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Inspectors, or combination thereof. The abandoned equipment obstructs the public -right-of-way and constitutes a nuisance that must be mitigated at the public's expense; and e. Create a nuisance and public health hazard by allowing debris to accumulate in and around their site and deliberately failing to collect and dispose of same upon dismantling their operation; and f. Create a nuisance and public health hazard by disposing of used grease on adjacent City of Santa Ana -owned and/or privately -owned grass or green areas, sidewalks and adjacent storm drains; and g. Serve food which is or has been deemed by County of Orange Health Inspectors under CH&SC Section 111030 to be unfit for human consumption leaving consumers with no redress for any ill effects of consuming same; and h. Trespass and set up their operations on private property without permission of the owner or lessee in control of said private property; and WHEREAS, in a six -week period in late 2022, the City's Code Enforcement Division in partnership with the Orange County Health Care Agency's Environmental Health Division (EHD) inspected over 100 stationary sidewalk food vending operations that were found to be selling food unfit for human consumption and operating without the proper health permit under CH&SC Section 111030; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana is a champion of diversity and inclusivity through its policies and programs in the arenas of demographics, housing, and economic activities, with a progressive and community -benefits oriented General Plan and Housing Element, both comprehensively updated and adopted in 2022, that promote and celebrate the diversity of all groups in the community, specifically: a. The Land Use Element, which promotes a balance of land uses and business activities in the City by promoting new investment in key areas and preservation of existing communities in others; and b. The Economic Prosperity Element, which seeks new endeavors to diversify the City's economic base while ensuring all demographic groups in Santa Ana benefit from healthy and balanced economic development; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana routinely promotes and has permitted micro ("ghost") kitchens in its industrial zones, allowing businesses to utilize shared kitchens to prepare foods in a sanitary setting designed and constructed for such activities, most recently at 2509 South Broadway and 3200 South Susan Street, to supply a surging demand for incubator spaces for food -related manufacturing, production, and mobile food vending; and Resolution No. 2023-012 Page 4 of 7