A. It is unlawful for any person to operate, maintain or conduct a transient outdoor business in the city in violation of this chapter, or without having a valid permit for each and every day of operation in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

B. No person shall be relieved from compliance with the provisions of this chapter merely by reason of association temporarily with any local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer, or by conducting such transient outdoor business in connection with, as a part of, or in the name of any local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer.

C. Any business occupying a structure upon a permanent foundation constructed in accordance with the requirements of Title 15 of this code, any farmers’ market certified by the Kern County agricultural commissioner, any seller of fireworks, any food vendor operating a pushcart on a sidewalk as permitted in Chapter 5.45 of this title, promotional activities as set forth in Chapter 5.51 of this title, or any occasional sales of nonalcoholic beverages or foodstuffs by persons under the age of eighteen years adjacent to the residence of the person involved in such sales is exempt from the operation of this section. (Ord. 4607 § 2, 2009; Ord. 3916, 1999; Ord. 3806 § 1, 1997)