County of Kaua'i Office of Economic Development

County Right-of-Way Vending Permit (Revocable Permit to Vend)

Required for vending within any County right-of-way, which the rules define as 'the entire width from property line to property line, including the berm, swale or shoulder of a roadway owned and/or under the jurisdiction of the County of Kaua`i.' The $100 non-refundable filing and processing fee is stated identically in the Department of Finance's adopted rules and on the Office of Economic Development's own current page. Applications are made online through the Office of Economic Development and must be submitted at least 90 calendar days before the proposed vending event; the rules state that later applications 'may not be accepted.' The applicant must notify adjacent property and business owners within a 50-foot radius and give them 30 days to comment, and an application opposed by more than fifty percent of those owners may be denied. The Director of Finance is the issuing authority and reviews with the County Engineer, Fire Department, Police Department and Planning Department. The Director may require a deposit of up to $1,000 and may add conditions such as security staff, portable toilets, lighting, traffic control and trash pickup, whose costs the permittee bears. The rules do not require this permit for activity 'exempt under Kaua`i County Code § 23-3.4, as amended' — the section behind the Parks Peddler's Permit recorded separately for Kaua'i County. Permits to vend or park cars for sale or rent in the public right-of-way are denied outright.