![]() Critics say the city’s rules are discriminatory and harm immigrant business owners. While state law prohibits cities from banning food carts on sidewalks, it does allow them to adopt regulations.Additionally, they must leave a 48-inch accessible pathway and cannot operate on Palm Canyon Drive or Arenas Road on weekend evenings during the busiest time of year. ![]() Looking back: The new regulations, approved by the Palm Springs City Council 4-1 in September, require sidewalk vendors to have a business license, liability insurance, and a Health Department permit. One month after new city rules designed to regulate sidewalk vending officially went into place, city staff said efforts at encouraging compliance have been less than ideal.ĭriving the news: Deputy City Manager Flinn Fagg said Tuesday that while a workshop and other efforts at educating vendors about the rules have gone well, only three vendors have chosen to seek the full set of permits now required. ![]() Efforts to regulate sidewalk vending fall flat so far Subscribe to The Palm Springs Post LEADING OFF Riverside County Environmental Health staff and city code compliance officers speak with sidewalk vendors earlier this year. ![]()
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