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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Adding Article XIX (Sidewalk Vending) of Chapter VI (Businesses, Occupations and Industries) to Establish Regulations for Sidewalk Vending and by Making Related Conforming Amendments.
This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under the common sense exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). (City Manager 10021030)
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The staff report for this ordinance was included when the ordinance was introduced and is available at the following link:
https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7698139&GUID=8746F911-66B2-405C-A628-0615FFFA31AC&Options=&Search=&FullText=1
This ordinance was revised when it was introduced by adding R-6 to the list of Residential Zoning Districts in Subsections b and c of Section 6-62.9. The change is shown in redline below.
Full text of the ordinance:
CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. _____
AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING ARTICLE XIX (SIDEWALK VENDING) OF CHAPTER VI (BUSINESSES, OCCUPATIONS AND INDUSTRIES) TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR SIDEWALK VENDING AND BY MAKING NECESSARY CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
WHEREAS, in 2018, the State of California enacted Senate Bill 946 ("SB 946"), also known as the Safe Sidewalk Vending Act, which decriminalized sidewalk vending across California; and
WHEREAS, SB 946 allows local governments to regulate sidewalk vending within their jurisdictions, subject to specified limits and restrictions established in SB 946, in order to promote and protect the public health, safety, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, SB 946 permits local governments to establish additional regulations if such regulations are connected to specific public health, safety, and welfare concerns; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to promote the public health, safety, and welfare through the regulation of sidewalk vending, while at the same recognizing and supporting economic opportunities for those wh...
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