Santa Clarita, CA Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Buffer distance
- 300 feet from a permitted event
- Applies during
- The full duration/hours of the permitted event
- Covered permits
- Special event, film, encroachment, or temporary use permit
- Enforcement
- Administrative citation, not a criminal charge
- Park vending
- Barred where an exclusive concessionaire holds the site
Summary
Santa Clarita Municipal Code Section 11.37.060(O) bars sidewalk vendors from setting up within 300 feet of a permitted street fair, festival, farmers market, or other City-permitted event for the entire time that event is running. The rule applies to certified farmers markets, swap meets, and any activity that requires an encroachment, special event, film, or temporary use permit.
Sidewalk Vending Related to Parks, Special Events, or Locations That Are Subject to Special Permits. Sidewalk vendors shall operate in a manner consistent with the following: 1. No sidewalk vendors may vend within three hundred (300) feet of permitted filming, camps, community events, or other City-permitted event for the duration or within operating hours of such an event. Permitted events include certified farmer's markets, swap meets, and any event that requires the temporary use of, or encroachment on, the sidewalk or other public area, including, but not limited to, an encroachment permit, special event permit, film permit, or temporary use permits.
Full Breakdown
37 requires every sidewalk vendor, roaming or stationary, to hold a peddler's license and a City sidewalk vendor permit before vending on any public right-of-way. 060(O) layers an extra restriction on top of that permit for vendors who want to operate near organized events: no sidewalk vendor may vend within three hundred feet of permitted filming, camps, community events, or any other City-permitted event for the duration or operating hours of that event. 200. 060(O) also bars a stationary sidewalk vendor from operating in any park under a signed, exclusive concessionaire's agreement, and lets the City Council adopt additional park-vending restrictions by resolution consistent with Government Code Section 51038(b)(2)(B), effective once notice signs are posted.
060(P) makes sidewalk-vending violations subject only to administrative citations rather than infractions or misdemeanors, though the vendor can still be required to remove the equipment or cart on the spot.
Violations & Fines
Vending inside the 300-foot buffer around a permitted street fair, festival, or other event is not a crime: Section 11.37.060(P) makes sidewalk-vending violations subject to administrative citation only, not a criminal infraction or misdemeanor. The City can also require the vendor to immediately remove the vending equipment or cart from the buffer area.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I set up a food cart right outside a Santa Clarita street fair?
What kind of events trigger the 300-foot vending buffer?
What happens if a vendor is caught inside the buffer zone?
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