§ 22-164. Certain peddling and street vending prohibited.  


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  • No peddler, street vendor or mobile food vendor shall:

    (1)

    While selling food or beverages, solicit sales from residence to residence or in any other place except on or from his vehicles.

    (2)

    Use or occupy any portion of any public square, park, parkway, street or alley where the sale or offer to sell is made thereon or where solicitation of customers is made thereon by:

    a.

    Stopping passersby.

    b.

    Yelling or making loud noise to attract persons to his place of business.

    c.

    Having an attraction which will blockade a street, sidewalk or other public place.

    (3)

    Without having first obtained a valid permit, use or occupy any portion of any right-of-way of any county maintained road for the purpose of selling or offering to sell merchandise, including food or beverages. In such cases, peddlers, street vendors or mobile food vendors may make sales from vehicles or mobile stands that are located on the right-of-way, so long as the sales are restricted to occupants of adjoining or abutting property.

    (4)

    Use, occupy or sell from any vehicle with more than two axles. This does not preclude use of a single axle trailer hitched to a motor vehicle.

    (5)

    Install, erect or construct any permanent building or structure. Temporary signs, canopies or awnings shall be removed at the conclusion of business each day, as shall any motor vehicles, pushcarts, wagons, mobile stands, or other movable devices storing the merchandise.

    (6)

    Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit sales activities or solicitations to places of business or commerce, nor shall anything herein be construed to authorize such sales activities or solicitations to places of business or commerce where such places of business or commerce have stated they do not wish to be solicited.

(Ord. No. 2003-01, § 1(Exh. A), 1-23-03)