For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them unless otherwise noted:
"Certified farmers' market"
means a location operated in accordance with Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 47000) of Division 17 of the Food and Agricultural Code and any regulations adopted pursuant to that chapter.
"City"
means the city of Glendale.
"Exclusively residential"
means the following zones: all single-family and multi-family zones, as described in Chapter 30.11, Residential Districts, of this code. For purposes of this chapter, any area not within an exclusively residential zone shall be deemed commercial.
"Immediate vicinity"
means within five hundred feet.
"Park"
means a public park owned or operated by the city.
"Person"
means any natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, joint venture, business trust, corporation, or company.
"Receptacle"
means equipment used by a sidewalk vendor for vending activities, including, but not limited to, a pushcart, stand, display, pedal-driven cart, wagon, showcase, rack, or other non-motorized conveyance.
"Sidewalk"
means a public sidewalk or paved pedestrian path specifically designed for pedestrian travel. A sidewalk shall not include streets, alleys, plazas, or city-owned parking lots or structures.
"Sidewalk vending items"
means a sidewalk vendor's receptable and any other equipment used by a sidewalk vendor to facilitate the sale of food or merchandize, and any food or merchandize offered, exposed or displayed for sale by a sidewalk vendor.
"Sidewalk vendor" or "vendor"
means a person who sells food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand, display, pedal-driven cart, wagon, showcase, rack, or other non-motorized conveyance, or from one's person, upon a public sidewalk or other pedestrian path. A sidewalk vendor may be either a:
1. 
"Roaming sidewalk vendor," which means a sidewalk vendor who moves from place to place and stops only to complete a transaction; or
2. 
"Stationary sidewalk vendor," which means a sidewalk vendor who vends from a fixed location.
"Special event permit"
means a permit issued for the temporary use of, or encroachment on, a sidewalk or other public area, including, but not limited to, a special event permit issued pursuant to Chapter 5.88 of this code and a special event permit issued by the city's community services and parks department for events at any city park.
"Vend" or "vending"
means to sell, offer for sale, expose or display for sale, solicit offers to purchase, or to barter food or merchandise, or to require someone to negotiate, establish or pay a fee before providing food or merchandise, even if characterized as a donation. Vend or vending does not include the offering of services.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021; Ord. 6033, 12/3/2024)
No person shall engage in sidewalk vending, as defined in this chapter, without first obtaining a sidewalk vendor license. A separate license is required for each receptacle used by a sidewalk vendor.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021)
A. 
Any person wishing to obtain a sidewalk vendor license shall file an application according to requirements and procedures in Section 5.04.050.
B. 
Applications for sidewalk vendor licenses shall include the following additional information:
1. 
A copy of a valid California driver's license or identification number, an individual taxpayer identification number, or an identification card issued by another municipality. Such information is not a public record and will remain confidential as required by Government Code Section 51038(c)(4);
2. 
If the vendor is an agent of an individual, company, partnership, or corporation, the name and business address of the principal;
3. 
A description of the merchandise to be offered for sale and any vending equipment to be used (including the dimensions of the receptacle and a photograph thereof;
4. 
A copy of a valid California Department of Tax and Fee Administration sales tax number, as required;
5. 
If a vendor of food, proof of all required approvals from the Los Angeles County department of public health;
6. 
The results of a fingerprinting background check using a form furnished by the city;
7. 
For stationary sidewalk vendors, a description, map, or drawing of the location(s) in which the applicant proposes to operate;
8. 
A statement of the days and hours of proposed vending operations, and whether the sidewalk vendor intends to operate as a stationary vendor or a roaming vendor;
9. 
An agreement by the applicant to indemnify and hold harmless the city, its officers and employees, for any damage or injury caused to the city as a result of the sidewalk vending conduct or activity;
10. 
The applicant's certification, that to his or her knowledge and belief, the information contained in the application is true;
11. 
Such other information as the director deems necessary for the administration or enforcement of this chapter as specified on the required application form.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021)
A. 
An application for a sidewalk vendor license may be denied according to Section 5.04.050, and a sidewalk vendor license may be suspended or revoked according to Section 5.04.100.
B. 
Additionally, a sidewalk vendor license application may be denied, or a license suspended or revoked based on any of the following grounds:
1. 
The proposed vending location encroaches on a public sidewalk without maintaining an unobstructed pedestrian access route as specified in Section 5.20.070(D);
2. 
The proposed vending operation, including the equipment to be used by the vendor, fails to comply with all applicable health, zoning, fire, building and safety laws of the state of California or of the city of Glendale;
3. 
The applicant is required to register under the provisions of California Penal Code Section 290 (or an equivalent section in any other state);
4. 
The applicant has been convicted of any felony offense involving the sale of a controlled substance specified in California Health and Safety Code Section 11054, 11055, 11056, 11057, or 11058 within five years of the date of the application, or is otherwise on probation or parole for any offenses set forth in this section.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021)
A sidewalk vending license shall be valid from the date of issuance through December 31 of that year, unless suspended or revoked prior to that date in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021)
A sidewalk vending license shall not be required for events conducted in accordance with a commercial special event permit, such as for a certified farmers' market, swap meet, street fair, or outdoor concert.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021)
A. 
Sidewalk vendors are subject to the following operating conditions when conducting sidewalk vending activities:
1. 
Conducting sidewalk vending activities shall be limited as follows:
a. 
On sidewalks or pathways within or directly adjacent to exclusively residential areas, between dawn and dusk daily;
b. 
In non-residential areas, vending activities are prohibited between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.; and
c. 
In parks, during the times the parks are open to the public until one hour before closing.
2. 
All food and merchandise shall be stored either inside or affixed to the sidewalk vendor receptacle or carried by the sidewalk vendor. Food and merchandise shall not be stored, placed, or kept on any public property. If affixed to the sidewalk vendor receptacle, the overall space of the sidewalk vendor receptacle shall not exceed the size requirements provided in this section;
3. 
The sidewalk license shall be displayed conspicuously at all times on the sidewalk vending receptacle or the sidewalk vendor's person. If multiple sidewalk vendors are staffing a sidewalk vendor receptacle or working as roaming sidewalk vendors, each person shall wear their license on their person in a conspicuous manner;
4. 
Sidewalk vendors shall not leave their sidewalk vending receptacle unattended;
5. 
All signage and advertising related in any way to the sidewalk vendor shall be attached to the sidewalk vending receptacle, if any, or the sidewalk vendor's person;
6. 
Sidewalk vendors shall not use any electrical, flashing, wind powered, or animated sign;
7. 
Sidewalk vending receptacles shall not be stored on public property and shall be removed when not in active use by a sidewalk vendor;
8. 
No sidewalk vending receptacle shall contain or use explosive or hazardous materials with the exception of propane;
9. 
Sidewalk vendors that sell food shall display at all times they are conducting sidewalk vending activities, the health permit issued by the Los Angeles County department of public health;
10. 
Sidewalk vendors that sell food shall maintain a trash container in or on their sidewalk vending receptacle and shall not empty their trash into the public trash cans. Sidewalk vendors shall not leave any location without picking up, removing, and properly disposing of all trash or refuse from their operation. (Vendors must maintain their own trash containers for the proper disposal of trash, food, or liquids generated by their vending activities.);
11. 
Sidewalk vendors shall immediately clean any food, grease or other fluid or item related to sidewalk vending activities that falls on public property;
12. 
Sidewalk vendors shall not block an exit to a building, structure or facility;
13. 
Stationary sidewalk vendors shall not cause, allow, or maintain the placement of tables, chairs, shade structures, tents, umbrellas, other furniture, rugs, towels, fabric of any kind upon the sidewalk in conjunction with the vending operation;
14. 
Sidewalk vendors shall not store or leave unattended vending equipment or receptacles in public spaces or in any portion of the public right-of-way. Equipment or objects left in public spaces or in the public right-of-way overnight, or outside the hours of permitted vending operations will be considered discarded and may be seized or disposed of by the city;
15. 
Sidewalk vending receptacles must not exceed the maximum dimensions of six feet in length by four feet in width;
16. 
Roaming vendors must maintain an unobstructed view over four feet in height from the ground to the table top structure of the receptacle; and
17. 
Sidewalk vendors shall comply with the noise standards provided in Chapter 8.36 of this code.
B. 
Sidewalk vendors shall not:
1. 
Rent merchandise to customers;
2. 
Display or advertise merchandise or food that is not available for immediate sale;
3. 
Sell live animals, alcohol, cannabis, adult oriented material, tobacco products, products that contain nicotine or any product used to smoke or vape nicotine or cannabis;
4. 
Use an electrical outlet or power source that is owned by the city or another person other than the sidewalk vendor;
5. 
Continue to offer food or merchandise for sale, following, or accompanying any person who has been offered food or merchandise after the person has asked the sidewalk vendor to leave or after the person has declined the offer to purchase food or merchandise;
6. 
Knowingly make any false statements or misrepresentations during the course of offering food or merchandise for sale;
7. 
Block or impede the path of the person(s) being offered food or merchandise to purchase;
8. 
Make any statement, gesture, or other communication which a reasonable person in the situation of the person(s) being offered food or merchandise to purchase would perceive to be a threat and which has a reasonable likelihood to produce in the person(s) a fear that the threat will be carried out;
9. 
Touch the person(s) being offered food or merchandise without that person(s) consent; or
10. 
Place their sidewalk vending receptacles outside of any pathway or sidewalk when engaging in sidewalk vending activities;
11. 
Use any horns, music, lights, visual media, or sound amplifying device unless expressly approved in the license;
12. 
Physically alter or otherwise damage the sidewalk;
13. 
Fasten or affix any item, including, but not limited to, tape, strap, chain, tie, band, or rope, to any public property;
14. 
Provide or sell any service to any person; or
15. 
Place any type of fencing or other divider around the vending area.
C. 
All sidewalk vending activities shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as with the proposed accessibility guidelines for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way, as the same may be amended from time to time.
D. 
The minimum width of the public sidewalk to be occupied shall not be less than 10 feet in commercial or other non-residential zones, and the vending occupancies or activities within these zones must permit at least five feet of unobstructed area of public walkway. Roaming vendors operating in exclusively residential zones must permit at least four feet of unobstructed public walkway while engaged in vending activities.
E. 
No vending activities shall occur in the following locations:
1. 
Any public property, including, without limitation, streets, alleys, median strip, or dividing section, and city owned parking structures, except on a public sidewalk or a city park;
2. 
Glendale City Hall, unless pursuant to an agreement with the city;
3. 
Glendale civic auditorium;
4. 
Any Glendale city library, unless pursuant to an agreement with the city;
5. 
Within or in the immediate vicinity of:
a. 
A certified farmers' market or during the hours of its operation; or
b. 
An area designated for a special event permit for the limited duration of the permitted event;
c. 
Any notice, business interruption mitigation, or other rights provided to affected businesses or property owners will also be provided to any sidewalk vendors specifically permitted to operate in the area, if applicable.
6. 
Within 200 feet of:
a. 
A police station, a fire station, or a hospital; or
b. 
Any public or private school grounds between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., on days that school is open to students;
7. 
Within 100 feet of another vendor;
8. 
Within 25 feet of any on-street valet parking zone or loading/unloading zone, or any taxicab zone or stand;
9. 
Within 20 feet of a:
a. 
Fire hydrant;
b. 
Curb which has been painted white, yellow, green, blue or red;
c. 
Automated teller machine; or
d. 
Trash receptacle, bike rack; public restroom, or similar public use items.
10. 
Within 15 feet of:
a. 
Any bus stop, bus bench or bus shelter;
b. 
Any street corner or marked pedestrian crosswalk;
c. 
The outer edge of any entrance to any business, including, but not limited to, doors, vestibules, and driveways, during the hours that any business on the premises is open to the public or to persons having or conducting lawful business within those premises;
d. 
The outer edge of any area permitted for sidewalk or outdoor dining, including, but not limited to, sidewalk or outdoor dining entries and exits during the hours the business is open to the public; or
e. 
Any driveway or alley approach.
11. 
Within five feet of any traffic signal controller, traffic signal pole, or other emergency facility; power pole, street light pole, general utility pole, above ground cabinet, general utility facility, manhole, parking meter, regulatory and directional signs, street furniture, or street art sculptures;
12. 
Within three feet of:
a. 
Any area improved with lawn, flowers, shrubs or trees; or
b. 
Any display window of any building abutting the sidewalk or parkway or in such manner as to impede or interfere with the reasonable use of such window for display purposes.
13. 
Within 350 feet of any public or private school grounds between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., on days that school is open to students.
F. 
Stationary sidewalk vendors are prohibited on sidewalks within areas that are zoned exclusively residential. This prohibition does not extend to roaming sidewalk vendors.
G. 
The city's Art and Entertainment District, Alex Theatre District, and portions of the Downtown area have been created to encourage the concentration of arts, cultural and entertainment venues, as well residential, commercial, shopping, dining, and retail uses. Due to the high volume of the pedestrian and vehicular traffic in these areas, sidewalk vending is prohibited on:
1. 
The east and west sidewalks of Artsakh Avenue between Wilson Avenue and Harvard Street;
2. 
The alley west of the Downtown Central Library from Harvard Street to Colorado Street;
3. 
The north side of Colorado Street from the alley west of the Downtown Central Library to Brand Boulevard;
4. 
The east and west side of Brand Boulevard from Colorado Street to Lexington Drive;
5. 
The north and south sides of Wilson Avenue from Brand Boulevard to Artsakh Avenue on the south and Maryland Avenue on the north; and
6. 
The east and west sides of Central Avenue from Colorado Street to underneath the location of the pedestrian bridge that crosses above Central Avenue.
H. 
The following areas have unique and historic characteristics, and offer the community retail and dining opportunities. Due to the high volume of the pedestrian and vehicular traffic in these areas, sidewalk vending is prohibited in the following locations:
1. 
The Montrose Shopping Park area on Honolulu Avenue between Sunset Avenue on the north side of the street and the western edge of 2462 Honolulu Avenue on the south side of the street to Verdugo Road/Montrose Avenue;
2. 
The Kenneth Village area on Kenneth Road between Sonora and Grandview Avenues, including all commercial properties surrounding the intersections.
3. 
The commercial Adams Square area along East Chevy Chase Drive between 1015/1020 East Chevy Chase Drive (west of South Adams Street) and East Acacia Avenue, and along South Adams between East Chevy Chase Drive and East Palmer Avenue, including all commercial corner properties at said intersections.
I. 
Use, occupation and obstruction of the public sidewalk which is permitted under this chapter may be temporarily suspended or revoked, without prior notice, when, in the discretion of the director, the police chief, or the fire chief, any such use, occupation or obstruction may interfere with public safety efforts or programs, street improvement activities, construction activities, cleaning efforts or other similar activities or with the health, welfare or safety of the public.
J. 
Vending in Parks.
1. 
Vendors shall cease vending operations in any park one hour prior to park closure.
2. 
Stationary sidewalk vendors are prohibited from vending in any city park that is subject to an exclusive concessionaire agreement to provide food or merchandise.
3. 
Vendors shall remain on sidewalks or pedestrian, pathways while vending in parks.
4. 
Sidewalk vendors shall not vend in the following locations within a park:
a. 
Within 50 feet of any field or court that is primarily designed for use in a sporting activity (including, but not limited to, baseball field, softball field, basketball court, tennis court, soccer field, volleyball court, and handball court), while said area is in use;
b. 
Within 50 feet of any playground, pool, or exercise area while said area is in use.
K. 
The city manager or designee may adopt administrative regulations imposing additional requirements consistent with this chapter and all other applicable laws in order to regulate the time, place, and manner of vending.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021)
A. 
Any applicant or license holder aggrieved by a decision denying an application or revoking or suspending a license pursuant to this chapter may appeal following the procedures in Section 5.04.110.
B. 
An aggrieved person may obtain judicial review within the time and in the manner provided for in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6, or any successor legislation.
C. 
Appeal of Administrative Citation. Sections 1.24.260 through 1.24.290 of this code apply to the appeal of an administrative citation.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021)
A. 
A violation of this chapter is not punishable as an infraction or misdemeanor, and no person will be subject to arrest for sidewalk vending unless the person has violated a law for which a person may be arrested.
B. 
A violation of this chapter is punishable only by an administrative fine according to a fee schedule adopted by resolution of the city council.
C. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, failure to pay an administrative fine assessed under this section is not punishable as an infraction or misdemeanor, and additional fines, fees, assessments, or any other financial conditions beyond those authorized will not be assessed.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021)
A. 
When assessing an administrative fine under this chapter, the city will take into consideration a person's ability to pay the fine.
1. 
Any fine issued under this section will be accompanied by a notice of and instruction regarding a person's right to request an ability-to-pay determination.
2. 
A person may request an ability-to-pay determination at adjudication or while the judgment remains unpaid, including when a case is delinquent or has been referred to a collection program.
B. 
If a person is receiving public benefits under Government Code Section 68632(a), or has a monthly income which is 125% or less than the current poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the person's administrative fine is limited to 20% of the amount assessed. The city may also take the following actions:
1. 
Allow the person to complete community service in lieu of paying the total administrative fine; or
2. 
Waive the administrative fine; or
3. 
Offer an alternative disposition.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021)
A. 
A vendor's sidewalk vending items may be impounded under any one or more of the following circumstances:
1. 
A vendor engaged in sidewalk vending without a sidewalk vendor license in violation of Section 5.20.020, that is asked to produce valid identification to facilitate the issuance of an administrative citation pursuant to Section 5.20.090, subsection B, and remove their sidewalk vending items from the sidewalk until the vendor obtains a sidewalk vendor license, fails or refuses to either produce valid identification or remove their sidewalk vending items.
a. 
Subsection A.1 does not preclude the issuance of an administrative citation to an unlicensed vendor that produces valid identification, yet whose sidewalk vending items are impounded because the vendor fails or refuses to remove them.
2. 
A vendor that holds a valid sidewalk vendor license issued pursuant to Section 5.20.020 and otherwise engages in sidewalk vending in violation of this chapter, after being asked to remedy the violation or remove their sidewalk vending items from the sidewalk until the violation can be remedied, fails or refuses to either remedy the violation or remove their sidewalk vending items.
a. 
Subsection A.2 does not preclude the issuance of an administrative citation pursuant to Section 5.20.090, subsection B, to a vendor whose sidewalk vending items are impounded.
3. 
A vendor's sidewalk vending items pose an imminent threat to public health or safety.
4. 
A vendor's sidewalk vending items are abandoned on any public property.
B. 
Sidewalk vending items subject to impoundment shall be removed, stored, and retrieved pursuant to the following procedures:
1. 
A vendor whose sidewalk vending items are impounded pursuant to section A shall be personally served a receipt with retrieval instructions at the time of impoundment. Alternatively, if the vendor holds a valid sidewalk vendor license, or is unlicensed and produces valid identification, the vendor may be served the receipt by U.S. mail. If the vendor cannot be identified or refuses personal service, the receipt shall be conspicuously posted on the sidewalk from which the sidewalk vending items were removed.
2. 
Impounded sidewalk vending items shall be stored and may be retrieved for a period of ninety days after impoundment. Any impounded sidewalk vending items not retrieved after ninety days shall be subject to disposal.
a. 
A vendor may retrieve impounded sidewalk vending items by producing proof of ownership and making payment of a sum equal to the city's cost to enforce this section, which the city council shall establish by resolution.
b. 
Notwithstanding subsection B.2, any sidewalk vending items that are perishable or cannot be safely stored because, without limitation, they pose a potential health or safety hazard, are subject to immediate disposal.
3. 
The city manager may promulgate additional regulations consistent with this subsection to facilitate the removal, storage, and retrieval of impounded sidewalk vending items.
C. 
A vendor whose sidewalk vending items are impounded may administratively appeal the impoundment within thirty days thereof pursuant to the procedures set forth in Sections 1.24.260 through 1.24.280 of this code.
1. 
A vendor that has received an administrative citation pursuant to Section 5.20.090, subsection B, and whose sidewalk vending items have been impounded, and that has administratively appealed both the citation and impoundment, shall receive concurrent administrative appeal hearings.
2. 
Notwithstanding subsection B.2, sidewalk vending items shall not be subject to disposal during the pendency of an administrative appeal in which they are at issue.
(Ord. 6033, 12/3/2024)