Sidewalk Vending Laws: Three Lessons Learned | Best Best & Krieger LLP
BB&K Attorney Albert Maldonado Shares Insights from Helping Cities with Sidewalk Vendor Laws It has been nearly 2 years since Senate Bill 946 went into effect, which limits how local governments can regulate sidewalk vendors. In that time, I have helped several cities and towns enact and update their sidewalk vending ordinances and I have identified some recurring issues and lessons learned. I offer three takeaways: 1. Property Location Matters SB 946 addresses vending “upon a public sidewalk or other pedestrian path.” In other words, it touches vending upon the public right-of-way. It do...