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Modification to CUP No. 2005-03 May 22, 2006 Page 3 On-Site Parking of Vending Vehicles Condition No.3 of CUP 2005-03 states: "This conditional use permit does not apply to vending vehicles, lunch wagons, mobile food preparation units or any other vehicles where food items are prepared or cooked on the vehicle. These vehicles shall not be parked or stored on the site without a new conditional use permit being approved by the City Council." This condition restricts the type of trucks parked at the facility to vending trucks that sell packaged food and uncut produce items. These vehicles include ice cream, delivery and packaged grocery trucks as defined by the Orange County Health Department. The original condition restricted the type of trucks parked at the facility to vending trucks that sell packaged food and uncut produce items because the applicant did not at that point intend to provide washing bays, canopies, oil and grease interceptors, grease bins, clarifiers and other proj ect infrastructure needed to accommodate trucks that cook and prepare food on their vehicles. This type of truck is not seen as problematic, and thus the prior restriction was based on the lack of appropriate facilities to service them. The applicant is now prepared to invest in the necessary infrastructure required to meet City and County "Best Management Practice" requirements (BMP's), which clears the way to service these trucks. On-site drainage systems will be incorporated that will keep the site clean and prevent pollutants and trash from discharging onto adj oining property, City streets and storm drain systems. Run off from washing and cleaning truck food preparation areas will drain to properly designed and sized grease interceptors connected to the sanitary sewer system. The operation will be licensed by the Health Department and will meet all Health Department and City requirements pertaining to the use. The Public Works Agency has added project conditions to ensure the applicant remains in compliance with all Federal, State and local requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) adopted pursuant to the Federal Clean Water Act. A Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) must be prepared, approved by the City, and carried out by the property owner. This plan will be recorded with the County Recorder's office to ensure that the WQMP and all of its maintenance requirements run with the land. Staff recommends that the Planning Commission modify the conditions of approval for Conditional Use Permit No. 2005-03 to remove Planning Division Condition No. 3 and allow all types of vending vehicles to be parked at the facility. 30A-4