendor shall keep the city-issued sidewalk vending permit and business license upon his or her person at all times while conducting vending operations.
(a) Roaming sidewalk vendors shall move continuously except when necessary to complete a sale.
(b) Roaming sidewalk vending within residential areas of the city is prohibited between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. of the subsequent day during Pacific Standard Time (PST) and between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. during Daylight Saving Time (DST).
(3) Sidewalk vendors shall not vend in the following locations:
(a) On any portion of the Clara Street Bridge or 710 overpass;
(b) On any portion of the sidewalk on Clara Street between the Clara Street Bridge and Clara Street South;
(c) Within 150 feet of the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Florence Avenue;
(d) Within 25 feet of any other street intersection;
(e) Within 20 feet of any traffic control device (including traffic signals and traffic signs);
(f) Within 20 feet of any utility cabinets and/or vents;
(g) Within 20 feet of a fire hydrant or connection, fire call box, or other emergency facility;
(h) Within three feet of the edge of any curb;
(i) Within 20 feet of any driveway apron or ADA ramp;
(j) Within 20 feet of a marked crosswalk;
(k) Within 20 feet of a curb return of an unmarked crosswalk;
(l) Within 20 feet of a bus bench or bus shelter;
(m) Within 20 feet of any entrance or emergency exit of any business during the hours that the business is open to the public or to persons having or conducting lawful business therein;
(n) Within 500 feet of any permitted certified farmers’ market, permitted swap meet, or an area designated for use pursuant to a temporary special permit, during the operating hours or duration of the certified farmers’ market, swap meet, or temporary special permit;
(o) Upon any sidewalk that is within 500 feet of the nearest property line of any property on which a school building is located between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. of any school day, unless situated completely within a park (and in compliance with CMC 5.08.1565);
(p) Within or on any median strip or dividing section of any street;
(q) Within any parking lot;
(r) Within any landscaped area or on an unpaved surface;
(s) Within any public property that is not set aside for the exclusive use of pedestrians;
(t) Within any private property without having first obtained current and valid permits and licenses from the city of Cudahy for such activity.
(4) Sidewalk vendors shall not vend in a manner that blocks or obstructs the free movement of pedestrians on sidewalks, and must maintain a minimum of 48 inches of accessible path of travel, without obstruction, along the sidewalk upon which the vendor is vending so as to enable persons to freely pass while walking, running, or using mobility assistance devices.
(5) Sidewalk vendors shall not block any entrances to buildings, driveways, parking spaces, or windows.
(6) Sidewalk vendors shall not vend to customers in vehicles unless said vehicles are lawfully parked, and shall not cause vehicles to stop in traffic lanes or persons to stand in traffic lanes.
(7) Sidewalk vendors shall not sell, use, or vend any live animal(s), nor shall any sidewalk vendor vend adult-oriented material depicting, describing, or relating to specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities (as defined by CMC 20.88.020), alcohol, marijuana, or tobacco products that contain nicotine or any product used to smoke (or “vape”) nicotine or marijuana.
(8) Sidewalk vendors shall not use or operate, nor permit to be played, used, or operated, any radio, receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, loudspeaker, sound amplifier, or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound, nor any flashing signs, flags, bells, horns, or whistles.
(9) Sidewalk vendors shall maintain the area immediately surrounding the vending area in a neat, clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. Prior to leaving any vending location, the sidewalk vendor shall pick up, remove, and lawfully dispose of all byproducts (including fats, oils, and grease) and litter generated by the vending operation (whether by the vendor or customer) within 48 inches of the vending location. Sidewalk vendors shall not cause, permit, or suffer any litter, food, or other discarded or abandoned object to be thrown, deposited, or left in or upon any street, sidewalk, gutter, storm drain, inlet, catch basin, or other drainage structure, or upon any public or private land in the city.
(10) Sidewalk vendors shall present, upon request, a valid California identification, sidewalk vending permit, business license, and other applicable license or permit, to any city official authorized to enforce the provisions of this article, as well as to any person to whom they are vending.
(11) Vending carts or other accessory equipment shall not touch, lean against, or be affixed or fastened at any time to a building or to any pole, sign, tree, lamppost, parking meter, mailbox, traffic signal, hydrant, bench, bus shelter, newsstand, waste receptacle, or traffic barrier located in the public right-of-way.
(12) Vending carts shall not be left unattended on the public right-of-way at any time. (Ord. 709 § 3, 2020).