Section 24-508. VENDING SITE PERMIT: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND FEES

 

508.1No person may vend from the public space in the District of Columbia without a Vending Site Permit issued by the DCRA Director pursuant to this chapter; provided, that a holder of a Class C Vending License may manage vendors from public space upon the issuance of a public space permit to the holder by DDOT and Mobile Roadway Vending vehicles may vend pursuant to § 533.  

 

508.2A Vending Site Permit shall not be required for:

 

(a)Persons authorized to sell products, merchandise, food, or services at a  licensed Public Market or;

 

(b)Persons authorized to sell products, merchandise, food, or services at a  licensed or permitted Special Event.

 

508.3The Vending Site Permit shall authorize the permittee to occupy a specific Vending Location for the purpose of vending.

 

508.4A vendor may vend only at the assigned Vending Location stated on his or her Vending Site Permit.

 

508.5In addition to the authorities cited in § 524, the DCRA Director, the DDOT Director, or MPD may eliminate a Vending Location without prior notice for public safety or transportation reasons, construction requirements, or Special Event operations.

 

508.6The DCRA Director may revoke a Vending Site Permit and require the previously permitted vendor to vacate his or her Vending Location or relocate to another Vending Location pursuant to § 512.

 

508.7The annual fee for a Vending Site Permit for sidewalk vending locations shall be six hundred dollars ($600).

 

508.8The fee for a monthly Vending Site Permit in the Nationals Park Vending Zone shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per monthly lottery, as described in § 529.

 

508.9The fee for a monthly Vending Site Permit for stationary roadway vending at Vending Locations designated by § 530 shall be four hundred and fifty dollars ($450) per monthly lottery.

 

508.10The annual fee for a Mobile Roadway Vending site permit shall be three hundred dollars ($300) as described in § 533.

 

authority

Sections 5 and 18 of Mayor-Commissioner Regulation No. 74-39, effective December 13, 1974 (21 DCR 1285), as amended by the Vendors Regulation Amendments Act of 1978, effective June 30, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-82; 24 DCR 9293), Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1986, effective August 21, 1986, the Vending Regulation Act of 2009, effective October 22, 2009 (D.C. Law 18-71; 56 DCR 6619), and Mayor’s Order 2010-91, dated May 27, 2010; Sections 101(b), 2002(b), and 2 of the Omnibus Regulatory Reform Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 29, 1998 (D.C. Law 12-86; D.C. Official Code §§ 47-2851.04(c)(1), 47-2851.05(d), and 47-2851.12 (2005 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); Sections 104 and 105 of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985, effective October 5, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-42; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-1801.04 and 2-1801.05 (2007 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); and Mayor’s Order 86-38, dated March 4, 1986.

source

Section 502 of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1984, effective September 26, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-113; 31 DCR 3974, 3981 (August 10, 1984)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 5746, 5747 (October 11, 1985) ; as amended by D.C. Act published at 45 DCR 1172 (March 6, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 13055 (September 20, 2013).