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Board amends and advances vending‑regulation ordinance after Safaie seeks severance from consent
Summary
Supervisor Safaie severed Item 5 from the consent calendar and moved an amendment to restore language directing vendors to "make every effort to remove items or cause their removal." The board approved the amendment without objection and passed the ordinance on first reading as amended.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on June 25 took Item 5 off the consent calendar at the request of Supervisor Safaie and considered an ordinance amending the Public Works Code to clarify vending permit application and compliance requirements, require some vendors to register with the tax collector and set permissible vending times and locations.
Supervisor Safaie said the item had been the product of long negotiations with advocates and stakeholders and proposed a small technical amendment to reinstate language on page 14 that would "urge the vendor to make every effort to remove items or cause their removal." The amendment was moved by Supervisor Safaie and seconded by Supervisor Walton. The mayor’s office representative indicated the amendment was acceptable. Seeing no objection, the board approved the amendment "without objection" and passed the ordinance on first reading as amended.
The ordinance’s stated goals are to streamline enforcement of vending requirements, clarify permit application and compliance, require certain vendors to register with the tax collector and prohibit stationary sidewalk vending in residential districts as defined in the planning code. The clerk read the title and summary aloud before the vote.
What’s next: The ordinance advanced on first reading as amended; further readings or implementation steps (permit registration and enforcement details) will follow per the city’s legislative process.
