REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Approve Introduction of an Ordinance Readopting the Expired Sidewalk Vendor Stadium Pilot Program with a New Sunset Date and Slightly Expanded Footprint
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High-Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
SB 946 prohibits California cities and counties from banning sidewalk vendors from operating on public sidewalks or other pedestrian pathways and prohibits cities from regulating sidewalk vendors unless cities establish a permitting system that is consistent with the provisions of SB 946. SB 946 also requires that any restrictions placed on sidewalk vendors be directly related to objective health, safety or welfare concerns. Local jurisdictions that wish to regulate sidewalk vending are required to first adopt a program with regulations consistent with SB 946.
Direction from City Council on April 18, 2023, requested staff to "prepare a temporary ordinance amendment and permit process for stadium event days that would define areas where sidewalk vending should not occur due to health and/or safety concerns, within a to-be-determined stadium footprint." The Ordinance would also contain provisions to prohibit vending in parking lots associated with the stadium event. The temporary Ordinance would be established for a pilot period of September 2023 to January 2024 to evaluate impacts.
On July 18, 2023, the City Council approved the introduction of an Ordinance amending Chapter 5.05 (Solicitors and Peddlers) and Section 9.05.165 (Activities and Conduct Prohibited in Parking Facilities Adjacent to the Stadium or Parking Facilities Used for Stadium Events) of the Santa Clara City Code to create a limited-term pilot project regulating vending on certain public sidewalks and pedestrian paths surrounding Levi's Stadium on event days ("Program"). In addition, the City Council waived fees and taxes for all required City busi...
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