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It is unlawful for any person to conduct, solicit or attempt to solicit business or business, or exhibit for sale, offer for sale, deliver, or sell any service, goods, ware and/or merchandise from, in, and/or on any vehicular right of way, pedestrian right of way, public parking lot, or other public property in the city with some exceptions.
The downtown restaurants and those using the sidewalk say they will only use that area that is part of their lease or what they own that is not city property or property owned by FDOT and therefore don't need to get a new license.
Per William Waters, "The pavers in question, for the most part, are on
Florida Department of Transportation Right of Way. As such the pavers are
theirs (FDOT); however, the pavers do extend onto private property in many
cases. As long as those businesses can
document that their activities are taking place only on private property, they
indeed do not need a sidewalk café permit. From the complaints that we
have heard and received, activities are taking place on public right of way on
the weekends and later in the evening. If the businesses undertake
activities on the right of way without an appropriate permit, they will be
cited."
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