City of Madison - File #: 02874

• File #: 02874
• Version: 1
• Name: holiday vending
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/31/2006
• In control: VENDING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (prior to 11-01-2007)
• On agenda: 5/2/2006
• Final action: 5/2/2006
• Enactment date: 5/20/2006
• Enactment #: ORD-06-00059
• Title: Amending Section 9.13(6)(j)1.a. of the Madison General Ordinances to allow Merchant Vendors to display merchandise on the sidewalks on certain federal holidays.
• Sponsors: Cindy Thomas, Michael E. Verveer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/2/2006	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
2/22/2006	1	VENDING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (prior to 11-01-2007)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
2/21/2006	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Re-refer	Pass
2/7/2006	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer
2/1/2006	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office
2/1/2006	1	Attorney's Office	Referred for Introduction
1/31/2006	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
1/31/2006	1	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
11/30/2005	1	VENDING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (prior to 11-01-2007)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT (15 VOTES REQUIRED) - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
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Fiscal Note
No expenditure required.
Title
Amending Section 9.13(6)(j)1.a. of the Madison General Ordinances to allow Merchant Vendors to display merchandise on the sidewalks on certain federal holidays.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance would allow merchants with a "Merchant Vending License" to display merchandise for sale on sidewalks on the State Street Mall / Capitol Concourse on federal holidays. Currently, these merchants may only put out merchandise on Thursdays and weekends and certain special events.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:

1. Subparagraph a. of Paragraph 1. entitled "Miscellaneous Restrictions on Merchant Vendors" of Subdivision (j) entitled "Miscellaneous Restrictions on Merchant Vendors and Sidewalk Cafes" of Subsection (6) entitled "Regulations and Procedures for Vending on the State Street Mall/Capitol Concourse" of Section 9.13 entitled "License for Selling on Public Streets" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:

"a. Merchandise may only be displayed during normal business hours on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and the following federal public holidays established under 5 U.S.C. § 6103 (New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day); with the following exceptions: merchant vendors on portions of King Street within the Mall/Concourse may display merchandise only on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; and all Mall/Concourse merchant vendors may display merchandise on other days, if approved by the Vending Oversight Committee (VOC) in conjunction with a special event for which a street use permit has been granted, upon the VOC's determination that such merchant vending will not interfere with the events and will enhance the public u...