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a.No person shall conduct or engage in sidewalk vending within the City without first obtaining a sidewalk vending permit pursuant to this chapter.

b.To apply for a sidewalk vending permit, the applicant must provide:

1.A completed application form containing:

A.Their name and mailing address and the name of any person(s) that will be employed by the vendor as sidewalk vendors;

B.Description of the merchandise offered for sale or exchange;

C.The days and hours of operation;

D.If the sidewalk vendor is an agent of an individual, company, partnership, or corporation, the name and business address of the principal and any owners of the company, partnership, or corporation;

E.Certification that the information is true to his or her knowledge and belief: and

F.Any other relevant information required by the Director.

2.A copy of a California driver’s license or identification card, or other valid government issued picture identification.

3.A copy of a valid California Department of Tax and Fee Administration seller’s permit, as required.

4.If preparing or selling food, a copy of the County Health Department health permit issued to the vendor and, if applicable, to the transport vehicle.

5.For stationary sidewalk vendors, a site plan map of the proposed location(s) where vending will take place, showing that the sidewalk location maintains a minimum of 48 inches of accessible route area, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

6.Proof of a policy or policies of comprehensive general liability insurance insuring the sidewalk vendor and naming the City as an additional insured against loss by reason of injury or damage that may result to persons or property from the negligent operation or defective construction of the sidewalk vending device, or from violation of this chapter or of any other law of the State or the United States. The insurance policy shall be in the sum as determined adequate by the City’s Finance Director, or designee, which said sum shall be listed on the sidewalk vending permit application.

7.Prior to the issuance of a sidewalk vendor permit, the applicant shall cause to be filed with the Director a LiveScan background check conducted by the California Department of Justice within the previous six months of the application date. The Director shall furnish each applicant with a LiveScan request form for use at any LiveScan vendor location.

c.The sidewalk vending permit application shall require the applicant to agree, in writing, to comply with all the provisions of this chapter and all applicable provisions of the Monterey City Code as well as all other generally applicable local, State and Federal laws.

d.At the time the application is filed, the applicant shall pay a nonrefundable permit processing fee, which fee may be established and amended from time to time by resolution of the City Council. If the applicant has a valid City business license for sidewalk vending at the time of the application, the business license fee shall be credited towards the sidewalk vending permit processing fee. (Ord. 3606 § 5, 2019)