Limitations within the Civic Center special vending district

Vending within the Civic Center special vending district shall be subject to all rules and regulations in this article, including section 39-33, except as contrarily and specifically provided below:

(1)

No merchandise shall be vended or displayed other than food and fresh cut flowers.

(2)

No licensee shall operate or hold an occupational license for more than one pushcart in the herein regulated district.

(3)

Vending zones.

a.

Location of vending zones. Vending shall be prohibited in the Civic Center special vending district except within the sidewalk areas generally designated on the graphic attached hereto as "attachment A," which is not reproduced herein. The specific vending locations shall be the responsibility of the department of resilience and public works using the standards and criteria contained in this article. Vending zones and vendor locations may be deleted by the director of the department of resilience and public works upon a finding that the existence of such zone or location creates an obstruction to pedestrian or vehicular traffic or otherwise creates a threat to the public health, safety, or general welfare. Additional locations may be approved by the director of the department of resilience and public works upon a finding that such vending location is in a generally designated area, and otherwise satisfies all provisions of this article and other applicable regulations.

b.

Limitations within vending zones.

1.

There shall be no more than one vendor permitted to operate from each vending location and such vendor may not move from location to location on the same day.

2.

Each vending location shall approximate the size of one permitted pushcart and shall be clearly marked on the sidewalk by the department of resilience and public works.

3.

All vending locations shall be spaced a distance of not less than 50 feet from any other vending location.

(4)

All goods for sale other than those on display must be stored within the structure of the pushcart and shall not be visible to the general public.

(5)

It shall be unlawful for any vendor to use any noise-making device to solicit customers.

(6)

Vending pushcarts may not be chained or otherwise affixed to trees, light poles, sign stanchions or other stationary entities on the sidewalk.

(7)

Vending is prohibited within the herein vending district between the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., and pushcarts shall not be located in this district during these hours.

(8)

Open flame cooking shall not be permitted.

(Ord. No. 10660, § 1, 10-12-89; Code 1980, § 39-17.2; Ord. No. 13792, § 1, 10-11-18)

Secs. 39-36—39-37.1. - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 13947, § 2, adopted December 10, 2020, repealed the former sections 39-36—39-37.1 in their entirety, which pertained to limitations within restaurant arcade vending zones, limitation within Miami Arena special vending district, and limitations within Biscayne Boulevard special vending district, respectively, and derived from Ord. No. 10855, § 1, adopted March 14, 1991; the Code of 1980, §§ 39-17.3, 39-17.4; Ord. No. 12002, § 2, adopted December 14, 2000; Ord. No. 12885, § 1, adopted February 8, 2007; Ord. No. 13676, § 2, adopted April 27, 2017, and Ord. No. 13792, § 1, adopted October 11, 2018.