On March 1, the San Diego City Council voted 8-1 in favor of an ordinance to regulate sidewalk vending and establish penalties for non-compliance.<\/p>\n
Councilmember Vivian Moreno cast the dissenting vote.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany street vendors are mom-and-pop businesses with lots of immigrants, new Americans, and people of color,\u201d said Moreno of District 8. \u201cUnfortunately, the ordinance is overly broad and not specific enough. It goes beyond what is required by SB 946. I\u2019m also concerned about there being uneven enforcement, where vendors would be heavily enforced in some areas, while in some areas they would not be.\u201d<\/p>\n
Authored by District 2 Councilmember Dr. Jennifer Campbell\u2019s office, the new ordinance will take effect 30 days after final passage by the City Council. All sidewalk vendors will have until June 1 to either cease vending activity or comply with the ordinance\u2019s provisions.<\/p>\n
\u201cTenemos una ordenanza que hace que la Ciudad cumpla con la SB 946 que entr\u00f3 en vigencia en 2019 y trae a los vendedores a la econom\u00eda formal\u201d, dijo Campbell. \u201cEsta ordenanza establece requisitos y brinda claridad legal para los vendedores que desean cumplir con las reglas y tener negocios exitosos mientras protegen la salud p\u00fablica, la seguridad y los espacios p\u00fablicos\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cSB 946 decriminalized sidewalk vending and established requirements for local regions to regulate them,\u201d Campbell chief-of-staff Venus Molina told the council. \u201cThe ordinance applies to special events, swap meets, farmers markets, and shoreline parks. These regulations must be directly related to public health, safety, or welfare. There are distance requirements between vendors and a prohibition of vending in high-traffic pedestrian areas. Vendors must obtain a vending permit. No insurance is required and the permit would be renewed annually.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new ordinance requires vendors to be 15 feet apart from one another, 50-feet from major transit stops, and 100 feet from sidewalks or street enclosures.<\/p>\n
La aplicaci\u00f3n de la nueva ordenanza de venta ambulante requiere advertencias y remisiones en la primera infracci\u00f3n, multas de $200 para vendedores sin permisos y $500 para aquellos con permisos por una segunda infracci\u00f3n, multas de $500 para vendedores sin permisos y $1,000 para aquellos con permisos para una tercera infracci\u00f3n y multas de $500 y\/o incautaci\u00f3n de equipos de venta por infracciones posteriores para aquellos sin permisos de venta y multas de $1,000 y\/o incautaci\u00f3n de equipos para vendedores con permisos.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday\u2019s action is an important step in establishing sensible rules and regulations and allows us to comply with SB 946 and help those who want to become entrepreneurs,\u201d concluded Campbell before moving passage of the sidewalk vending ordinance.<\/p>\n
Testifying on March 1, Denny Knox, executive director for Ocean Beach MainStreet Association, said: \u201cWe support this long-awaited vending ordinance. SB 946 has had a huge impact on our community and the health, safety, and welfare of everyone around. We have been sounding the alarm for the need for a vending ordinance for over three years. Enforcement is a huge thing for us. We hope you will make sure this ordinance gets enforced.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe feel street vending takes up park space leaving less space for San Diegans,\u201d testified Andrea Schlageter, chair of Ocean Beach Planning Board. \u201cVendors get to use that space for free. Don\u2019t put private enterprise over public access and public space.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is mainly a coastal-access issue,\u201d agreed Ocean Beach Planning Board vice chair Kevin Hastings. \u201cOur park spaces are a year-round draw for residents and visitors for these areas. Any commercial operation in these parks really needs to be very limited, and only in very specific, designated locations. Enforcement should be taken seriously. Code enforcement and park rangers are completely unequipped to handle this.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEsta ordenanza afecta a nuestros vecindarios para las microempresas y nuestras tiendas f\u00edsicas, y es un desaf\u00edo negociar mientras permite que las microempresas prosperen de manera segura\u201d, dijo Joe LaCava, concejal del Distrito 1. \u201cEstamos logrando m\u00faltiples objetivos al despenalizar la venta ambulante mientras reducimos las barreras para que las peque\u00f1as empresas operen y tomen posesi\u00f3n, y sentamos las bases para un crecimiento exitoso. Resolver este problema ha sido una prioridad para mi distrito\u201d.<\/p>\n
LaCava asked for and was granted, an amendment to the new vending ordinance to include sections of Coast Boulevard above Children\u2019s Pool and the boardwalk in Scripps Park in La Jolla as shoreline park areas deserving of inclusion as high-traffic pedestrian areas where sidewalk vending is prohibited. He was unsuccessful however by a 5-4 vote in having the summer moratorium prohibiting sidewalk vending extended from Labor Day to Oct. 1 to accommodate later-summer beach crowds.<\/p>\n
Council President Pro-tem Monica Montgomery Steppe of District 4 was successful in amending the vending ordinance to allow impoundment of vendor equipment only in cases of extreme violations of the new ordinance. She expressed worry that vendors could be deprived of their ability to do business for minor offenses.<\/p>\n
STREET VENDORS LIMITED<\/p>\n
The new ordinance establishes both permitting and law enforcement processes for street vending, while limiting vendors from operating in these parts of the City:<\/p>\n
\u2013 Sports Arena Boulevard entre Hancock Street y East Drive durante eventos y d\u00edas de juego.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Within 500 feet of special events, swap meets and farmer\u2019s markets<\/p>\n
\u2013 En Balboa Park, Mission Bay Park, Presidio Park, Belmont Park y Shoreline Parks en las comunidades de Ocean Beach, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach y La Jolla durante la moratoria de construcci\u00f3n de verano anual de la Ciudad.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Calles 4, 5 y 6 entre Broadway Avenue y Harbor Drive en el centro.<\/p>\n
\u2013 India Street entre Ash Street y West Kalmia Street en Little Italy.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Avenida San Diego entre Twiggs Street y Conde Street en Old Town.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Varias cuadras en East Village.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Calles cercanas al Centro de Convenciones durante una convenci\u00f3n o evento.<\/p>\n
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