For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings set forth below:
PEDDLER or STREET VENDOR
Any person, whether principal or agent, who on any public
street or sidewalk or in any public place sells or barters or offers
to sell or barter; or carries or exhibits for sale or barter any goods,
wares or merchandise, either on foot or from a vehicle, basket, stand,
container or similar equipment or device. For the purposes of this
chapter, the words "peddler" and "street vendor" shall be interchangeable.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any street, sidewalk, alley or other public way, any public
park, square, space or grounds, any publicly owned or leased land
or buildings.
PUBLIC SIDEWALK
That part of the public highway set aside for pedestrian
traffic.
PUBLIC STREET
That part of the public highway set aside for vehicular traffic.
PUSHCART
Any wheeled vehicle or device, other than a motor vehicle,
used by a street vendor in a public place, which may be moved with
or without a motor and which does not require registration by the
Department of Motor Vehicles.
STAND
Any movable, portable or collapsible structure, framework,
table, stand, pushcart, container, basket or other equipment or device,
other than a vehicle, used by a street vendor in a public place for
the purpose of displaying, keeping or storing any goods or merchandise
or any article used in the business of vending.
VEHICLE
Any motor vehicle as defined in the Motor Vehicles Law.
VEND
To peddle, hawk, sell, barter or lease; to offer to sell,
barter or lease; or to display for sale, barter or lease any goods,
wares, merchandise or services in a public street, sidewalk or place.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to itinerant vendors as defined in Connecticut General Statutes, Section
21-27 (Revision of 1958) nor to sales by farmers and gardeners of the produce of their farms and gardens nor to the sale, distribution and delivery of milk, teas, coffee, spices, groceries, meats and bakery goods or to sales on approval or conditional sales of merchandise or to any organization or vendor which is an authorized participant in a special event approved by the city and for which a special event permit has been issued.
Each license issued in accordance with this chapter shall be
valid for the calendar year in which it is issued and shall expire
on the 31st day of December of that year. Licenses shall not be transferable.
No license shall be issued for any fractional period of a year nor
shall any pro rata payment be permitted.
It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to keep a record of all licenses granted under the provisions of this chapter in a file provided for the purpose. Such record shall contain the number and date of each license, the information required under §
77-4 hereof, the amount of license fee paid and the date of any prior license revocations, as provided in this chapter. The City Clerk shall keep a detailed account of all his receipts for such licenses and make a return thereof monthly to the City Treasurer. The records kept under this section shall be open to public inspection.
No license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be construed so as to permit the vending in any of the public parks of the city without approval pursuant to §
74-12.1 of this Code.
Each act of vending goods or merchandise in violation of any
of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a separate offense
and shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $100.
In addition to any other penalty provided by the Code of Ordinances
or the Connecticut General Statutes, a violation of this chapter or
of the terms of any license issued hereunder shall be grounds for
the revocation of an issued license by written order of the City Clerk,
without the return of the license fee.
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to exempt
any person from securing any other license or paying any other license
tax which may be authorized and imposed by the Connecticut General
Statutes or by any provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Norwalk.
[Amended 11-14-2017;
effective 1-1-2018]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
SOLICIT
The sales of merchandise or the soliciting of orders for
merchandise.
SOLICITOR
Any person who goes from place to place, house to house or
dwelling unit to dwelling unit within a multidwelling building or
who stands in any street, sidewalk or public place taking or offering
to take sales or orders for goods, wares or merchandise.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to:
A. The sales or soliciting of orders by farmers and gardeners of the
produce from their farms and gardens.
B. The sales or soliciting of orders, distribution and delivery of food
and beverages.
C. The sales or soliciting of orders of newspapers.
D. The sales or soliciting of orders made to retail or wholesale stores
or to professional or industrial establishments.
E. The sales or soliciting of orders by an individual or organization
which is an authorized participant in a special permit event approved
by the City and for which a special event permit has been issued.
Each license issued in accordance with this chapter shall be
valid for the period of one year from the date of issuance, unless
revoked or suspended. Licenses shall not be transferable.
Any person engaged in the sales of merchandise or the business
of soliciting orders of purchase for goods, wares and merchandise
shall conduct himself or herself at all times in an orderly and lawful
manner and shall give a written receipt, signed by the solicitor,
of all sales and orders so taken. Such receipt shall set forth a brief
description of the goods, wares and merchandise sold and ordered,
the total purchase price thereof, the amount of down payment received
by the solicitor from the purchaser and the approximate date of delivery.
In addition to any other penalty provided by the Code of the
City of Norwalk or the Connecticut General Statutes, each sale or
order solicited in violation of the provisions of this chapter and
each false statement or misrepresentation of fact for the purpose
of obtaining a solicitor's license shall be deemed a separate
offense and shall be subject to a fine of $250.
In addition to any other penalty provided by the Code of the
City of Norwalk or the Connecticut General Statutes, a violation of
this chapter or of the terms of any license issued hereunder shall
be grounds for the revocation of an issued license by written order
of the Police Chief or his/her designee, without the return of the
license fee.
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to exempt
any person from securing any other license or paying any other license
tax which may be authorized and imposed by the Connecticut General
Statutes or by any provisions of the Code of the City of Norwalk.