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Code Compliance Services
Restaurant and Bar Inspection Division  |  Street Vending  |  Non-Food Vending

Arts & Crafts (Handcrafted Items)

Arts & Crafts (Handcrafted Items)Vendors must make everything they sell (Handcrafted Items). No manufactured goods or imports may be sold by Arts and Craft vendors. The vendor must be the person who made the goods.

All vendors of arts and craft must submit samples of their product line for review by the department for examination prior to vending.

Changes, alterations or additions of product line require additional review by the department.

Additional items that may be sold:

  • Fresh Cut Flowers may be sold from a container by hand.
  • Inflated Balloons if significantly changed in shape or form.

Entertainment Performances In The Central Business District.

Entertainment Performances In The Central Business DistrictA person providing entertainment performances for the public is not required to obtain a central business district concession license or location permit so long as no fees or monies are solicited from the public as remuneration for the entertainment and no goods or services are sold in connection with the performances.

Voluntary contributions from members of the public may be accepted.

A CBD concession license and location permit must be obtained if fees or monies are solicited from the public or if goods or services are sold in connection with the performances.

Street Vendors May Not

  1. use a vehicle that exceeds 6 ft. x 4 ft. x 3ft.;
  2. enter or occupy a public roadway to solicit or conduct a sale;
  3. place any signs or other advertising devices on public property    other than those signs affixed to the vehicle;
  4. operate the business between the hours of 8:00 pm and 6:00 am, unless special operating hours are approved by the director;
  5. physically or visibly obstruction pedestrian and vehicular traffic;
  6. sell, distribute, or offer for sale, goods or services that have not been approve by the director;
  7. do business in the central business district except on a site designated by the director;
  8. be located within 50 ft. of a bus or train stop, City park, or fire hydrant;
  9. be located within a construction area or
  10. conduct business with vehicular traffic located in the street right-of-way.

Display of items sold from a street vending cart.


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