In fact, that has already happened in Portland and other cities, although people do not recognize it. Portland sells permits to businesses to do business on the people's sidewalk. I maintain that city council has overstepped its authority on this. Nothing in law defines sidewalk as a sales floor. Nothing gives council the right to sell it.
Sidewalks belong to the people.
To the competitor. The same for Tucson. Council does not have the authority to sell the sidewalks. I believe that in some city, this sort of thing will be answered with recall, lawsuits, and criminal charges against council members. The sooner the better.