Vending Regulations

During Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Market (P.S. Kensington), merchants will be permitted to use the whole sidewalk directly in front of their establishment for merchandise. Any items encroaching on the street itself will be removed.

Patios: Anyone interested in applying for a patio license must do this separately; the process takes 4-6 weeks. Please call Shanta at the Boulevard Cafe Licensing Office 416.338.7224. To serve alcohol on your patio requires another license, call the LLBO at 416.326.0450 or fill out the application at www.agco.on.ca. Or, please call Shamez at La Palette 416 929 4900 - he will be submitting a joint application for interested merchants.

Outdoor Food Vending: Only registered food vendors may sell food from their establishment. Municipal food safety regulations must be adhered to. Please contact Shamez Amlani if you intend to sell food in front of your store and we will bring you the necessary form.

• You may only use the sidewalk directly in front of your store. Anyone encroaching on the street will be asked to move.
• All food preparation must be done in a kitchen that is inspected by the City and ingredients must come from qualified food distributors.
• Barbeques: a short 2hrs certification course must be taken for handling propane barbeques, otherwise use charcoal. (phone # and date)
• There must be a 2ft wide table between bbq and crowd to avoid burns.
• Area must be covered by an umbrella or awning to avoid accidental debris.
• Hazardous hot and cold foods must be kept at appropriate temperatures.
• A hand washing system with a spigot and catch bucket must be available (a collapsible 10 lt water jug can be used - available at Mountain Equipment Co-op for $5)
• Sanitary wiping cloths must be available and area kept clean.
• Food and paper products must be kept 15cm off the ground.

For more information contact Shamez at La Palette - 416.929.4900

Deliveries

Sundays from noon to 7:00pm were specifically chosen for P.S. Kensington because this is a time of minimal inconvenience with deliveries. Please schedule any Sunday deliveries for the specified streets for before noon or after 7:00pm as deliveries will not be allowed during this time, however we will have a couple of porters and delivery carts available if a heavy purchase must be delivered to a parking lot. These can be coordinated by contacting your nearest volunteer marshall located at every barricade.

Parking

Due to City safety regulations no cars can be parked on the indicated streets between noon and 7:00pm on the Sundays of the events. Residents with valid parking permits for these streets will be accommodated in one of the nearby parking lots. We ask merchants to use any of the parking lots indicated or consider taking the TTC on Sundays if it is an option for you.