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Conditional Use April 11, 2005 Page 3 Permit No. 2005-03 scale vehicles with a conditional use permit in the Light Industrial (M-1) zone. The subj ect site is located in the M-1 zoning district and is surrounded by industrial uses. Because of the industrial character of the area, staff believes that the subject property is an appropriate location to park vending vehicles. The conditional use permit allows the City to condition the project and mitigate potential impacts on surrounding property owners. The proj ect has been conditioned to only allow the parking of vending trucks that sell packaged food and uncut produce items at this facility. These vehicles include ice cream, delivery and packaged grocery trucks as defined and licensed by the Orange County Health Department (each truck will require a Health Department license). Because these types of trucks vend uncut whole fruit and food items that are packaged, they tend to be cleaner than those trucks that prepare or cook food on the vehicle. At a future date, should the applicant propose to expand the use to park catering trucks where food is cooked or prepared on the vehicle, or should the applicant propose to wash or repair vehicles on site, a new conditional use permit would be required and the site would need to be brought into compliance with the Light Industrial zoning standards. Items such as wash bays with canopies, clarifiers, oil and grease separators, and landscaping would need to be added to the site, which is currently not required based upon the scope of the proposed project. Staff has also conditioned the project to be maintained litter free with regular trash bin pickups. The use of barbed wire would not be allowed at the facility and any graffiti would need to be removed within 24 hours. In addition, the applicant has provided parking spaces for 212 vehicles, which would be the maximum number of vehicles allowed to park on the site. The size of the trucks parked at the facility is limited to the size of vehicles that fit into the designated parking spaces shown on the approved site plan. Trucks are not permitted to be parked in fire lanes or drive aisles. It is anticipated that the number of vending trucks parked overnight in residential areas will decrease if an alternative location is provided that is safe from vandals and other hazards. This will free up parking spaces in local neighborhoods where trucks are currently being stored overnight on City streets. After receiving public testimony at the meeting held March 28, 2005, the Planning Commission continued this item for two weeks and directed staff to research whether the proposed proj ect was in conformance with the City's adopted Vending Vehicle Ordinance (Ordinance No. NS-2655) and proposed changes to that ordinance. The Commission also raised questions 31 F-4