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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1982/05/11 Item 15• J COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT Item 15 Meeting Date .5f*fSt" s'///~~ r~~ TITLE: Ordinance - Amending Chapter 5.40 of the Municipal Code, Relating to the Licensing o ,pPeddlers ~CCON© READING AND ADQATIQ TIED BY: Director of Public Safety (4/5ths Vote: Yes No x ) Th City Council has requested a review of the regulations governing peddlers, pa titularly as they relate to peddling activity during civic functions, such as the Yule Parade. The City Council also expressed a concern that additional po ice protection was needed at the 1981 Yule Parade. OMMENDATION: Place ordinance on first reading. SSIONS: N/A DISCUSSION: Th Council has expressed concern over the number of peddlers that were in olved in last year's Yule Parade. Similar concern has been conveyed by the Ch tuber of Commerce and parade participants. Complaints pertained especially to the number of unlicensed peddlers, peddler interference with both pe estri an traffic and the parade route, and the sal a of horns that annoy the vi wing citizenry and frighten parade animals, creating a safety hazard. Th disparity of parade permit costs has also been questioned, since there is pr sently no differentiation between an annual or a one-time permit. A survey was conducted of five cities that have similar civic functions in o er to learn how they handled peddler licensing and enforcement. The cities in Jude San Diego, E1 Cajon, National City, Coronado and Pasadena. A a result of staff study and review of the information obtained from the o her cities, the following amendment to Chapter 5.40 of the Municipal Code is p oposed: Subsection 5.40.020 as follows: Sec. 5.40.020 Not Owning Taxable Property in City-License Fee. Every applicant for a license under this chapter as a peddler, solicitor or transient merchant who does not own real or personal property 1 ocated wi thi n the city used primarily for the business for which license application is made and which property is not on the tax rolls of the city or subject to such taxation, or who is an agent or representative of a person who does not own property located within the city used primarily for the business for which license • • C Page 2, Item 15 Meeting Date,5,~4f87 ~'~//~~ application is made and which property is not on the tax rolls of the city or subject to such taxation, shall pay a license fee of fifty dollars per year. It is further provided that any such a licant who chooses not to obtain a u year s_ icense may pay a a ai y ra e or rirteen aoiiars, plus providing a thousand dollar-bon or cas eposit, insuring u comp_iance wit a regu ations re a ive to such peaaiing operations. son: To provide for one-time licensing at a lesser fee, but imposing a d to insure compliance with regulations. e Subsection 5.40.030 as follows: Section 5.040.030 License Required. Each peddler, solicitor or transient merchant must secure a personal license. No license shall be used at any time by any person other than the one to whom it is issued. Food vendors must have necessary health permits before issuance of a pe ers perms icenses mus e app ie or a eas ive wor ing ays prior o e even . ai ure o comp y wi icensing requiremen s wi resu in ci a ion an impoun men o wares. io a ion y icense pe ers wi resu in a i ion o ci a ion an impoun men in cance a ion o e icense an w ere app ica e, in or ei o on . R ason: To insure compliance with Health Code, to provide adequate time to p ocess requests for licenses, to provide enforcement. d new Section 5.40.040 as follows: Section 5.40.040 Police Regulation of Peddler Activity at Parades and imi ar pecia Events. No stands shall be permitted on the public sidewalks alon any arade route or t e sa e o 00 or non oo items an no us carts, oxes or of er o sec s s a e permute tat wi oc or of erwise Curbline. h ~\ • ~\\ V • Red ason: For purposes of public safety. Page 3, Item 15 Meeting Date ,5~J'8~`~~~~I vZ At the 1981 Yule Parade there were some problems with bicyclists and other teenagers interfering with the parade at several locations. As you probably know, we depend almost exclusively on police Reserves and Explorers to provide the policing for the Yule Parade. During the 1981 Parade a number of the Reserves who were assigned to the parade could not make their assignments. This lack of personnel contributed to the problems previously noted. As our available police Reserves continue to shrink, these types of problems may occur in the future. There is very little we can do about it unless we are willing to spend overtime money to assign regular officers to these types of events. FI AL IMPACT: None WP 0013N P : dl • ~,\ ~~ „ v . ., } ,. ~.~1 ,, s _ /~- p~-_~_