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Amending Chapter 345 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to distance restrictions for peddlers.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1
Section 345.08 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 345.08. - Restrictions.
(a) Peddlers peddling from vehicles or pushcarts shall not stand upon any sidewalk, street or alley for the purpose of disposing of their goods without first obtaining a use of street permit from the department of public works, but this provision shall not prevent such peddlers from stopping for a sufficient length of time to complete a sale to such purchasers as may be present at the place where such stop is made.
(b) No licensee shall have any exclusive right to any location in the public sidewalks, streets or other public property without first obtaining a use of street permit from the department of public works, nor shall any be permitted to operate in a congested area where such operation might impede or inconvenience the public use of such streets or public ways. For the purpose of this chapter, the judgment of a police officer or license inspector, exercised in good faith, shall be deemed conclusive as to whether the area is congested and the public impeded or inconvenienced.
(c) Peddling is prohibited within one hundred (100) feet of an entrance to an entertainment venue within three (3) hours of an event scheduled at that entertainment venue.
(d) Peddling is prohibited within twenty-five (25) feet of the sidewalk forming the corner at the intersection of two (2) streets, or on any sidewalk less than six (6) feet wide.
(e) Peddling is prohibited within two thousand (2,000) feet of any area for which a permit has been issued under chapter 366, except upon written permission from the organizers of the event.
(f) Peddling is prohibited within the State Capitol complex buildings and grounds and the Saint Paul River Centre complex buildings, grounds and surrounding sidewalks. Peddling is also prohibited at any park or parkway, building or place under the jurisdiction of the director of parks and recreation unless by the permission of said director or by some person duly authorized by the director and subject to such rules and regulations as the director shall prescribe. Peddling is not prohibited if the activity takes place on land owned or leased by said person.
SECTION 2
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days following its passage, approval and publication.