HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-05-28 - AGENDA REPORTS - DRAFT ORD RELATING TO PEDDLING (2)AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval 4Kl
Item to be presented py. , , A 7 -
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
DATE: May 28, 1991
SUBJECT: Draft ordinance relating to peddling on highways and location
restrictions
Ordinance No: 91-25
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
BACKGROUND
At its meeting of May 14, 1991,. the City Council began discussion on this
item, and continued its discussion to the Council meeting of May 28, 1991.
This ordinance would only pertain to activities on public rights of way. It
does not affect businesses on private property.
RECOMMENDATION
Introduce Ordinance -No. 91-25, waive further reading, and pass to second
reading.
ATTACHMENTS
Agenda Report dated May 14, 1991
Ordinance No. 91-25
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Agenda Item:
ORDINANCE NO. 91=25
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE AT SECTION
11.38.170 RELATING TO PEDDLING ON HIGHWAYS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.38.170 of the Municipal Code for the City of
Santa Clarita is amended to read as follows:
11.38.170 Peddling on Highways - Location Restrictions
It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business of peddling or
selling liquids or edibles for human consumption from wagons or. other
vehicles, or any traveling merchant, hawkster or peddler of goods, wares or
merchandise who uses a wagon or other vehicle °and who holds a license to
engage in any said business in the City, to carry on or conduct any said
business upon any portion of a public highway located within the City, or on.a
sidewalk adjacent to any such public highway within the City.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Ordinance and cause the same to be published in the manner required by law.
ATTEST:
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of 1991.
CITY CLERK
MAYOR
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ),
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, , City Clerk,of the City of Santa Clarita,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. , was regularly
introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City
Council on the day of by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
CITY CLERIC
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
DATE: May 14, 1991
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval
Item to be presented by:
Lynn M. Harris --
SUBJECT: Draft ordinance relating to peddling on highways and location
restrictions
Ordinance No; 91-25
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
BACKGROUND
At its meeting of December 11, 1990, the Council discussed the above item and
then introduced the ordinance. On January 8, 1991, the Council was due to
adopt this ordinance. However, after receiving public testimony, the Council
directed staff to consider certain revisions to the ordinance and bring the
ordinance back to the Council at a future date.
The attached draft ordinance regulates the location of catering trucks and all
other temporary roadside businesses in the City. Required parking provisions
of the previous draft have been deleted.
Previously, the council had requested staff research whether the City could
exempt certain types of peddlers, such as the fruit stands currently seen
throughout the City, from any zoning enforcement. Staff researchwith the
City Attorney's office found the following;
Currently, with respect to "itinerant restaurants," staff has had limited
success in enforcing the health code regulations requiring that an "itinerant
restaurant" move 500 feet or more every 30 minutes. This is the only
enforcement tool available to staff at the present time.
If this proposed peddling ordinance is adopted, it would not permit fruit
stands, silk plant, rug, hot dog, seafood and pushcart vendors to conduct
their activities on City streets and highways. This ordinance would provide
us with the necessary enforcement power to effectively address the issue of
vendors on the public streets and highways. "Streets and highways" includes
the full width of the right-of-way.
Finally, this ordinance would be enforced equally and uniformly throughout the
City. All street vendors, without exception, would be required to comply.
Should the City Council not adopt this ordinance, these vendors would be
allowed to continue their activities on the public streets and in the
rights-of-way. Staff recommends that the Council adopt Ordinance 91-25 and
enforce it uniformly throughout the City.
RECOMMENDATION
Introduce Ordinance 91-25, waive further reading, and pass to second reading.
ATTACHMENT
Ordinance No. 91-25
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