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Commission OKs first reading of mobile-vendor restrictions for crowded events, asks staff to study east-side sidewalk
Summary
City commissioners approved Ordinance 2025-6 on first reading to restrict mobile vendors in high-congestion sidewalks during Nights of Lights and Fourth of July, and asked staff to gather more data about the east side of Avenida Menendez before second reading.
The St. Augustine City Commission passed Ordinance 2025-6 on first reading on April 9, 2025, creating targeted restrictions on mobile vendors in parts of the downtown historic district during the city’s high-congestion events (Nights of Lights and July 4).
City attorney and planning staff framed the legal standard for restricting commercial activity on public sidewalks as requiring a factual basis tied to public-safety and crowd-control concerns. Assistant city attorney/Planner (presentation by Miss Lopez) told commissioners that sidewalks are a public forum under U.S. law and any restriction of commercial speech must be "directly related to a substantial…
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