FORM NO. PC 10 REV. 09/19
An Ordinance to Amend and Reordain Section 33-6
Pertaining to the Sales of Goods by Peddlers of the Code of
the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia
Section 33-6.
Sales Conducted on or adjacent to the public right-of-way.
For purposes at this section only, "sale or exchange" shall be defined as the advertising, displaying, offering
or exchanging for value of the below mentioned items. The sale or exchange of any item, including but not
limited to any and all goods, wares, flowers, prepared or unprepared food or any other product by any
person from any temporary structure, including but not
limited to any table or stand, or from any motor
vehicle, trailer, cart, tray, wagon, push-cart or any hand or pedal propelled vehicle shall be subject to the
following regulations.
(A)
Sales conducted in the public right-of-way.
(1)
No such sale or exchange shall be made in any street or public right-of-way along any
street for which the posted speed limit is greater than 25 miles per hour, nor shall such sale
or exchange be made in any street or public right-of-way within 25 feet of any intersection.
(2)
No person conducting such sale or exchange in any street or public right-of-way may remain
within any one block for more than 15 minutes before moving to another block. Additionally,
such sale or exchange may not be repeated in the same block within any 8-hour period. A
block shall be understood to mean a section of a street between it's intersection within 2
adjoining streets, or a section of street 500 feet in length, whichever is shorter.
(3)
The provisions of subsection (A) hereof shall not apply to such sales or exchanges conducted
on the premises of the Virginia Beach Farmer's Market or any other commercial enterprise
operated under franchise agreement or permit authorized by the City Manager.
(B)
Sales conducted on private property adjacent to the public right-of-way. Persons conducting a sale
or exchange of the type described in this section on private property, and persons allowing their
private property to be used for such sales or exchanges, shall be subject to the following regulations:
(1)
No sale or exchange shall take place or be conducted, and no structure used for such sale
or
exchange shall be located, within 50 feet of the closest edge of the nearest sidewalk
pavement, or street pavement, if there is no sidewalk, of any public right-of-way.
(2)
The person conducting the sale or exchange shall have obtained written permission to
conduct such activity from the owner of the property involved, and shall have also obtained
from such owner exclusive control over any area of the property, within the allowed area,
sufficient to ensure that there is adequate space for the safe circulation of traffic; such area
shall not be less than 800 square feet. The person conducting the sale or exchange shall not
allow any other activity to be conducted within this minimal 800 square foot area.
(3)
Such sales or exchanges shall not be conducted on or from vacant lots.