a. Sidewalk vendors are prohibited from operating within a median or on the street.

b. Sidewalk vendors may operate in residential areas from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. In residential areas, stationary sidewalk vendors are prohibited and roaming sidewalk vendors cannot stay in one (1) location for more than ten (10) minutes.

c. Sidewalk vendors may operate in commercial areas between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., except they may operate during 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. in commercial areas where businesses are open during those hours, provided the sidewalk vendor is located on the same street as a business that is open at that time.

d. Sidewalk vendors shall dispose of all trash into trash receptacles. Used cooking oil or grease must be disposed of in a sink with a grease trap.

e. Sidewalk vendors shall not set up or operate in areas that block disabled access. Street vendors must provide a minimum of forty-eight (48") inches of access to allow for disabled access and may not set up any closer than thirty (30') feet to a bus stop to allow for disabled access and space for transit riders’ access.

f. No person shall solicit for commercial purposes at any dwelling, including but not limited to a house, apartment, or condominium, where there is a sign indicating “No Solicitations,” “Do Not Disturb,” or otherwise indicating that the occupants do not wish to be solicited or in any other way have their privacy disturbed.

g. No sidewalk vendor shall touch, come into physical contact with, or affix any object to any member of the public, without first receiving express permission therefor from such member of the public.

h. No sidewalk vendor shall persistently solicit any member of the public after such member of the public expresses his or her desire not to be solicited.

i. No sidewalk vendor shall intentionally obstruct the free movement of any member of the public on any street, sidewalk or other place open to the public generally.

j. No sidewalk vendor shall solicit from a captive audience. “Captive audience” shall be defined as purposefully stationary persons, such as persons in line or seated in public areas.

k. No sidewalk vendor shall threaten any injury or damage to any member of the public who declines to be solicited.

l. Sidewalk vendors shall be required to obtain a general business license to operate and to pay the general business license fees required by Section 6-5. The application shall provide a mailing address and description of merchandise. In addition to a general business license, each sidewalk food vendor shall be required to obtain a license to operate from the Lake County Department of Public Health. The street vendor shall have a copy of the general business license and license from the Lake County Department of Public Health available at all times they are operating.

m. Sidewalk vendors may not operate within two hundred (200') feet of any City-approved farmer’s market or swap meet.

n. Sidewalk vendors may not operate on any street adjacent to a school Monday through Friday during the hours of 7:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.

o. During an urgent or emergency public safety event such as a traffic accident, medical emergencies, gas leaks, natural disasters, fires, etc., the City may temporarily require sidewalk vendors to relocate to another location if doing so is necessary to protect the public’s health, safety, or welfare.

p. Sidewalk vendors may operate in a public park except at times when the City has a third-party exclusive agreement for exclusive concessions inside the park. Sidewalk vendors may only operate during posted park hours. The City may adopt further regulations by resolution to limit the number, location, or concentration of sidewalk vendors in City parks due to health, safety and welfare concerns, when necessary to ensure the public’s use and enjoyment of the park or to prevent an undue concentration of commercial activity that unreasonably interferes with the character of the park.

q. Sidewalk vendors shall not utilize sound amplifying equipment or devices.

r. Upon demand of a peace officer or other City enforcement official, a sidewalk vendor shall provide a copy of any licenses required by this chapter for examination. (Ord. #216-2019, S3)