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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPPT - WORKSTUDY_MOBILE VENDING Mobile Vending City Council Meeting October 20, 2015 The Process So Far Propose Modifications to the Ordinance Rescind Ordinance based on Federal Court Injunction • Update regulations to reflect current industry practices • Eliminate outdated provisions • Distinguish between commercial and residential districts • Public Considerations • Colocation of multiple mobile vendors • Compare with similar cities • 2 The Process So Far Meetings with Stakeholders  Planning & Building Agency  Santa Ana Police Department (Traffic Division)  Orange County Health  Latino Health Access  Mobile Vending representative –produce  Mobile Vending representative –catering  South Santa Ana Merchants Association  Downtown Restaurant Association  Neighborhood Association/CommLink representative  Public Works Agency 3 The Process So Far Survey of successful models from other jurisdictions  San Jose  San Francisco  LA County  Santa Monica  Long Beach  West Hollywood  Anaheim  Phoenix  Portland  Palm Desert 4  San Luis Obispo What we heard -- Mobile Vending Positives Provides access to food and other convenience • items in dense neighborhoods Easily accessible to those without transportation • Can act as “eyes on • the street” due to their continual presence Already part of the • Community. 5 What we heard -- Public Safety Concerns Parking too close to intersections and driveways – • blocks visibility at crosswalks and sidewalks Mid-block pedestrian • crossings to reach trucks Can become targets for • graffiti and gang identification 6 What we heard -- Neighborhood Quality of Life concerns Concentration of vending vehicles on • neighborhood streets Loud noise • Damage to parkways • Trash and litter accumulation • Tables and chairs blocking sidewalks or set up in • the road Public urination • 7 What we heard: Neighborhood Quality of Life concerns 8 What we heard -- Public Health concerns Failure to comply with Orange County Health • standards Overnight parking in residential zones • Vehicles not returning to commissaries • Vehicles not adhering to the 2 hour limitation • when not providing a bathroom within 200 feet. Vendors taking up limited parking spaces • Late night operation • 9 Proposed Modifications to Ordinance Rescind Ordinance based on Federal Court • Injunction Eliminate outdated provisions • Distinguish between commercial and • residential districts Public Considerations • Colocation of multiple mobile vendors • 10 Public Health Concerns– recommendations Commissary • Sanitation/Bathroom Requirements • Daily Reporting • 11 Public Safety – recommendations Separation Requirements – Distance 500 ft. from any school, park, • community center or playground facility. Distance within 50 feet of a crosswalk. • Maximum six feet in height • No blocking of driveways or movement of other • vehicles upon any sidewalks, and public or private streets. 12 Quality of Life– recommendations Public Right of Way– Prohibit items in the public right of way • Refuse containers --maintain 50-foot radius of • the vehicle Prohibit the use of amplified sound • Establish hours of operation in residential zones • and uses 13 Commercial Zones Establish Mobile food vending courts (districts) Allowed on private/public property --special event • permit. Enhance/enliven an area • Increase business activity • generate traffic for existing businesses • 14 Commercial Zones Considerations Hours of operation • Traffic/road closures • Proximity to similar brick-and-mortar businesses • Duration and regularity of events. • 15 16