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Conditional Use Permit No. 2016 -03 March 28, 2016 Page 2 The OC Food Truck Company is also proposing 24 -hour surveillance for the site, since the facility will be accessed by vendors 24 hours a day. Electrical and water hook -ups will be provided in the parking area to supply the necessary utilities in order to keep the refrigeration units operating while the vehicles are parked, and to fill up the water reservoir tanks that are used on the trucks. A new trash enclosure will also be constructed to meet the City specifications for the proposed use. Lighting will be added throughout the site and the building to comply with the Police Department requirements as per the building security ordinance. The parking area is well maintained and will require minor improvements such as restriping. The project proposes to park approximately 43 commercial food vending trucks. Employees will use the spaces vacated by the food trucks for parking during the operating hours. No vehicle repair is proposed on -site (Exhibits 4 and 5). Proiect Background The site was developed in 1986 with the construction of a 4,000 - square -foot industrial warehouse building. Shortly after the construction of the building, a business license was issued to allow a catering truck facility. Over the years, the site has changed ownership but the use has remained consistent. The latest food vending businesses to occupy the site were the Southern California Association of Independent Catering established in 1987 and Independent Dairy Drivers LLC, in 2004. Finally, Abel's Towing occupied the site in 2007, as an impound yard and remained there for several years. In late 2014, the property was acquired by Mr. Arafat Abdelkarim who is proposing to operate the OC Food Truck Company. To provide essential amenities for a catering truck facility, the site constructed a truck wash catch basin and sand /grease interceptor were installed to service the prior food vending businesses. Since the truck terminal use was stopped for a period of 12 months, a new conditional use permit will be required. Pro, i Analysis Food truck establishments have been permitted as truck terminals. Currently there are four sites in the City that serve as commissaries for produce and truck terminals. After careful review of the application, the Planning Division determined that these commercial vehicles are similar in nature to the vehicles stored at freight, bus, or truck terminals, which allow for the storage and dispatch of larger scale commercial vehicles with a conditional use permit in the Light Industrial zone. Furthermore, the proposed site has been used as a truck terminal and has the infrastructure necessary for this type of operation. The existing building will perform as a food commissary which is a key part of the daily operations for food truck vending. As part of the development review portion of the project, staff worked with the applicant to identify improvements required in tandem with the proposed commissary and truck terminal facility. Most of the improvements are minor and include lighting and security measures. Furthermore, the two existing individual parcels are required to be merged into one single parcel. 31A-4