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vending Vehicle Ordinances October 17, 2005 Page 2 . Separation Limits between units Increase the proposed separation requirements between mobile vending vehicles from 100 to 200 feet. . Magnetic Signs Defer the magnetic sign requirement given that the Health Department requires that all vendors return to commissary at the end of each day. The sign requirement may be imposed in the future on chronic violators whose trucks are deemed unsightly or graffiti-ridden. . Costs Reaffirm the creation of a hardscape improvement fee of $2030 to be spread over a five year period and an annual administrative fee not to exceed $614 per vendor to cover staff, permitting and enforcement costs. An ordinance and resolution establishing these fees will be scheduled for the November 7 City Council meeting. . Site Selection Affirm the proposed 150 permanent vending spaces. Prohibit permanent vending spaces within areas where such spaces and hours of operation would conflict with existing permit parking districts. Request that the Mobile Vending Advisory Committee solicit feedback from adjacent property owners as it formulates its recommendation on vending space locations. Develop a reverse lottery as the method to allocate the permanent sites throughout the community; this system would ask vendors seeking a permanent site to identify their first, second and third choices of space locations. The NI/CE Council Committee was unanimous in its recommendations to the City Council. These recommendations also considered the attached comparison of mobile vending regulations from various cities (Exhibit 2) . The original ordinance provisions, amended as discussed above, have been separated into two distinct ordinances for ease of administration. Staff understands that the process of selecting and designating the permanent vending spaces is of special concern to many vendors. The idea of creating permanent spaces arose through input from vendors who were interested in maintaining their current practice of vending from fixed locations. Though it will likely be after completion of this report, which is scheduled for distribution to the City Council on October 12, staff expects to learn from vendor representatives prior to the Council meeting whether they continue to support the concept of designating permanent vending spaces. Given these concerns, the recommendation is to adopt the ordinances now but make them effective July I, 2006. 50A-2