Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, December 04, 2018
Consent
SUBJECT:
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INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 18-1828 AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A REGULATORY PROGRAM APPLICABLE TO SIDEWALK VENDORS (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The Governor has approved Senate Bill 946 ("SB 946") which, effective January 1, 2019, will prohibit criminal prosecution of sidewalk vendors (as defined in SB 946), preclude local agencies from broadly prohibiting or limiting the total number of sidewalk vendors, and confer limited authority on local agencies to regulate sidewalk vendors within their jurisdictions. To validly regulate sidewalk vendors, a city must adopt local requirements consistent with SB 946, which can include permit requirements.
The proposed ordinance would repeal a provision of the Carson Municipal Code which constitutes a ban on certain sidewalk vendors, and would adopt specific operating standards and restrictions applicable to all sidewalk vendors. The amendments would bring the Carson Municipal Code into compliance with SB 946 and enable the City to exercise the full scope of its potential regulatory authority under SB 946 to protect and promote public health, safety and welfare.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
WAIVE further reading and INTRODUCE, by title only, Ordinance No. 18-1828, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING SECTION 4126 (SALES FROM NONMOTORIZED VEHICLES ON CITY STREETS PROHIBITED) OF CHAPTER 1 (PROHIBITED CONDUCT - OFFENSES) OF ARTICLE IV (PUBLIC PEACE), ADDING CHAPTER 10 (SIDEWALK VENDING) TO ARTICLE III (PUBLIC SAFETY), AND AMENDING SECTIONS 63143 (PEDDLERS) AND 63150 (STREET VENDORS) OF CHAPTER 3 (BUSINESSES, PROFESSIONS AND TRADES) OF ARTICLE VI (TAXES AND LICENSES) OF THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A REGULATORY PROGRAM APPLICABLE TO SIDEWALK VENDORS"
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. DIRECT staff to make changes to the proposed ordinance a...
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