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COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
4, 2018
TITLE:
RECEIVE AND FILE THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF A SIX-MONTH
PILOT PROGRAM PERMITTING FOOD
TRUCK VENDING ON PRIVATE AND
PUBLIC PROPERTIES
{STRATEGIC PLAN NO 5,41
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CIT MANAGER
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Receive and file the implementation of a six-month Pilot Program permitting food truck vending
on private and public properties.
DISCUSSION
Food Vending Vehicles benefit our community by providing services to those who live and work
in areas where food may not be readily available. In addition, they also offer an entrepreneurial
opportunity to open a small business and provide unique foods that may not be available at brick -
and -mortar restaurants.
During the November 26, 2018, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Budget & Technology
Committee meeting, the City Council sub -committee provided input to the City Manager to
develop a six-month Pilot Program that would create a permit process to establish Food Truck
Islands/Pods and allow food trucks and Pop -Up temporary food businesses to be able to operate
on private property and create public property options for extended time -periods.
Currently, the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) allows food vending businesses to be able to
vend on private property once they have obtained a Land Use Certificate (LUC) and/or Special
Event permit. Under current zoning restrictions, the activity is limited to six (6) days in a one-year
period. The existing regulations while limiting in scope, offers the opportunity for the use of city -
established procedural processes as the template for the City to institute a six-month Pilot
Program that would allow temporarily permit Food Truck Vending Islands on city -owned and
private properties as well as Pop -Up temporary food businesses under a pilot program.
The introduction of this six-month Pilot Program will allow the City to identify impacts and
unintended effects and evaluate best practices to minimize potential impacts to brick and mortar
businesses and surrounding neighborhoods, while encouraging entrepreneurial enterprises.
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Program
The Pilot Program would allow the Planning and Building Agency Executive Director to extend to
time -period to the existing permitting process during the six-month pilot program and impose
conditions on the permit relating to public health, safety, and welfare. Notwithstanding the
requirements already outlined in the Municipal Code regarding LUC's, the conditions to extend
the time -period for food vending vehicles and Pop -Up businesses may include, but are not limited
to:
• the number of food vending businesses on a site
• City business license requirement
• regulations on the time of operations
• request of a parking study
• security measures
• sanitation and general maintenance
• access to restrooms and outdoor furniture
• proximity to similar brick & mortar uses
• noise mitigation and lighting
Key language would also allow the City during this trial -period to deny and/or revoke the LUC
based on the operation of a food vending business on the subject property likely to cause a
public safety problem, create a public nuisance, or would otherwise be contrary to the public
interest.
City Staff has identified the following City -owned properties for the use and implementation of this
six-month Pilot Program:
1. Prentice Park (SAZOO)
2. Santa Ana Regional Transit Center (SARTC)
3. Main/Pine Public Parking Lot
4. Civic Center Area (Plaza of the Sun)
5. Cesar Chavez Park
In addition, City Staff is working with the Hot Food Truck Vendors Association to select up to six
(6) private property locations for the Pilot Program.
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).
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FISCAL IMPACT
To be determined during the implementation of the 6 -month Pilot Program using the current land
use certificate and special event permit process.
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Minh Thai
Executive Director
Planning and Building Agency
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