Sacramento Municipal Code Ch. 5.86 Mobile Service Vehicles

The city council finds that mobile service vehicles parked on public rights-of-way for the purpose of selling or offering to sell services impede the free flow of traffic, distract vehicle operators from observing traffic regulations, obstruct the view of pedestrians and of vehicle operators, and encourage pedestrians who wish to inquire about services to cross the street in an unsafe and illegal manner. The public safety necessitates the exercise of the city's police power, through the enactment and enforcement of this chapter, for the purpose of regulating mobile service vehicles. (Ord. 2020-0001 § 1)

As used in this chapter:

"Express invitation" means an oral or written request by the property owner or occupant authorizing a mobile service business vehicle to come to the property to perform a service.

"Mobile service vehicle" means any vehicle or similar device being used primarily for the purpose of conducting a service in, at, out of, or next to the vehicle rather than on an adjacent property.

"Public right-of-way" has the same meaning as provided in section 12.12.010.

"Service" means work performed for the benefit of another and for compensation, but does not include selling food.

"Solicit" means to request, offer, entice, or announce the availability or sale of services. (Ord. 2020-0001 § 1)

No person shall park a mobile service vehicle on the public right-of-way to sell a service or solicit customers for any service. (Ord. 2020-0001 § 1)

This chapter does not apply to a person who parks a mobile service vehicle for a reasonable time to make a delivery or to provide a service to the owner or occupant of an adjacent property pursuant to the prior express invitation of the owner or occupant. (Ord. 2020-0001 § 1)