55A - RESO TO EXPAND FOOD VENDING

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MOBILE FOOD VENDING Mobile food vendors may operate within private or city -owned parking lots with the permission of the property owner and in accordance with guidelines and regulations from the CDC, County of Orange, and the City of Santa Ana. Mobile food vendors that are interested in vending in private or city -owned parking lots must register with the City of Santa Ana to participate. Mobile food vendors must adhere to the following: • Receive written permission from the private parking lot property owner. • If it is a city -owned parking lot, please contact Julie Castro -Cardenas, Economic Development Specialist II from the Community Development Agency at (714) 673-3619 or William McGovern, Special Events Coordinator from the Santa Ana Police Department at (714) 647-5840. • Maintain a valid City of Santa Ana Business License. • Maintain a current County of Orange Health Care Agency permit for mobile food vending and have access to restroom facilities for employees. • Parking lots must be zoned commercial, industrial, or specific plans allowing for commercial and industrial use. • Each mobile food vendor may occupy a maximum parking space of 30 feet x 20 feet, but may NOT exceed 25% of the entire parking lot. Multiple food vendors may operate in a lot, but may not occupy more than 25% of the lot. • May not impose on primary business use of parking requirements when open for business. • May not operate on a property with a competing business during business hours. • Setup 4 feet from any structure or building. • Depending on the parking area and spaces allotted, vendors may use TWO 10'x10' canopy and up to 4 tables maximum per mobile food vendor. • Operate no later than 2 a.m. daily. • May NOT block parking stalls for patrons with disabilities, driveways, or emergency and designated fire access. • May NOT create dangerous situations for pedestrians, cyclists, or motorists (i.e. blocking visibility at corners or driveways). • Ensure COVID-19 distance protocols as recommended by the County of Orange and other State agencies. • Parking area and radius must be maintained clean at all times. • At night, low voltage lighting maybe permitted. • No amplified noise. If operating as public nuisance, permission to operate may be revoked. See Exhibit F for a sample layout for mobile food vending. 14 1 55A-16