Pushcarts on Private Property and Sidewalk Vendors
San Diego Municipal Code § 141.0619
in effect§141.0619 Pushcarts on Private Property and Sidewalk Vendors
This Section regulates pushcarts on private property and Sidewalk Vendors. Pushcarts are moveable, wheeled, non-motorized vehicles used by vendors for the sale of food or beverage products, fresh-cut flowers, or live plants in pots. Pushcarts are a health-regulated business subject to Section 42.0102. For purposes of this section, Sidewalk Vendor has the same meaning as in San Diego Municipal Code Section 36.0102.
(a) Pushcarts on Private Property
Pushcarts are permitted on private property as a limited use in the zones indicated with an “L” in the Use Regulations Tables in Chapter 13, Article 1 (Base Zones) subject to the following regulations.
(1) Pushcarts are not permitted in required yards, required landscape areas, or required parking areas.
(2) Pushcarts shall not exceed 4 feet in width, not including wheels; 8 feet in length, including handles; and 6 feet in height, not including canopies, umbrellas, and transparent enclosures.
(3) Pushcart operators shall not verbally solicit business from pedestrians or persons in vehicles and shall not sell to persons in vehicles.
(4) The price of items sold shall be posted on the pushcart and shall be clearly legible.
(b) Sidewalk Vendors
Sidewalk Vendors shall not interfere with public access to the shoreline, as identified in land use plans that are part of the certified Local Coastal Program.
(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.) (Amended 6-18-2013 by O-20261 N.S.; effective 7-19-2013.) (Amended 5-5-2015 by O-20481 N.S.; effective 6-4-2015.) (Retitled from “Pushcarts” to “Pushcarts on Private Property” and amended 5-23-2022 by O-21458 N.S.; effective 6-22-2022.)
(Retitled from “Pushcarts on Private Property” to “Pushcarts on Private Property and Sidewalk Vendors” and amended 12-14-2022 by O-21578 N.S; effective 1-13-2023.) [Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-21578 N.S. will not apply within the Coastal Overlay Zone until the California Coastal Commission certifies it as a Local Coastal Program Amendment. Click the link to view the Strikeout Ordinance highlighting changes to prior language http://docs.sandiego.gov/municode_strikeout_ord/O-21578-SO.pdf ]
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter14/Ch14Art01Division06.pdf#page=29Fetched: 10/28/2026