Sec. 15.67. - Prohibited activities and locations.
Oceanside Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Oceanside
(a)
Sidewalk vendors shall not engage in any of the following activities:
(1)
Renting merchandise to customers;
(2)
Displaying or selling alcohol, marijuana, cannabinoid products, adult oriented material, tobacco, tobacco products, electronic cigarettes and accessories, vape accessories, vape oils, or any tobacco or drug paraphernalia;
(3)
Using an open flame on any sidewalk vending device except as approved by the city;
(4)
Using an electrical power source owned by the City of Oceanside;
(5)
Conducting sidewalk vending activities between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.;
(6)
Blocking or impeding the path of any pedestrians, including ingress to or egress from adjacent property;
(7)
Advertising any product or service that is not related to the merchandise or food-item being offered for immediate sale; or
(8)
Placing sidewalk vending devices outside of any sidewalk or pathway.
(b)
Sidewalk vending activities are prohibited at the following locations:
(1)
Within one hundred (100) feet of the Oceanside Beach;
(2)
The Oceanside Municipal Pier;
(3)
Pier Plaza;
a.
For purposes of this chapter, the Pier Plaza area is defined by area bounded by to the west by the easterly curb line of the strand, bounded to the east by the westerly curb line of N. Pacific Street, bounded to the south by the northerly curb line of Mission Ave, and bounded to the north by the northerly side of the Oceanside Beach Community Center.
(4)
Any public property that does not meet the definition of a sidewalk or pedestrian pathway;
(5)
Pacific Street Linear Park;
a.
For purposes of this chapter, Pacific Street Linear Park is defined by area bounded by:
The Strand to the west; Pacific Street to the east; Seagaze Drive to the north; and 121 South Pacific Street to the south; and
The westernmost portion of sidewalk and parkway along North Pacific Street bounded by Wisconsin Avenue to the south and Sportfisher Drive to the north.
(6)
Tyson Street Park;
(7)
The Oceanside Harbor;
(8)
Oceanside Harbor Village;
(9)
The Oceanside Civic Center Plaza Complex.
a.
For purposes of this chapter, the Oceanside Civic Center Plaza Complex is defined as area bounded by Coast Highway, Civic Center Drive, Nevada Street, and Pier View Way.
(10)
Any median strip; and
(11)
Within five hundred (500) feet of any public or private school or daycare facility beginning one (1) hour before classes commence that day until one (1) hour after classes end that day.
(12)
Within 100 feet of:
a.
A police station;
b.
A fire station;
c.
A certified farmer's market or swap meet including the Oceanside Farmer's Market and Sunset Market during its operational hours;
d.
An area designated for a special event permit during its operational hours;
e.
Another sidewalk vendor;
f.
A public or private school or child day-care facility; and
g.
Any park in which the operator of the park has signed an agreement for concessions that exclusively permits the sale of food or merchandise by the concessionaire.
(13)
Within twenty-five (25) feet of:
a.
A fire hydrant;
b.
An automated teller machine;
c.
A driveway, alley, or entrance to a parking lot or parking garage;
d.
The intersection of a street and a sidewalk;
e.
A crosswalk;
f.
A freeway entrance; and
g.
An outdoor dining or patio dining area.
(c)
Stationary sidewalk vendors are prohibited from operating in areas that are zoned exclusively residential.
(Ord. No. 19-OR0632-1, § 2, 9-25-2019)
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