§ 523.13. Sidewalk operations.

No person licensed as a peddler, solicitor or canvasser shall sell, offer to sell, barter, or carry for sale or barter or expose for sale upon any sidewalk or any other city owned property except from a licensed pushcart under Chapter 573 of the Columbus City Codes or when in accordance with all the following provisions:

(a)

Merchandise shall be continuously carried physically by a licensed peddler, solicitor or canvasser.

(1)

Peddlers, solicitors or canvassers shall not stand or remain stationary unless actively engaged in making a sale.

(2)

Merchandise may be placed on the ground when actively engaged in making a sale.

(b)

Peddlers, solicitors or canvassers confined to a wheelchair or who have a physical disability, which makes it impractical to physically carry merchandise for sale or barter continuously, may have two (2) containers not larger than twelve (12) inches and may be placed on the ground next to the wheelchair.

(c)

Peddlers, solicitors or canvassers:

(1)

Shall maintain a distance of five (5) feet of sidewalk space from the sidewalk curb;

(2)

Shall maintain a distance of twenty (20) feet from an intersection with a street, road or alley;

(3)

Shall maintain a distance of ten (10) feet from a pedestrian crosswalk or intersecting sidewalk;

(4)

Shall maintain a distance of ten (10) feet from a taxi stand, sidewalk elevator, tunnel or mailbox;

(5)

Shall maintain a distance of ten (10) feet from a fire hydrant;

(6)

Shall not obstruct in any way a loading zone, telephone booth, traffic control box, fire alarm box, parking meter, any sidewalk fixture or furniture, bus stop or a legally parked vehicle;

(7)

Shall not obstruct any display windows or doorways of any merchant;

(8)

Shall not use a power generator of any type or a power cord of any type;

(9)

Shall not obstruct in any way or interfere with or prevent the free flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic;

(10)

Shall not obstruct in any way or interfere with public works or construction project;

(11)

Shall during the period of selling keep the area within twenty-five (25) feet of that location free from all litter and debris arising, including the litter which arises from actions of customers in disposing of wrapping or packaging materials sold by the peddler, solicitor or canvasser. When two (2) or more peddlers, solicitors or canvassers occupy overlapping areas they shall each be jointly responsible for the overlapping areas;

(12)

Shall not display or advertise any merchandise or services from any utility pole, sign, tree, planter, trash container, parking meter, bridge, newspaper stand, sidewalk fixtures or furniture, portable signs of any type, traffic control box, motor vehicle, bicycle or any other type of motorized conveyance, or any other criteria deemed reasonably inappropriate by a license officer or police officer, for the public health, welfare and safety;

(13)

Shall not use or store merchandise or services from any box, bucket, cooler, tub, or any other container, table, chair, bench, cabinet or any other furniture of any kind, racks, dolly, wheelbarrow, grocery cart, baby carriage, stroller, easel, handcart or any other criteria deemed reasonably inappropriate by a license officer or police officer, for the public health, welfare and safety;

(14)

Shall not use any signage upon the public right-of-way of any street, road, alley, sidewalk or bikeway except within the boundaries of a special event.

(Ord. 1174-85; Ord. No. 1726-2012, § 1, 7-30-2012)