SIDEWALK VENDORS

Jacksonville Ordinance Code tit. VI, ch. 250, pt. 3

in effect

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 250.301 Vending areas.

Sec. 250.301. - Vending areas. (a) Sidewalk vendors may request a permit for an assigned location for the location of a vending area. This location shall meet the standards set forth in this Part. This location shall not be assigned to any other vendor as long as the permit is valid. The vendor must provide a site plan of the location with application. Any such application shall be reviewed by the Department to assure compliance with this Part before being submitted to the Tax Collector for payment. (b) Sidewalk vendors may request a nonspecified vending area permit. This permit shall authorize the vendor to vend in any location in the City authorized by this Part. (c) Sidewalk vendors may vend only in City right-of-way along roads which have curbs, gutters and sidewalks and only where the zoning is commercial or industrial. (d) All vending carts, display devices, and accessory containers must be located at least three feet from the paved portion of the street including any parking areas. (e) The vendor's vending carts, display devices and accessory containers shall not cover or obstruct more than 50 percent of the width of any sidewalk. (f) In no event shall any vending cart, display device, or accessory container be located on the paved portion of any road or: (1) Within three feet of any paved portion of any road including any parking areas; (2) Along any divided road which does not have curbs and sidewalks alongside such road; (3) On or in any median in any road; (4) Within ten feet of any driveway or curb cut; (5) Within 15 feet of any crosswalk; (6) Within 15 feet of any building exit or any walk which leads directly from a building exit; (7) Within 20 feet of any bus stop; (8) Within three feet of a building or structure unless the sidewalk is not less than 11 feet wide; (9) Within three feet of any parking space parallel to the road; (10) Within any area which would block the view of traffic or traffic signals or traffic signs; (11) Within 25 feet of any intersection; (12) Within 75 feet of any vendor who has been granted an assigned location permit pursuant to Section 250.301(a); (13) Within ten feet of any fire hydrant; (14) Within 300 feet of the property line of any property on which is located any established permanent business which sells the same types of products or services as requested to be sold by the permit applicant. (g) In no event shall any vending cart or accessory container be located inside any public building or structure or at any place the general public is prohibited or on any place where exclusive vending rights have been leased to another. (Ord. 93-1761-1390, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 250.302 Vending carts, display devices and accessory containers.

Sec. 250.302. - Vending carts, display devices and accessory containers. (a) All distributors and sidewalk vendors distributing or offering to distribute, or selling or offering to sell food must use and be limited to vending carts which shall be mobile and on wheels and shall be limited to a self-contained unit four feet wide by six and one-half feet high by six feet long as a maximum size. (1) Self-contained shall mean that the cart is not connected or attached to any building or other structure, and does not receive power or water from any building by means of wires, hoses, or other connections. (2) Each vending cart may be accompanied by no more than two ice chests, coolers, or other accessory containers; provided, that a proper trash receptacle as required by the Health Department may also accompany the vending cart. These accessory containers must be placed on or immediately adjacent to the vending cart, and may not be allowed to impede the free flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic or to pose a safety hazard. In no circumstances shall the accessory containers be more than three feet from the carts. (3) Accessory containers must be made of a hard substance such as hard plastic or a metal and may not be made by Styrofoam, paper, paperboard or cardboard. (4) Accessory containers shall have a capacity of no more than 94 quarts. (5) Any cooking, heating, warming, freezing or cooling unit must be an integral part of the vending unit. (b) Distributors and sidewalk vendors who do not sell or distribute food shall be allowed to occupy up to 30 square feet with carts, tables, accessory containers or other displays or display devices. None of the distributor's or sidewalk vendor's carts, tables, accessory containers or other display devices shall be allowed to impede the free flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic or to pose a safety hazard. No such distributor or sidewalk vendor shall receive power or water from any building by means of wires, hoses or other connections. (Ord. 93-1761-1390, § 1; Ord. 2004-536-E, § 2; Ord. 2004-1149-E, § 4)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 250.303 Litter.

Sec. 250.303. - Litter. The vendor is responsible for all litter and trash within 15 feet of the vendor's cart, display devices or accessory containers at any time the vendor is selling or offering to sell any merchandise or service. By accepting a permit pursuant to this Part, the vendor agrees that the vendor will pick up any litter or trash within the distances set forth herein whether or not caused by the vendor or any customer. (Ord. 93-1761-1390, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 250.304 Insurance.

Sec. 250.304. - Insurance. Each sidewalk vendor shall obtain a general liability insurance policy in the amount of $200,000 with the City as an additional named insured, and shall present acceptable proof of such insurance to the appropriate permitting agency before any vending activity begins. (Ord. 93-1761-1390, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 250.305 Sales to occupants of vehicles.

Sec. 250.305. - Sales to occupants of vehicles. No sidewalk vendor shall sell or attempt to sell any product or service to, or engage in or attempt to engage in any commercial transaction with, the occupant of any motor vehicle unless that motor vehicle is lawfully parked in a lawful parking place or parking lot or area, nor shall any sidewalk vendor stand or be upon the paved portion of any street in order to engage in or attempt to engage in any commercial transaction. (Ord. 93-1761-1390, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 250.306 Permit required.

Sec. 250.306. - Permit required. It shall be unlawful and a class C offense against the City to distribute or offer to distribute, or sell, or offer for sale, any food, beverage, merchandise or services on any sidewalk within the City of Jacksonville without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Tax Collector as provided in Part 1 of this Chapter. (Ord. No. 2004-536-E, § 3)

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