Compton Municipal Code § 9-26 Sidewalk Vending Program

[Ord. No. 2317 amended Section 9-26 in entirety. Prior history includes Ord. No. 2243, Pushcart Vendors.]

[Added 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 2317]

The City Council finds that there is a need to require licenses or permits to vend on sidewalks and parks for the health and safety of the public because it increases vendor accountability in following the City's rules and regulations by identifying vendors out of compliance with the City's vending program and protects vendors assigned to vend in certain locations.

The City Council finds and determines that:

a. That to promote the health, safety and welfare, restrictions on sidewalk vending are necessary to avoid negative impacts on the health, safety and welfare of the residents, including, but not limited to the following:

1. Proliferation of illegal sales.

2. Potential public exposure to food-borne illnesses due to unpermitted vendors and unsanitary conditions.

3. Increase in trash and debris in public rights-of-way.

4. Overcrowded sidewalks impacting safe pedestrian movement.

5. Interference to the performance of police, fire and emergency medical personnel.

6. Disruption to the flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, including ingress or egress from any residence, public building, place of business or from the street to the sidewalk by persons exiting or entering parked or standing vehicles.

7. Provide reasonable access for the use and maintenance of sidewalks, pathways, hydrants, trash receptacles, firefighting apparatus, as well as access to locations used for public transportation services.

8. Maximize public access to and along the right-of-way.

9. Ensure sidewalk vending activities occur only in locations where such activities would not restrict sidewalk and pathway access and enjoyment by individuals with disabilities pursuant to the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 and other disability access standards.

10. Reduce exposure to legal liability to the City due to personal injury or claims for damage and litigation due to use of public property.

11. Protect adult and minor residents from vendors with certain criminal history and background.

b. That the time, place, and manner regulations and requirements provided herein are directly related to the City's purpose of protecting of the health, safety, and welfare of its residents, businesses and visitors.

[Added 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 2317]

For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

CERTIFIED FARMERS' MARKET

Shall mean a location operated in accordance with Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 47000) of Division 17 of the Food and Agricultural Code and any regulations adopted pursuant to that chapter.

CITY

Shall mean the City of Compton.

CIVIC CENTER or CITY HALL

Shall mean the buildings, facilities and parking areas located at 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California 90220, including the City Corporate Yard and parking areas at 458 South Alameda Street, Compton, California 90220, and the Compton Sheriff's Station and the appurtenant parking lots located at 301 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California 90220.

FOOD

Shall mean any item provided in Health and Safety Code Section 113781, as the same may be amended from time to time.

GOODS or MERCHANDISE

Shall mean any item that is not food.

PERSON or PERSONS

Shall mean one or more natural persons, individuals, groups, businesses, business trusts, companies, corporations, joint ventures, joint stock companies, partnership, entities, associations, clubs, or organizations composed of two or more individuals (or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer, or employee of any of them), whether engaged in business, profit or nonprofit, or any other activity.

PUBLIC PARK

Shall mean any area dedicated or established as a public park, including without limitation, active and passive parks that are owned, leased and/or controlled by the City.

PUBLIC PROPERTY

Shall mean all property owned, leased or controlled by the City, including, but not limited to alleyways, buildings, parks, pathways, parkways, sidewalks, roadways, streets and parking lots.

ROADWAY

Shall mean that portion of the street, which is improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel.

ROAMING SIDEWALK VENDOR OR VENDING

Shall mean a sidewalk vendor who moves from place to place and stops only to complete a transaction.

SIDEWALK

Shall mean that portion of the highway or street other than the roadway or parkway, set apart by curbs, barriers, markings or other delineation which is used principally for pedestrian travel.

SIDEWALK VENDING FACILITY(IES) or SIDEWALK VENDOR FACILITY(IES)

Shall mean a pushcart, stand, display, pedal-driven cart, wagon, showcase, rack, or other non-motorized conveyance used for sidewalk vending activities.

SIDEWALK VENDOR ACTIVITIES or SIDEWALK VENDING ACTIVITY

Shall mean actions that qualify a person as a sidewalk vendor or actions done in anticipation of becoming a sidewalk vendor; such as, but not limited to installation, placement or maintenance of any sidewalk vendor facilities.

SIDEWALK VENDOR OR VENDING

Shall mean a person who sells food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand, display, pedal-driven cart, wagon, showcase, rack, or other non-motorized conveyance, or from one's person, upon a public sidewalk or other pedestrian path, or such other meaning of such term as may be ascribed by Government Code Section 51036(a) from time to time.

STATIONARY SIDEWALK VENDOR OR VENDING

Shall mean a sidewalk vendor who vends from a fixed location.

SWAP MEET

Shall mean a location operated in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 21660) of Chapter 9 of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, and any regulations adopted pursuant to that article.

TEMPORARY SPECIAL PERMIT

Shall mean a permit issued by the City for the temporary use of, or encroachment on, the sidewalk or any other public area, including, but not limited to, an encroachment permit, special event permit, or temporary event permit, for purposes including, but not limited to filming, parades, park reservations or outdoor concerts.

[Added 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 2317]

a. No person, either for themselves or any other person, shall conduct or engage in sidewalk vending within the City without first obtaining a sidewalk vending permit pursuant to this section. A separate permit is required for each sidewalk vending facility used by a sidewalk vendor.

b. A sidewalk vending permit shall not be required for the following activities:

1. Persons delivering goods, wares, merchandise, fruits, vegetables or foodstuffs upon order of, or by agreement with, a customer from a store or other fixed places of business or distribution.

2. Vendors participating in certified farmers' markets, swap meets, street fairs or other special events as authorized by the City.

3. An event at a school facility or an assembly use facility, if the vendor is operating in partnership with the organization conducting the event and is located on the site of the event (i.e. not in the public right-of-way).

4. Vendors that only sell, display, distribute, solicit or offer sale items that are inherently communicative and have nominal utility apart from its communication (e.g. newspaper, leaflets, pamphlets, buttons).

[Added 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 2317]

To apply for a sidewalk vending permit, a person must file an application with the Business License Division, accompanied by a nonrefundable processing fee in an amount established by resolution or ordinance of the City Council. The application shall be in a form prescribed by the Business License Division and shall contain, at a minimum, the following:

a. The legal name, current address, telephone number and email address of the applicant.

b. If the applicant is an agent of an individual, company, partnership, corporation, or other entity, the name, business address and telephone number of the principal.

c. The name, current address, telephone number and email address of the person who will be in charge of any sidewalk vendors, sidewalk vending activities and/or be responsible for the person(s) working at the sidewalk vending facilities.

d. For stationary sidewalk vendors, a description, map or drawing of the location in which the applicant proposes to operate.

e. The day(s) and hours of proposed vending operations and whether the sidewalk vendor intends to operate as a stationary sidewalk vendor or a roaming sidewalk vendor.

f. Whether the sidewalk vendor will be selling foods, goods or merchandise, or both, including a description of the foods, goods or merchandise offered for sale, the dimensions of the sidewalk vending facilities and a photograph thereof. Not including an attached litter receptacle, vending facilities shall not exceed a length of five feet, a width of three feet, or a height of five feet.

g. A copy of a valid California driver's license or identification number, an individual taxpayer identification number or municipal identification number. Such identification numbers) or license(s) collected shall not be available to the public for inspection and shall remain confidential and not be disclosed except as required to administer the business license and vendor permit, or comply with a state law or state or federal court order.

h. A copy of the public health permit required for any sidewalk vendors selling food, as required by the Los Angeles County Environmental Health Department.

i. A copy of a valid business license issued pursuant to § 9-2 of the Compton Municipal Code.

j. Proof the person possesses a valid California Department of Tax and Fee Administration seller's permit.

k. An agreement by the sidewalk vendor to defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless the City, its City Council, officers and employees from and against any and all claims, demands, obligations, damages, actions, causes of action, suits, losses, judgments, fines, penalties, liabilities, costs and expenses (including without limitation, attorney's fees, disbursements and court costs) of every kind and nature whatsoever which may arise from or in any manner relate (directly or indirectly) to the permit or the vendor's sidewalk vending activities.

l. An acknowledgement that use of public property is at the sidewalk vendor's own risk and that the City does not take steps to ensure public property is safe or conducive to the sidewalk vending activities, and that the sidewalk vendor uses the public property at the vendor's own risk and assumes such risks.

m. Proof of an insurance policy(ies) issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the State, protecting the vendor and the City from all claims for damages to property and bodily injury, including death, which may arise from operations under or in connection with issuance of the vending permit in an amount of not less than $1,000,000. Such insurance shall name as additional insured (within attached endorsement page) the City and its elected officials, officers and employees.

n. Payment of a non-refundable application and processing fee, as may be set by the City Council by resolution or ordinance.

o. Certification that, to their knowledge and belief, the information contained in the application is true.

p. Applicants shall cooperate with the Business License Division and submit to a local and state summary criminal history information investigation. Accordingly, pursuant to California Penal Code Sections 11105 and 13300, the City Council explicitly authorizes the authorized investigating City employee to obtain such information as it relates to disqualifying convictions.

q. Any other reasonable information regarding the time, place, and manner of the proposed vending.

[Added 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 2317]

a. On submission of a properly completed application, the Business License Division shall conduct a preliminary investigation, in coordination with other relevant City departments and/or agencies to determine compliance with this section and shall make such determination within no more than 30 days of acceptance of the completed application to approve or deny the application. The Business License Division shall provide the applicant with written notice of the decision to the address indicated in the application.

b. The Business License Division may deny the issuance of a permit if the applicant fails to meet any of the requirements identified in Subsection 9-26.4, or if the Division makes any of the following findings:

1. The applicant has made one or more material misstatements or omissions in the application, or supplemental information requested from the applicant.

2. The applicant has failed to provide a complete application, after having been notified of the requirement to produce additional information or documents.

3. The applicant has failed to pay any required fees or charges.

4. The applicant does not have a valid California Driver's License or valid California Identification Card issued to the vendor; or valid individual taxpayer identification number issued to the vendor.

5. The applicant does not provide a certificate of liability Insurance, including endorsement page(s).

6. The applicant's vending operation, as described in the application, is inconsistent with the standards, conditions and requirements of this Section.

7. It is determined that the applicant does not possess all federal, state and local permits and licenses necessary to engage in the activity in which the applicant seeks to engage.

8. The applicant has received four or more administrative citations for violations of this section within the preceding 12 months.

9. If the application is for the renewal of a permit or a subsequent permit, the applicant has had a permit issued pursuant to this section revoked within the last 12 months.

10. The applicant, employee or agent has been convicted of a criminal offense involving sale of a controlled substance specified in California Health and Safety Code Sections 11054 through 11058; required to register under the provisions of California Penal Code Section 290 (or an equivalent section in any other State); the sale, distribution or display of harmful or obscene matter; or other criminal offenses that are substantially related to the qualifications, functions or duties of the vending occupant, including, but not limited to convictions involving a violent or serious felony, injury to persons, theft, fraud or misrepresentation.

c. If the permit is denied, written notice of such denial and the reasons therefor shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the applicant not later than 10 days following the date of the decision at the address shown on the application form. The denial notice shall contain a statement of the appeal procedure contained in Subsection 9-26.11.

[Added 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 2317]

a. A sidewalk vending permit shall be valid for 12 months from the date of issuance, and shall expire and become null and void on the anniversary of its issuance. A person may apply for a permit renewal on a form provided by the City prior to the expiration of his or her active sidewalk vending permit.

b. A sidewalk vending permit shall not be transferable to any other entity or person and is valid only as to the original applicant for the term stated. It shall be unlawful for any person other than the permittee to use, wear or display any permit issued pursuant to this Section.

c. Sidewalk vendors shall possess and display, while vending, on the pushcart, stand, display, pedal-driven cart, wagon, showcase, rack or other non-motorized conveyance, or on the vendor's person, a copy of a valid current vending permit issued pursuant to this section, as well as any other permit required by any other appropriate governmental agency in a visible and conspicuous location.

d. Sidewalk vendors shall ensure that all required insurance is maintained for the duration of the permit and shall show proof of insurance to a City official upon request.

[Added 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 2317]

Notwithstanding this section and any provisions of the Compton Municipal Code, it is unlawful for any person to engage in sidewalk vending activities within the following locations or areas within the City:

a. Any public property that does not meet the definition of a sidewalk or pathway, including, but not limited to any roadway, street, alley or parking lot.

b. Within any area zoned for residential purposes, including Residential Agriculture, Low Density Residential, Medium-Density Residential, High-Density Residential and residential areas of the Planned Development Zoning Districts; provided that roaming sidewalk vending activities operate in compliance with this section shall not be prohibited.

c. In or on the median of any street, road or highway; pedestrian islands; public parking lots, alleys or bikeways.

d. On any private property without the express written consent of the owner or lessee of the property.

e. In any location of the sidewalk or pathway wherein vending activities obstructs or interferes with the free flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Sidewalk vendors must at all times provide a clearance of not less than three feet on all sidewalks or pedestrian areas so as to enable persons to freely pass while walking, running or using mobility assistance devices.

f. Sidewalk vending facilities shall not touch, lean against or be affixed at any time to any building or structure including, but not limited to lampposts, mailboxes, traffic signals, fire hydrants, benches, bus shelters, newsstands, trashcans, fences or traffic barriers.

g. Within 500 feet of the following:

1. An area for a permitted certified farmers' market, swap meet or area for a temporary special permit. This prohibition shall be limited to the operating hours of the farmers' market or swap meet, or the limited duration of the temporary special permit.

2. The nearest property line of any property on which a school (public or private) or large general child day-care facility is located between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. of any school day. This prohibition will not apply if the school principal or facility administrator gives the sidewalk vendor written authorization to use school property or operate within 500 feet of the nearest property line.

3. The nearest property line of any property which is used as a church, temple, mosque, or other place of worship between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. of any day during which religious services are held. This prohibition will not apply if the sidewalk vendor has written authorization from the recognized leader of the place of worship to use its property or operate within 500 feet of the property line.

4. The Civic Center, City Hall, City Yard, Sheriff's Station or a Fire Station. Within 100 feet of the following:

(a) Another sidewalk vendor.

(b) Any street intersection or traffic signal.

(c) Any public picnic area, playground area or playground equipment while the same is in use.

(d) Any public community center, athletic field, softball/baseball diamond, basketball court, handball court, tennis court, soccer field or volleyball court while the same is in use.

(e) Any entrance to a public park.

(f) Any open-air dining area.

h. Within 25 feet of the following:

1. A bus stop, taxi stand, bus bench or bus shelter.

2. Any area designed for public parking, stopping or loading; any fire hydrant, traffic signal controller or street light controller.

3. A litter receptacle, bike rack, newspaper stand or restroom.

4. A door or emergency exit of any business during the hours that the business is open to the public or to persons having or conducting lawful business within the premises.

i. Within 10 feet of the following:

1. Any driveway or driveway approach.

2. Any marked crosswalk.

3. Any curb return of an unmarked crosswalk.

[Added 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 2317]

a. Stationary Sidewalk Vending. In addition to those regulations established in Subsection 9-26.7, it shall also be prohibited for any stationary sidewalk vendor to operate under any of the following conditions:

1. Operate or conduct sidewalk vending activities in residential zones within the City.

2. Vend between the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily or consistent with the hours of operation of the commercial businesses on the same street, unless in conjunction with a permitted special event.

3. Leave any sidewalk vending facilities unattended.

4. Store, park or leave any sidewalk vending facilities overnight on any public street, sidewalk or park. Sidewalk vending facilities left in public spaces or in the public right-of-way overnight will be considered discarded and may be seized or disposed of by the City. Vending facilities seized will be inventoried and stored by the City (except for perishable items such as food and beverages) for up to 30 days and released to the legal owner or other authorized person on payment of storage fees set by Council resolution or ordinance. Failure to retrieve the vending facilities within the thirty-day period will result in the vending facilities being deemed abandoned and may be disposed of by the City.

5. Fail to provide a trash receptacle for customers and ensure proper disposal of customer trash.

6. Leave any location without first disposing of all trash or refuse generated from vending operations or the vendor's customers within a fifteen-foot radius of the vending location. Trash and refuse generated by the vending operations shall not be disposed of in public trash receptacles and shall be carried away by the vendor.

7. Discharge solids or liquids onto any public right-of-way, including the sidewalk, the street or a storm drain. Sidewalk vendors shall immediately clean up any food, grease or other fluid or item related to sidewalk vending activities that falls on public property.

8. Sell anything other than that for which he or she is permitted to vend.

9. Vending of alcohol, tobacco products, drugs or cannabis, firearms, weapons, spray cans or adult oriented materials.

10. Use an electrical outlet or power source that is owned by the City or another person other than the sidewalk vendor.

11. To prevent dangerous distractions, make any outcry, blowing a horn, ringing a bell, or using any sound devices or musical instrument for the purpose of attracting the attention of potential patrons. All signage and advertising related in any way to the sidewalk vending must be attached to the vending facilities or the sidewalk vendor's person, and shall not be electrical, flashing, wind-powered or animated.

12. Utilize private solid waste receptacles or those belonging to other businesses without the prior consent of the property owner or business.

13. Utilize tables, chairs, fences, shade structures, other site furniture, or freestanding signs in conjunction with the sidewalk vendor's vending activities, except in the case of a stationary sidewalk vendor, one chair and one umbrella may be provided for the purpose of allowing the sidewalk vendor or an employee to be seated in shade.

b. Roaming Sidewalk Vending. In addition to those regulations established in Subsection 9-26.7, and paragraphs a2 through a13 above, it shall also be prohibited for any roaming vendor to operate under any of the following conditions:

1. Vend in designated residential zones between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. daily and during periods of daylight saving time, between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., unless in conjunction with a permitted special event.

c. Vending in Public Parks. In addition to those regulations established in Subsection 9-26.7, and paragraphs a2 through a13 above, the following shall also be prohibited for any sidewalk vendor operating in any public park:

1. Sidewalk vending of food and merchandise by stationary vendors in any park with a concession stand operated by a vendor under exclusive contract with the City selling similar food or merchandise.

2. Operate outside the hours of operation of the park. Sidewalk vendors shall cease operations one hour prior to the close of the park.

3. Operate on, or within 100 feet of any sports field, playground equipment area, pool or exercise area, while said area is in use.

4. Utilize any bench, table, barbeque pit, covered gathering area, or other publicly-owned structure or amenity in the park in any way as part of the sidewalk vending operation.

5. Operate within 25 feet of the outer edge of any bench, table, barbeque pit, covered gathering area, or other publicly-owned structure or amenity in the park.

6. Vend in a public park during any scheduled event, whether it is a City event or a private event for which a temporary use permit has been obtained.

d. Sidewalk vendors shall comply with all applicable state and local laws, including without limitation state food preparation, handling, and labeling requirements; fire codes and regulations; noise standards; and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and other disability access standards (both state and federal).

e. Sidewalk vendors shall allow a law enforcement officer, code enforcement officer, health inspector or other government official charged with enforcing laws related to sidewalk vending activities, at any time during the operation of such activities, to inspect the sidewalk vending facility for compliance with the requirements of this section and the Los Angeles County Environmental Health Department and to ensure the safe operation thereof.

[Added 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 2317]

The Business License Division may suspend or revoke a permit issued to a sidewalk vendor upon the sidewalk vendor being issued a fourth or subsequent citation for violations of this section.

a. Notice of the suspension or revocation of a sidewalk vending permit shall be given in writing, setting forth the grounds therefor. Such notice shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the permittee, at the last known address of the permittee.

b. No person whose sidewalk vending permitted has been revoked pursuant to this section shall be issued a sidewalk vending permit for a period of two years from the date revocation becomes final.

[Added 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 2317]

a. A violation of this section by a sidewalk vendor who has a valid current vending permit issued by the City is punishable only by an administrative citation pursuant to § 1-7 of Chapter 1 of this Municipal Code, in amounts not to exceed the following:

1. An administrative fine of $100 for a first violation.

2. An administrative fine of $200 for a second violation within one year of the first violation.

3. An administrative fine of $500 for each additional violation within one year of the first violation.

b. A person engaged in sidewalk vending without a valid current vending permit issued pursuant to this section is punishable only by an administrative citation pursuant to Section 1-7 of Chapter 1 of this Municipal Code, in amounts not to exceed the following, in lieu of the amounts set forth in paragraph a above:

1. An administrative fine of $250 for a first violation.

2. An administrative fine of $500 for a second violation within one year of the first violation.

3. An administrative fine of $1,000 for each additional violation within one year of the first violation.

4. Upon proof of a valid sidewalk vending permit issued by the City, any administrative fines imposed under this paragraph b for vending without possessing a copy of the permit shall be reduced to the administrative fines set forth in paragraph a above.

c. It shall constitute a separate and new offense for each and every hour during any portion of which a violation of, or failure to comply with, any provision or requirement of this section is committed, continued or permitted by any person.

d. A violation of this section shall not be punishable as an infraction or misdemeanor. No person alleged to have violated the provisions herein shall be subject to arrest except when otherwise permitted by law.

e. Failure to pay an administrative citation issued pursuant to this Section shall not be punishable as an infraction or misdemeanor. Additional fines, fees, assessments, or any other financial conditions beyond those authorized herein shall not be assessed.

[Added 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 2317]

a. Appeal of Permit Denial, Suspension or Revocation.

1. In the event that any applicant or permittee desires to appeal from any denial, suspension or revocation of a sidewalk permit, such applicant or permittee shall have the right to appeal such action to the City Manager or his/her designee by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk within 10 days after receipt of the decision to deny or suspend or revoke and shall set forth the grounds for the appeal. A failure to file a timely appeal shall render the decision to deny or suspend or revoke a permit final.

2. The City Manager or his/her designee shall set a time and place for a hearing on the appeal within 10 days of the filing of the appeal. The determination of the City Manager or his/her designee following the hearing shall be in writing and shall be mailed to, postage prepaid, to the applicant or permittee within five days after the hearing. The decision of the City Manager or his/her designee shall be final and conclusive.

b. Appeal of Administrative Citation.

1. The provisions of Section 1-7 of Chapter 1 of this Code shall apply to the appeal of an administrative citation.

[Added 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 2317]

a. When assessing an administrative fine under this section, the City will take into consideration a person's ability to pay the fine.

1. Any fine issued under this section will be accompanied by a notice of and instruction regarding a person's right to request an ability-to-pay determination.

2. A person may request an ability-to-pay determination at adjudication or while the judgment remains unpaid, including when a case is delinquent or has been referred to a collection program.

b. The City shall accept 20% of the administrative fine as full payment when the vendor applying for the ability-to-pay determination meets any of the following criteria as a recipient of public benefits or poverty guidelines:

1. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and State Supplementary Payment (SSP) (Article 5, commencing with Section 12200, of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).

2. California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act (CalWORKS) (Chapter 2, commencing with Section 11200, of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code) or a federal Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF) grant program (Section 10553.25 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).

3. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Chapter 51, commencing with Section 2011, of Title 7 of the United State Code) or the California Food Assistance Program (Chapter 10.1, commencing with Section 18930, of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).

4. County Relief, General Relief (GR), or General Assistance (GA) (Part 5, commencing with Section 17000, of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).

5. Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled Legal Immigrants (CAPI) (Chapter 10.3, commencing with Section 18937, of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).

6. In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) (Article 7, commencing with Section 12300, of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).

7. Medi-Cal (Chapter 7, commencing with Section 14000, of Part 3 of Division (of the Welfare and Institutions Code).

c. An applicant whose monthly income is 125% or less of the current poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of paragraph (2) of Section 9902 of Title 42 of the United States Code.

d. The City also may allow the person to complete community service in lieu of paying the fine, may waive the fine in whole or part, or may offer an alternative settlement and disposition.

[Added 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 2317]

The provisions of this section may be enforced by any City employee authorized to enforce the provisions of this Code and by a designated representative of the law enforcement agency or agencies authorized by the City to enforce the laws of the City of Compton.