St. Louis City Revised Code Chapter 8.108A - Part IV
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Chapter 8.108A VENDORS*
PART IV. ITINERANT VENDORS
Sections:8.108A.240Itinerant vendor license--Application.
8.108A.250Itinerant vendor’s license--Term.
8.108A.260License transferral prohibited.
8.108A.270Temporary association with local dealer.
8.108A.280Applicability of part.
8.108A.290Limitations on applicability.
8.108A.300Rules and regulations for Downtown Vending District.
8.108A.310Rules and regulations for City Parks Vending Districts.* Prior ordinance history: Ords. 64569 and 64712.
8.108A.240 Itinerant vendor license--Application.
Every individual who desires a license as an itinerant vendor shall make application therefor in conformity with the provisions of this chapter relating to applications for licenses, and shall state the class of license sought. The fee for an itinerant vendor’s license shall be $25.00 per day. A non-refundable application processing fee of $25.00 shall be collected at the time of application; provided, however, that upon the granting of a license, the amount of the application fee shall be credited to the fee for said license. (Ord. 65061 § 24, 2000.)
8.108A.250 Itinerant vendor’s license--Term.
Any itinerant vendor’s license issued according to the provisions of this chapter shall only be valid on the day issued.
No itinerant vendor’s license shall be issued under this chapter except for the full license period and the full license fee. (Ord. 65061 § 25, 2000.)
8.108A.260 License transferral prohibited.
No transfer of ownership shall be allowed on any license issued hereunder. (Ord. 65061 § 26, 2000.)
8.108A.270 Temporary association with local dealer.
Any person engaged as an itinerant vendor shall not be relieved from the provisions of this chapter by reason of temporary association with any local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer, or by conducting a temporary or transient business in connection with, or as a part of, the business of, or in the name of any local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer. (Ord. 65061 § 27, 2000.)
8.108A.280 Applicability of part.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to sales made to dealers by commercial travelers or selling agents in the usual course of business, nor to bona fide sales of goods, wares or merchandise by sample for future delivery. (Ord. 65061 § 28, 2000.)
8.108A.290 Limitations on applicability.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any person who hires, leases or occupies any part of a building or enclosed structure, or portion thereof, for the exhibition or sale of goods, wares or merchandise for a period of more than two consecutive days and less than ten consecutive days on less than three occasions in any calendar year. (Ord. 65061 § 29, 2000.)
8.108A.300 Rules and regulations for Downtown Vending District.
In addition to all other requirements of this chapter the following provisions shall apply to every vending business in the Downtown Vending District. The provisions of this section shall supercede any other provision of this chapter if such provisions are inconsistent.
A. Every vending business in the Downtown Vending District must operate from a fixed location on a public sidewalk or public right-of-way, other than a roadway except when licensed as a Festival Vendor under the provisions of this chapter.
B. Vendors must apply for a permit to operate a vending business in the Downtown Vending District.
C. No more than ten (10) sidewalk vendors permits may be in use within the Downtown Vending District at any time. The Director of Streets shall be authorized to issue seven (7) such permits and the Director of Parks shall be authorized to issue three (3) such permits. These permits shall be issued on a first-come basis. Spaces shall not be assigned or reserved in any manner. No person, partnership or corporation shall be issued more than two (2) permits to operate a vending business within the Downtown Vending District at any one time.
D. A sidewalk vendor shall be required to operate a vending business a minimum of three days per week for a minimum of four (4) hours per day. No pushcart or other item related to the operation of a vending business shall be located on any City sidewalk or other public way during non-vending hours, nor shall any such pushcart or other item be parked, stored or left overnight in the Downtown Vending District;
E. Downtown Vending District permits shall be valid for one (l) year beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31. Renewal of permits shall be permitted beginning on December 1.
F. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no person shall be permitted to vend on any public sidewalk or within any public right-of-way within the following described area (also depicted in the diagram attached hereto as Exhibit A) in the Downtown Vending District, which includes the area known as the South Downtown Project Area as defined in Ordinance 65668, unless such person is a designated redeveloper for the South Downtown Project Area or has entered into a valid vending agreement with a designated redeveloper for the South Downtown Project Area and such person has otherwise complied with all requirements of this chapter and Ordinance 65061:
A tract of land being located in all of Blocks 6465, 6466, 6467, 106, 6509, 1409, 160, 161, 162, 147, and 148 and part of Blocks 188, 425, 417, 418, 419, and 422 of the City of St. Louis, Missouri being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the Easterly line of former 9th Street vacated by Ordinance No. 9191 and the Southerly line of Walnut Street, thence along the easterly line of former 9th Street and its direct prolongation Southerly to the Northern Line of Gratiot Street, thence along last said Northerly line to the Westerly line of 4th Street, thence along last said Westerly Line to the Southerly line of Walnut Street, thence along last said Southerly line to the Easterly line of former 9th Street, and the Point of Beginning.
(Ord. 66860 § 2, 2005: Ord. 65061 § 30, 2000.)
Editor’s Note. Exhibit A, referred to in subsection F, is on file in the Register’s office.
8.108A.310 Rules and regulations for City Parks Vending Districts.
Return to Top of Charter, Code, and Ordinances.A. Except as provided in Chapter 22.20 of the Revised Code, as amended, pertaining to awarding concession contracts in City parks, no person shall vend or operate a vending business in any City park without first having obtained a license in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and a permit from the Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry.
B. The Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry is authorized to establish rules, regulations and fee schedules not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter necessary for the proper administration of operating a vending business within City Park Vending Districts; provided, however, that the Director shall issue no vehicle vendor permits and not more than three (3) fixed location sidewalk vendor permits at one time for the totality of all City parks located within the Downtown Vending District. Such rules, regulations and fee schedules shall be maintained in the office of the Director and shall be available for public inspection during ordinary business hours. (Ord. 65061 § 31, 2000.)