Limitations on sidewalk vending in public-rights-of way.
Sacramento City Code § 5.90.290
in effect5.90.290 Limitations on sidewalk vending in public-rights-of way.
A. No permittee shall engage in sidewalk vending on the public sidewalk or other pedestrian path, unless at least five feet or 50% of the overall width of the sidewalk or other pedestrian path, whichever is greater, is open to pedestrians.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A, no permittee shall engage in sidewalk vending:
1. In the central city and the Old Sacramento Business District, where the sidewalk vending operations leave a width of less than six feet on the public sidewalk or other pedestrian path open to pedestrians;
2. In the public pedestrian easement as described in section 12.44.020.B;
3. Within 100 feet of another permittee in high-pedestrian areas as designated on the sidewalk vending permit;
4. In any location that impedes access to any driveway, bicycle rack, crosswalk, off-street parking, parking meter, pedestrian, bicycle route, emergency vehicle routes, garbage receptacle enclosure area, or garbage receptacle;
5. Within six feet of a station or stop of regional transit or other similar transit system or an entrance or exit of any building;
6. Within 400 feet of a school between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on days that the school is in session;
7. On or next to a playground, playfield, open-space landscaped areas, or jogging trail where the operation will damage its turf or interfere with recreational uses, vehicular access, or pedestrian safety; or
8. Within 600 feet of any liquor store or entertainment establishment that maintains a valid entertainment permit issued pursuant to chapter 5.108, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. (Ord. 2020-0001 § 3)
Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-13147Fetched: 10/24/2026