EDUCATING UNPERMITTED VENDOR CAMPAIGN IN SANTA MONICA

A campaign to educate unpermitted vendors is underway at the Santa Monica Pier, Tuesday, September 28, 2021.

A new emergeny ordinance passed on August 24, 2021, which prohibits dumping of commercial trash in public receptacles, disposing of liquid waste in public spaces and in storm drains or on any street, sidewalk, bike path, public parking lot, public park, the beach, the Santa Monica Pier, or any public receptacle citywide, and the use of unpermitted combustible fuels on and around the Santa Monica Pier.

All three of the new prohibitions are subject to being enforced as infractions, misdemeanors, or through issuance of administrative citations. In addition, combustible fuels used in violation of the new ordinance will be subject to impound by the Fire Marshal.

The City’s Code Enforcement Division are distributing educational materials regarding the new regulations to sidewalk vendors and others engaging in commercial activity on and around the Santa Monica Pier. Enforcement will be conducted collaboratively between Code Enforcement, the Santa Monica Police Department, and the Santa Monica Fire Department.