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ATTACHMENT 7 Sidewalk Vending Programs CITY AUSTIN CHI CAGO HOUSTON LOS ANGELES NEW YORK PASADENA PHILADELPHIA PORTLAND SAN FRANCISCO SANTA ANA SANTA MONICA Agencies Res ponsible -Transportation Depa1tment -Commissioner of -Administration and Regulatory Affairs -Public Works, Bureau of - Department of Health - Public Healt h Depa.tment - Pub Iic Health - Office ofTransportation - Department of Public - Chief of Po lice - Business License Business Affairs Street Services (BSS) Dep311ment Works Department -Health and Human Services - Department of Consumer Affairs -Dep311ment of - Economic and Workforce - Depa1tment of Licenses - Police Department Transportation -Parks and Recreation Department and Health Development Department and Inspections Officer -Police Department -Office of Emergency Management Fees Sidewalks - Mobile Desserts One-time Administrative Fee: $27. 52 (One- N/A Merchandise Vending License Fees: Not specified. -Health Ce1tificate: $30 Application Fee:$60 (One- Publ ic Wo rks Fees: Pennit Fee: $235 Vendor Bu si ness License - Application Fee: $ 150 (one time) Vendor License Fee: time) -October 1-March 30: $200 time) -Application Filing ( I Year) Fee: $50 -Permit Fee: $650 (Annual) $275 (2 Years) -March 31 to September 30: $100 -Health Department Plan Fee: $135 Only the sale of froze n desse rt s is permitted on -Honorably discharged veterans: No Fee Review Fee: $ 150 Insurance Review Fee:$15 -Notification Fee: $2 16 Permit Fee : Parks - Street Peddler city sidewalks. (One-time) -Inspection Fee: $4 13 $25 or $98 -Concessions: Up to $1,500 fo r a six $ 100 Appl ication Fee (2 -Penn it fee is based on the number of Mobile Food Vending License Fees: -Pre-operating Inspec ti on month Period. Yea rs) employees as fo ll ows: -Full Term (2 years): $50 Fee: $ 190 Permit Fee: $75 (Annual) Health Depa1tment -Services: $50 Fee 0-9 employees: $200 -Seasonal (April 1- October 31 ): $ 10 Fees: Monthly payments in the amount of -$50 for se niors, I 0-25 e mployees: $330 -Honorably discharged veterans and disabled persons: No -Commercial Activity -Plan Check Fee: $382 $.45 per client per day for a veterans or di sa bled 26-50 employees: $480 Fees. License ( no fee) maximum of $1 ,500 for any 6- (2 Years) 51- 100 employees: $630 Fi re Depa.tment Fee: month period (more than three I0 I or more employees: $780 Mobile Food Vending Permit Fees: -Food License: $150 $330 cli ents). - As of September 24, -Food preparation on site: $200 (2 Years) 20 15: Mobile Food Frozen De sse rt Machine Fee: $1 10 -Prepackaged and no preparation on si te : $75 (2 Years) -Sidewalk Vendor Tax License Fee: Health Permit Cost: Vendor Fee: $350 (2 - Seasonal Permits: April I -October 31 License: $300 Depends on Gross -Application Fee: $95 · Years) Peddler's License Fee: $100 (Annua l) (food is prepared or processed): $35 Receipts -Hea lt h Permit Fee: $198-$273 - Seasonal Permits: April I -October 31 -Push Ca11 Ve ndor depending on type of item. (food is prepackaged or does not involve preparation or License: $300 -All annual fees . processing on-site): $ 15 Fire Department Inspection Fee: -Honorably discharged veterans or surviving spo use : No - All annual fees. $125 (one-time fee) (for units using fee . propane). Mobile Food Vendor Course: $53 (Renewed Periodically) Frozen Dessert Permit Fee: $25 (for machine) Green Cart Permit Fee: $75 1

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Sidewalk Vending Programs CITY AUSTIN CHICAGO HO USTON LOS ANGELES NEW YORK PASADENA PHILADELPHIA PORTLAND SAN FRANCISCO SANTA ANA SANTA MONICA

Agencies Responsible -Transportation Depa1tment -Commissioner of -Administration and Regulatory Affairs -Public Works, Bureau of - Department of Health - Public Health Depa.tment - Pub I ic Health - Office ofTransportation - Department of Public - Chief of Police - Business License Business Affairs Street Services (BSS) Dep311ment Works Department

-Health and Human Services - Department of Consumer Affairs -Dep311ment of - Economic and Workforce - Depa1tment of Licenses - Police Department Transportation -Parks and Recreation Department and Health Development Department and Inspections

Officer -Police Department

-Office of Emergency Management

Fees Sidewalks - Mobile Desserts One-time Administrative Fee: $27.52 (One- N/A Merchandise Vending License Fees: Not specified. -Health Ce1tificate: $30 Application Fee:$60 (One- Publ ic Works Fees: Pennit Fee: $235 Vendor Business License - Application Fee: $ 150 (one time) Vendor License Fee: time) -October 1-March 30: $200 time) -Application Filing ( I Year) Fee: $50 -Permit Fee: $650 (Annual) $275 (2 Years) -March 31 to September 30: $100 -Health Department Plan Fee: $135

Only the sale of froze n desserts is permitted on -Honorably discharged veterans: No Fee Review Fee: $ 150 Insurance Review Fee:$15 -Notification Fee: $2 16 Permit Fee: Parks - Street Peddler city sidewalks. (One-time) -Inspection Fee: $4 13 $25 or $98 -Concessions: Up to $1,500 fo r a six $100 Appl ication Fee (2 -Penn it fee is based on the number of Mobi le Food Vending License Fees: -Pre-operating Inspection month Period. Years) employees as fo llows: -Full Term (2 years): $50 Fee: $ 190 Permit Fee: $75 (Annual) Health Depa1tment -Services: $50 Fee 0-9 employees: $200 -Seasonal (April 1- October 3 1 ): $ 10 Fees: Monthly payments in the amount of -$50 for se niors, I 0-25 employees: $330 -Honorably discharged veterans and disabled persons: No -Commercial Activity -Plan Check Fee: $382 $.45 per client per day for a veterans or disabled 26-50 employees: $480 Fees. License (no fee) maximum of $1 ,500 for any 6- (2 Years) 51- 100 employees: $630 Fi re Depa.tment Fee: month period (more than three I 0 I or more employees: $780 Mobile Food Vending Permit Fees: -Food License: $150 $330 clients). - As of September 24, -Food preparation on site : $200 (2 Years)

20 15: Mobile Food Frozen Dessert Machine Fee: $1 10 -Prepackaged and no preparation on site: $75 (2 Years) -Sidewalk Vendor Tax License Fee: Health Permit Cost: Vendor Fee: $350 (2 - Seasonal Permits: April I -October 31 License: $300 Depends on Gross -Application Fee: $95 · Years) Peddler's License Fee: $100 (Annual) (food is prepared or processed): $35 Receipts -Health Permit Fee: $198-$273 - Seasonal Permits: April I -October 31 -Push Ca11 Vendor depending on type of item. (food is prepackaged or does not involve preparation or License: $300 -All annual fees .

processing on-site): $ 15 Fire Department Inspection Fee: -Honorably discharged veterans or surviving spo use: No - All annual fees . $125 (one-time fee) (for units using fee . propane).

Mobile Food Vendor Course: $53 (Renewed Periodically)

Frozen Dessert Permit Fee: $25 (for machine)

Green Cart Permit Fee: $75

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Sidewalk Vending Programs CITY AUSTIN CHICAGO HO USTON LOS ANGELES NEW YORK PASADENA PHILADELPHIA PORTLAND SAN FRANCISCO SANTA ANA SANTA MONICA

Licensing -City License -City License -City Business License Licensing requirements License and Petmit are required to sell on NY sidewalks -Health Department Petmit -Operation Eligibility Office ofTranspot1ation: -Application Maximum -Application Business Vendor Petmit required. Requirements within Special Sidewalk for merchandise and mobile food vendors. required for Food Sales Certificate -Sidewalks of 7 pam its per License - Applicant's full name

-County Health Department Penn it -Health Depat1ment - Surety Bond: $10.000 Vending Districts (none applicant. and address. for food sales. pennit for food sales. established at this time). Merchandise License issued only to : -City Business License -License Eligibility Report Bureau of Parks and -Background Check

- Consent from property owner -Those on the Department of Consumer Affairs waiting Recreation: -Notification required - Proof of applicant's -State Sales and Use Pennit Heath Department -City Business Tax list. -Operator' s Penni! -Commercial Activity -Parks of all buildings within -Disclosure of all identity.

inspection. -Texas Sales and Use Tax Permit Regrlstration - Honorably disc harged veterans. License is required for all 300 foot radius criminal convictions -Liabil ity Insurance - Spouses of honorably discharged veterans. -Background investigation businesses in Philadelphia. County Health Office including ordinance - Proof of insurance

-Liability Insurance -Liability Insurance required. -food sales -Notice of Hearing to violations and traffic coverage satisfactory to -Notificaiton of adjacent businesses Merchandise Licensing requirements: be issued. offenses. City . requi red. -Written approval from -Letter certifying that the vendor is on the waiting list. -Food License Fire Bureau Inspection

abutting business - Proof of honorably discharge if applicable. required. -A brief descript ion of - Marriage certificate of spouse of an honorably -Vendor License the type of food products

-Two passport photos discharged veteran. Consent from abutting or goods to be sold. -Passport photo . -Federal Employer !D# business owners

-Adequate identificat ion -Sales Tax Identification Number -The location where the -Proof of home address. -City Tax Account # Site Plan Detailed Drawings applicant plans to vend.

-Fingerprints for -Proof of tax clearance if applicable . background check -Chi ld Suppot1 Enforcement fonn . -State Sales and Use Tax - Name of employer, if

-One petmit per applicant. Specialized Vending License allows pennit holder to vend applicable.

in restricted areas. - Description of the -Must be on DCA waiting list and an honorable discharged pushcart or device. veteran with a service-related disabili ty .

- Health Permit for food Workers Compensation and Disability Insurance required sales. if the owner has employees.

Food Sales require Health Permit.

Vending in parks requires a separate permit.

Operat ing - Operational items such as coolers, Sidewalk pushcart -Only the sale of frozen desserts is permitted or Pushcarts Green Carts -Push cart vending is pennitted -Trash receptacle required. -Vending must not cause -Hours of Operation: -Vending only from a -Cart should be clean Req uirements propane tanks, or cash registers are vendors sidewalks. -6' by 3'6" by 6'6" -Only the sale of fruits and vegetables is permitted. in residential areas only for no congestion or blocking of 6:00AM to 3 AM the pushcat1. and safe condition.

not allowed on the ground. -Roaming type of - Decals atlixed on each side of cat1. more than 5 minutes in a single -30' from other vendors. pedestrian traffic on the following day. vending. -Tricycles and Push Carts may be used for the -Decals required on each - Decal shall contain permit number. location. sidewalk -Max dimensions: 6' x 4' -Pushcart should display : -Wheeled, non- sale of frozen desset1s. side of cat1 -Display borough and police precinct where allowed to -Cart must not exceed -Vending limited to Operator must wear Name, business name motorized cart. operate. -No amplified sound. dimensions of 4' by 8' by Pre-approved list of items: three days per week. uniform. and permit number. -Only allowed to sell -Packaged frozen desserts (popsicles and ice- -All advet1ising attached to -Decals may not be removed or transferred. 8' . -ready to eat food completely wrapped cream bars). cat1. -City will issue a distinct "green cat1" umblrella for Vending in parks pennitted for a -fresh cut flowers Good Neighbor Policy: -No artificial lighting. -Health Depat1ment portions of food. identification purposes. limited time of four hours. -Car1 must be easily -inflated balloons -Noise level, safety and Refuse bin required . permit number. -Food Menu displayed . -No other foods may be sold on street or -May use compact stool or -Umbrella must be attached to the cart. -Cat1 must be moved more than moved when fully loaded. -shoe shining cleanliness. -Color-coded emblems sidewalks. chair. 500 after the four hour period. -mnbrellas -No noise devices. -Copy of vendor' s penni required for Operating Req uirements for merchandise and food other -No tables. crates or racks. on both sides. identification purposes. -Separate permit required for vending in parks. -No vending on roadway . than green cat1 foods was not avaiable. Shm1transaction to -lee Cream Cat1s:

-No vending between complete sale Stainless steel 46" by -No vending between Peddler -Trash receptacle required. No new p.ermit shall be issued after October 31, 20 13, for midnight and 7:00a.m. 31" by 22" I :00 am and 3 AM, on -Wear Photo Badge any pushcart that exceeds I 0' by 5' No undue noise or offensive Saturday or Sunday, and -One helper allowed per -City permit must be odors. -Affixed City logo. specified holidays. car1. visible. No use of pushcart or food for sleeping or other residential -Hours Prohibited in purposes. Item sold must be easily -Uniform required. alleys between 5:00p.m. -Carts must be no less than carried by pedestrians. and 7:00 a.m. 18" from the curb. -Peddling of flowers . Trash cans. pick up litter. floral bouquets, growing -Pennits are not plants is not al lowed. transferable. No operation between -Only fruits and midnight and 6:00a.m. vegetables allowed. -Cat1s must not be chained

or fastened to any pole or Design, materials and colors s1gn. are to be well crafted and

considerate of the immediate surroundings of the proposed installation

Restrictions for umbrell as and canopies.

Cart must be self-contained.

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Sidewalk Vending Programs CITY AUSTIN CHICAGO HOUSTON LOS ANGELES NEW YORK PASADENA PHILADELPHIA PORTLAND SAN FRANCISCO SANTA ANA SANTA MONI CA

Placement -Vending site shall have usable Not available. Not available Not avai lable. When vending on the sidewalk, the operator must place Not specified . Not specified . -I 00' away from restaurant, -I ,000 ft. from schools -Placement: 50' from - 10' from business, Characteristics space of I 0' by I 0' feet for stand, the unit so that the longer side is adjacent and parallel to fruit stand or coffee shop between 7:00 AM and other cart doors, driveways, exits.

vendor and customers. the curb. (except with written 5 PM. consent). -200' from school or -I 0 ' from any bus stop.

-Vending stand shall not exceed 4' -750ft. from church. by 5' . -Flower vendors I 00 feet specifically named - I 0' from street corner o

away flower shop. schools. -500 ' from Zoo crosswalk. -6' wide pedestrian clear zone. -I 0' from intersection,

-Permit operating area is -75 ft. radius around driveway, or entrance. -35 ' of any other vendor. -1 0 fee t from entrance or doo1way from midpoint of one block restaurants. to other businesses. face to midpoint of the next -No stationmy ca1ts -No vending in a manner

block face. (except in Districts). that blocks free -1 6' minimum sidewalk area. movement of

-Only one vending ca1t is Hours of operation: pedestrians. -20' from other vendors and 20' allowed in an operating -9AM to 6 PM enllyway to a business selling area. -No vending on beaches comparable type merchandise. -Cart Dimensions 6' by or parkways.

4' -20' from driveway or pedestrian -Receipts should be crosswalk. -Trash can required. issued upon request.

-I 0' by I 0' area stand for vendor and Ice Cream Cart customers. Dimensions:

-Stainless steel, 46" in -I 0' entrance or doorway . by 31" by 22"

-Vending cart shall not obstruct or Evidence of purchase block a display window. post Jan. I , 2002

-Vendors with mL~tiple locations must be within I ,000' of one another.

Health Requirements -Food sales require Health -Food sales require -Food sales require Health Department Permit -Food sales require Health -Food sales require Health Department Permit. -Food sales require Health -Food sales require Health -Food sales require Health -Food sales require -Food sales require -Food sales require Depmtment Permit. Health Depa1tment Department Permit. Department Permit. Department Permit. Department Permit. Hea lth Depa11ment Health Department Health Depa1tment

Pe1mit. Permit. Permit. Pe1mit.

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Sidewalk Vending Programs CITY AUSTIN CHICAGO HOUSTON LOS ANGELES NEW YORK PASADENA PHILADELPHIA PORTLAND SAN FRANCISCO SANTA ANA SANTA MONICA

Vending Permit Cap Not speci fied. Not specified. Not specified. Not applicable. General Merchandise Pem>its : Permits are issued annual ly on a Not specified. Not specified. Not available. -Number of permits Not available. Currently 853 (waiting list of thousands), unless applicant first-come, first-served basis. outside the districts shall is an honorably discharged veteran or a spouse of an not exceed: 178. honorably discharged veteran. A minimum of 30 push cart

permits shall be issued annually. -C itywide lee Cream Mobile Food Permits : Permits: 120 -3, 100 Permits Citywide (2 years), in addition, The maximum number of -1 00 permits fo r disabled persons and honorably permits shall be detetmined by -Civic Center District: 9 discharged veteran, and the Health Department based on Penn its - 50 per borough except Manhattan (200). staff availability.

-Downtown District: 13 Green Cart Pennits: 1,000 Total Permits -Brooklyn 350 -Bronx 350 -Manhattan !50 -Queens 100 -Staten Island 50

1,000 Season Citywide (April -October)

Mobile Food Vending Restricted Mobile Food Vendor: Only the sale of frozen desserts is permitted on Not applicable. -Class A: Prepare and process raw potentially hazardous Not specified. Not spec itled . Not specitled. Not speci tied. Not specitled. Not specitled. Classifications - Foods that are prepackaged. - Mobile Food Dispenser sidewalks. food

-Mobile Food Preparer Unrestricted -Produce Merchant -Class B: Prepare and process potentially hazardous foods - Food that is packaged or prepared -Mobile Prepared Food that are manufactured or pre-cooked. on mobile unit. Vendor

-Mobile Desserts -Class C: Setve only intact. prepackaged potentially Vendor hazardous foods requiring temperature control for safety.

Peddling Allowed -Class D: Serve only non-potentially hazardous packaged or unpackaged foods that do not require temperature controL

-Class E: Green Carts

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Sidewalk Vending Programs CITY AUSTIN CHICAGO HOUSTON LOS ANGELES NEW YORK PASADENA P HILADELPHIA PO RTLAND SAN FRANCISCO SANTA ANA SANTA MONICA

Enforcement Violation of any Not available. Enforcement Agencies: -Enforcement Agency: Police, Consumer Affairs and - An operator's petmit is not Violations related to City Engineer may suspend -Director may suspend -Pushcatt may be -Violat ions may result in - Any violation is classified as Class provision: $50-$200 -Bureau of Street Services Other authorized agencies. issued to an applicant convicted tmlicensed sale of goods or revoke or deny issuance or revoke permit. impounded by Police or an infraction punishable C misdemeanor which is punishable Fine -Police Department of crimes of violence or moral or services on the of renewal of a permit. any other enforcement by a fine not to exceed by a fine of up to $500. -In addition to police enforcement , health department staff turpitude. sidewalk: $300 Penalty Schedule: agency in the course of $250 per violation.

Noise level or furnishing Citations wi thin Special attempt to make annual inspection of each of the food carts Appeal to Council within 10 -I st Violation $100 an arrest for violations. - Enforcement by the Austin Police false inf01mation is Districts (in addition to initial inspection). Environmental Control -Enforcement is carried out by days. -2nd Violation:$200 -Violation of not having Department. subject to: $300 fine for -First, second and third Board hears vendor disputes and levies fines related to Health Department and -3rd and subsequent -Permit may be a permit may result in a

first offense and $500 violations are c lass ified as infractions. occasionally by Police Any person violating any violations:$500 . suspended or revoked (l misdemeanor and fine for subsequent infractions. Department on a complaint- provisions may be punished Year). Appeal to City not to exceed $1 ,000. violations. -A fourth violation within Penalty Schedule: driven basis. by a fi ne not to exceed $500 Council.

a two year period of the - I st Violation: $25-$50 or byimprisonment for up to first violation is classified -2nd Violation: $50-$ 100 6 months. as a misdemeanor. -3rd Violation $ 100-$250

-Subsequent Violations: $250-$ 1,000 Citations outside Special Districts: Carts found in violation may be seized by the health -BSS: Citations are department. referred to City Attorney City Attorney determines Unattended cat1s may be seized by the health depat1ment. whether to file with the court. The cout1 may dismiss the case , impose a fine of up to $1 ,000 and/or jail time.

Citations under Administrative Citation Enforcement Program (Police): - lst Violation may result ir a fine of $250 -2nd Violation may result in a fine of: $500 -3rd and subseque nt violations may result in a fine of $ 1,000

Citations under Venice Beach Boardwalk Ordinonce: -I st Violation: Infraction with a $100 fine -2nd Violation : Infraction punishable by a fine of $250 or a misdemeanor punishable by a fi ne of $ 1,000 or six months in ail.

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Sidewalk Vending Programs CITY AUSTIN CHICAGO HOUSTON LOS ANGELES NEW YORK PASADENA PHfLADELPH IA PORTLAND SAN FRAI'ICISCO SANTA ANA SANTA MONICA

Location Stationary vending on sidewalks. -Pedd lers may sell No frozen desse rt vending within the Houston N/A Restricted by streets where no vending is permitted . In -Push cart vendi ng permitted in Vending prohihbi ted in -Stationary vendi ng only. -No vending in Vending on sidewalks Not specified. within I ,000 fe et of Theater District. some cases vending may be prohibited only in certain residential areas for no more streets and areas residential areas only from a pushcart.

No Vending Zones: Wrigley Field: must be sections of the street or it may be prohibited by hours of than five minutes in a single designated by the City Vending all owed only in I. Austin Convention Center mobile. operation. location. Council. commercial zones. -No vending in Twin -Separate Permit 2. Palmer Events Center Peaks. required for vending in 3. Long Center for the Performing -Mobile vendors may Authorization needed from Parks Department when -Push cart vending permitted in Two special di stricts have Vending lim ited to specific the Civic Center District Arts not vend within I ,000 location is desired in park. a public park for no more than been created: locations. -No vending on and the Downtown 4. Frank Erwin Center feet from Wrigley Field. four hours in one location -Callohill District: 2 sidewalks or streets District. S. All Austin park land (separate No Green Carts within 45th (Bronx) and 72nd (Brooklyn) (provided another entity has not vendors permitted adjacent to parks. permit required) -Certain areas of the City police precincts. secured a permit for -32nd Street District- I 0 6. Capitol Grounds and other state- have been designated as concessions). vendors permitted -No vending on controlled property "no peddling and no sidewalks under

vend ing zones:" such as -Vending prohibited in Civic Vendors within districts jurisdiction of Cal trans Separate permit required from Parks the Medical Center Center and libraries. must comply with any AT&T and Recreation department to vend Distr ict. additional requirements in parks. established within such -No vending in parks

district. two hours before and two hours after events.

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