REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 08/21/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT:
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RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN APPLICATION FEE FOR SOLICITOR PERMITS AND SIDEWALK VENDOR PERMITS AND AN IMPOUND FEE FOR THE RELEASE OF IMPOUNDED SIDEWALK VENDING RECEPTACLES, FOOD, AND MERCHANDISE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to adopt Resolution 2024-070 approving an application fee for solicitor and sidewalk vendor permits and an impound fee for the release of impounded sidewalk vending receptacles, food, and merchandise. The City Council at its meeting on July 3, 2024, adopted an urgency ordinance establishing new operating standards and permitting process for sidewalk vendors and solicitors, including a temporary permit fee and impound fee. Resolution 2024-070 will officially establish the City's permit fee for sidewalk vendors and solicitors and impound fee for sidewalk vending receptacles, food, and merchandise.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2024-070, establishing an application fee for solicitor permits and sidewalk vendor permits and an impound fee for the release of impounded sidewalk vending receptacles, food, and merchandise.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The City Council at its meeting on July 3, 2024, adopted Urgency Ordinance 3398 and approved regular Ordinance 3399 establishing new sidewalk vending operating requirements in Chapter 5.35 of the Corona Municipal Code (CMC) and updating the City's existing solicitor requirements in Chapter 5.34 of the CMC.
Prior to the adoption of Urgency Ordinance 3398, the sidewalk vendor and solicitor permit applications were reviewed, approved, and issued by the Police Department. This process has now changed, and the Planning and Development Department is responsible for the review and issuance of sidewalk vendor and solicitor permits. Since the Police Depa...
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