For more than two years, the City of Los Angeles has been working to create a permitting system for street vendors.BizFed had members requesting slightly different positions to drive the outcome of the ordinance. Ultimately, after much thoughtful deliberation, the BizFed Board voted to support an LA City Street Vendor Permit ordinance that:
1. Creates a reasonable system of zones for street vending.
2. Limits the number of street vendors permitted.
3. Regulates the types of street vendors permitted.
4. Regulates the hours during which street vending is permitted.
5. Encourages the collection of sales tax from street vendors through cooperation with the state.
6. Ensures strong, effective, and properly funded enforcement of the ordinance.
7. Enables BizFed to be included in the stakeholder process as the City develops and implements ordinance details.
