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Adopt an Ordinance to Regulate Mobile Food Vending Vehicles July 5, 2017 Page 2 representatives from the mobile vending industry, Comm -Link, Pico -Lowell Neighborhood Association, Orange County Health Care Agency, and representatives from the business community. City staff from the Planning and Building Agency, Santa Ana Police Department, Community Development and Public Works Agency also participated in the meetings. In addition, City staff researched best practices from other cities that had mobile vending regulations in place. The information gathered served as the findings to formulate staffs recommendations. This effort included a review from the City Attorney's Office staff to ensure adherence and compliance with applicable laws and to ensure we had proper evidence to support our regulations. After the initial presentation on February 7, 2017, at the request of City Council, a second phase of meetings ensued to obtain additional input. City staff met with representatives of the Food on Wheels Association and the attorney representing mobile vendors who primarily sell produce. Based upon this additional input and discussion, the proposed ordinance and recommendations have been revised to minimize potential impacts to mobile vending businesses while ensuring public health and safety. In an effort to update the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC), City staff recommends that City Council repeal the existing sections in Chapter 36; SAMC section 36-700 through 36-720 and SAMC section 36-50 through 36-63, and remove said sections from the municipal code. Additionally, to provide reasonable regulations for food and produce vehicles, City staff recommends the adoption of a new Food Vending Vehicle ordinance to protect the public's health and safety in accordance with Vehicle Code section 22455 and the California Retail Food Code and County of Orange Health Care Agency/Environmental Health. In addition to requiring a city business license, the key elements of the proposed ordinance are: Prohibits additional lighting, signs and amplified Prohibits vending within 250 feet of any school, sound park, community center or playground facility Prohibits vending within 50 feet of a marked or Prohibits vending that obstructs or creates a unmarked crosswalk in an intersection hazard Requires vending vehicles to be equipped with Prohibits restocking & items in the public right refuse containers of way Prohibits electrical power/utility from public/ Requires vehicles to be stored in approved private propertV Commissaries Prohibits vending where posted speed limit is Allows vending on private property with Land 35 miles per hour or greater Use Certificate and/orspecial event permit STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #5 — Community Health, Livability, Engagement and Sustainability; Objective #4 (Support neighborhood vitality and livability). 75D-2