TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Masa Alkire, Community Development Department Director
Erik Zandvliet, T.E., City Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance to Amend Section 3.68 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Related to Mobile Vending Businesses (No Budget Impact) (Community Development Director Alkire).
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 25-0011
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 25-0011, amending Section 3.68 (Mobile Vending Business) of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code regarding mobile vending businesses.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The City anticipates increased costs to regulate and enforce a mobile vending program, however, those increased costs would be recovered through a new permit process and additional citation revenue recovered through enforcement activities.
The Mobile Vending Business Permit Fee and Appeal Fee will be considered by the City Council in a public hearing scheduled for November 4, 2025 in the event the Council adopts Ordinance No. 25-0011.
BACKGROUND:
On October 21, 2025, the City Council introduced Ordinance No. 25-0011, amending Section 3.68 (Mobile Vending Business) of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code regarding mobile vending business permits and regulations.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 25-0011, amending Section 3.68 (Mobile Vending Business) of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code regarding mobile vending businesses, and becoming effective on the 31st day after its passage.
PUBLIC OUTREACH:
On July 10, 2025, the DBPA discussed this matter at its monthly board meeting and invited City staff to attend and listen. The public, including the Downtown and North Manhattan Beach Business and Professionals Associations and Chamber of Commerce were invited to a duly noticed Septem...
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