55A - RESO TO EXPAND FOOD VENDING

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Food Islands/Parklets Food Islands (or parklets) are on -street parking spaces that have been temporarily converted for other use, such as expanded outdoor dining areas. Food Islands can be used by one or more businesses, and don't require streets to be closed. The City will be temporarily suspending certain codes and permitting requirements for private use of on -street parking spaces within the public right-of-way. Metered parking spaces must be requested and approved in advance by contacting the City at (714) 647-5477. The City will bag metered spaces at no cost to the business, and the business will be permitted to temporarily use the additional space for restaurant or retail use. Non -metered spaces maybe activated by an adjacent business at anytime without notification to the City. Temporary Barriers and Surface Materials Temporary barrier materials, such as pedestrian rails, bike racks, wood, plants, A -frames, or painted plastic, can be utilized to better define boundaries of extended business operations. Any equipment or furniture placed in the parking space cannot be placed closer than two (2) feet from the edge of the adjacent travel lane. Safe pedestrian pathways between barrier walls must be provided. For questions relating to barrier wall placement, please call Victor Chaidez with the Public Works Agency at (714) 647-5609 or Julie Castro -Cardenas from the Community Development Agency at (714) 673-3619. Temporary surface materials, such as chalk or turf, are permitted for application on sidewalks and parking spaces. Cafe & Retail Zones Cafe and Retail Zones involve closures of portions of a street near a concentration of businesses to provide additional space in a safe and protected setting that can serve multiple businesses. Full street closure locations and hours of operation will be approved and deployed by the City of Santa Ana in advance. The City will provide the maintenance of traffic plans to close the roadway for vehicles and deploy necessary detours and signs to direct traffic away from the closure. It is the business's responsibility to activate these spaces with temporary materials such as tables, chairs, umbrellas, and visual/physical barrier materials. These zones will be installed 24 hours a day/7 days per week for the duration of this pilot program. To request consideration of a Cafe & Retail Zone in front of your business, please call the Community Development Agency at (714) 673-3619 or William McGovern from the Police Department at (714) 647-5840. See Exhibit C for sample street closure maps. City of Santa Ana Right to Clear Right -of -Way The City reserves the right to remove an outdoor seating or sales area that (i) creates an obstruction to, or causes congestion of, pedestrian or vehicular traffic due to existing conditions on the surrounding public right-of-way if it finds the installation represents a danger to the health, safety or general welfare of the public or (ii) a business violates the requirements of these Guidelines or Executive Order 5-2020. 121Page 55A-14