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1 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 23 25 26 27 ORDINANCE NO. 5618 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 5.38 TO TITLE 5 OF THE RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE AND AMENDING SECTION 10.44,140 AND SECTION 13.04.020 THEREOF TO REGULATE THE SALE OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES FROM PUSHCARTS. The City Council of the City of Riverside does ordain as follows: Section 1: The Riverside Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding to Title 5 of said Code a new Chapter 5.38 consisting of sections to be numbered 5.38,010 through 5.38,140 which Chapter shall read as follows: "CHAPTER 5 . 38 PEDESTRIAN FOOD VENDORS 5.38.010 DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following respective meanings: (a) Pushcart: any wagon, cart or similar wheeled container, not a "vehicle" as defined in the Vehicle Code of the State of California, from which food or beverage is offered for sale to the public. (b) Permit Officer: the Chief of Police of the City of Riverside or his designated representative. (c) Downtown Business District: that area of the City of Riverside bounded on the west by Brockton Avenue, on the east by Lime Street, on the north by Third Street and on the south by Fourteenth Street, from the centerline of each street. 5.38,020 GENERAL PROHIBITIONS. (a) No person shall sell or offer for sale any food or beverage from any portable box, stand, bag, bucket or similar container, on any public street, including parkways or sidewalks, within the city. (b) No person shall sell or offer for sale any food or beverage from any pushcart on any public street, including parkways or sidewalks, within the city; provided, however, that sales from pushcarts may be made within the Downtown Business District subject to the provisions and conditions of this chapter, and sales may be made outside the Downtown Business District from CITY ATTORNEY RIVE RSI DE CALl FORNIA