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Mobile Vending
City Council Meeting
December 2, 2014
Types of Vending Vehicles
Catering Vehicles
Sells hot and prepared foods.
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Currently 105 catering vehicles with active
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business licenses.
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Types of Vending Vehicles
Produce Vehicles
Sells vegetables, fruit, candy, milk, etc.
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Currently 120 produce vehicles with active
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business licenses.
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Mobile Vending Positives
Provides access to food
and other convenience
items in dense
neighborhoods
Easily accessible to those
without transportation
Sometimes extend credit
for purchases
Can act as “eyes on the
street” due to their
continual presence
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Legislative History
1994 –City adopted ordinance to regulate
mobile vending
1997 –Court injunction to cease
enforcement of the regulations
2004/05 –City adopted new regulations
2006 –Ordinance challenged in both State
and Federal Court
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Legislative History
State Superior Court issued injunction to
cease enforcement of:
Hours of operation
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Requirement to move every 90 minutes
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Revocation of City permits
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Federal District Court issued a Temporary
Restraining Order prohibiting enforcement
of all aspects of the ordinance.
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Common Concerns:
Neighborhood Quality of Life
Concentration of vending vehicles on
neighborhood streets
Loud noise
Damage to parkways
Overnight parking in residential zones
Vehicles not returning to commissaries
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Vendors taking up limited parking spaces
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Late night operation
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Common Concerns:
Neighborhood Quality of Life
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Common Concerns:
Public Health
Don’t provide enough healthy food choices
Sales of single cigarettes, fireworks, toy
weapons
Trash and litter accumulation
Public urination
Failure to comply with Orange County
Health standards
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Common Concerns:
Public Safety
Parking too close to intersections and
driveways –blocks visibility at crosswalks
and sidewalks
Mid-block pedestrian crossings to reach
trucks
Tables and chairs blocking sidewalks or set
up in the road
Can become targets for graffiti and gang
identification
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Existing Enforcement Tools Can
Address:
Obstruction on
parkways/sidewalks
Illegal or unsafe parking
Trash
Public urination
County health standards
Business license
Graffiti
Noise
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