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Ordinance to Regulate Vending Vehicles September 6, 2005 Page 2 In order to address these concerns, the regulations are proposed as follows: . Establish an annual vending vehicle permit that permits operation of a vending vehicle in Santa Ana. The vending vehicle permit may be revoked after three minor violations or one major violation; . Require that vending vehicles may vend for no longer than 90 minutes in anyone location unless lawfully parked in a vending vehicle permit parking zone; . Require that vending vehicles move a minimum of 500 feet after 90 minutes and cannot return to the same block wi thin the same day after leaving it; . Prohibit vending vehicles from vending within 100 feet of another vending vehicle; . Prohibit vending on streets greater than thirty-five (35) miles per hour; and . Prohibit vending except from the right-hand side of a vending vehicle; Vending Preferential Parking Program A vending preferential parking program pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22507 is proposed to remedy the over-concentration of vending vehicles that has created the safety and aesthetic issues. The director of the planning and building agency will establish up to 150 permit parking districts throughout the city. A vending vehicle can obtain an annual parking permit from the Planning and Building Agency to enable vending in the permit parking district without being subject to the 90 minute time limit. These annual permit parking spaces will be issued on a first come-first served basis. The City Council will be asked to establish a fee to fund the physical improvements to the parkways including, necessary signage, and hardscape. These improvements will assist in the elimination of the aesthetic impacts to the parkways caused by the vending vehicles. Additionally, to minimize the aesthetic impact of the vending vehicles conducting a business in a residential neighborhood, the director of the planning and building agency will establish standards including signage and vehicle appearance. Vending parking permits may be revoked if there are three minor violations within a twelve-month period or one major violation. The regulations and establishment of the vending vehicle parking permit program are intended to eliminate the concentration of vending vehicles that presently occurs in several areas. This concentration is not only unsightly, but creates parking shortages, complicates street sweeping and trash collection, deteriorates parkways, and creates a safety concern for 50A-2