Henderson Street Vendor Rules Give 30 Minute Time Limit
It seemed like almost overnight, street vendors starting popping up across the valley selling street tacos, aguas frescas and more. New Henderson street vendor rules make it pretty clear that the city doesn’t want them there.
Clark County Set The Tone For Street Vendor Rules
Obviously with the influx in street vendors, some of which with worrying levels of food safety procedures, Clark County had to do something. They released street vendor rules so these sellers would be on the right side of the law.
Vendors would have to pay a $150 license fee, get proper insurance and get all the proper documentation from the Southern Nevada Health District. That gets expensive pretty quick.
Then there is the list of things they can’t do. Can’t be within 500 feet of a school in session, or a park or community center. They have to stay away from intersections. The biggest thing is they’d need to shut down shop at 9pm. Because street tacos at 10:30pm? What is this, a 24 hour city? Oh, it used to be. That’s right.
Henderson Street Vendor Rules Are Far More Strict Than Clark County
While Clark County set the stage, Henderson street vendor rules took that and pumped them up to the max.
Their new rules, adopted in a City Council meeting on Tuesday, won’t allow street vendors to set up within 1500 feet of a hotel or a sports venue that can fit 5000 or more… because why would people want a street taco after watching a Knight Hawks game? Over a quarter mile. That’s a lot.
Street vendors won’t be able to set up within 500 feet of the Water Street entertainment district. They won’t be able to hang a sign that isn’t a menu or play music that might draw attention.
But none of it really matters, as the Henderson street vendor rules state vendors have a 30 minute time limit at each location. 30 minutes. Forget about heating up a skillet or spinning meat on a rotisserie. Heck, that might not be enough to set up a popcorn cart.
While there was a definite need to regulate the street vendors in the valley, between Clark County and now Henderson street vendor rules, it is quite clear that they’re going to have a hell of a time being legitimate and staying in business.
