SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Title
Amend Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 28.04 relating to Trading and Selling on Streets and pass Ordinance 9906-26 on first reading.
Body
SUMMARY:
During the Clearwater CRA meeting on June 17, 2024, CRA staff presented ideas that included the use of shipping containers and mobile vendors in the 400-500 blocks of Cleveland Street. The goal was to create new commercial activity not being offered in a traditional storefront business. The mobile vending activity would not include food trucks and would be complementary to existing storefront businesses in the Cleveland Street Activation Area. CRA staff presented three ideas for new commercial activity.
• First, use existing on street parking spaces as temporary commercial spaces on a daily basis
• Second, use existing on street parking spaces as temporary commercial spaces during special events, monthly programming or season events
• Lastly, a hybrid model of the first two ideas where existing on street parking spaces would be used daily and during event focused opportunities
At the conclusion of the discussion on June 17, 2024, Council directed staff to implement the hybrid mobile vending model.
Section 28.04 prohibits the trading and selling of goods, wares, or merchandise on any street, right-of-way, sidewalk, or city park within the city unless authorized by a Special Event permit. The proposed ordinance will allow mobile vending to occur daily within the 400-500 blocks of Cleveland Street through a city managed program.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
N/A