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File Number: 14-194 <br />cream vendors because their business involves sales and service to children. All other <br />mobile food vendors will no longer be required to provide fingerprints or background <br />checks to the Police Department. <br />·Separations. Separations from specific land uses are proposed in order to reduce adverse <br />safety, circulation, and traffic impacts between activities . Some exceptions can be <br />permitted as long as there are no adverse safety, circulation and/or traffic impacts between <br />the two activities. Below is a summary of the separation requirements: <br />o Schools. A 500-foot separation between mobile food vendors and schools is <br />proposed. <br />o Restaurants/Food Service Establishments. A 300-foot separation is proposed <br />between mobile food vendors and active full service restaurants, cafes, <br />delicatessens or fast food establishments. This separation is necessary in order to <br />reduce adverse impacts on parking lot and pedestrian circulation, space availability <br />and traffic congestion in and around these high traffic generating land uses . <br />o Approved Community Events. This 300-foot separation is necessary to prevent any <br />unapproved or scofflaw vendors from operating outside of the special <br />event/community event approval requirements and conditions. <br />Private and Public Property Standards <br />Another problem with the existing peddler/solicitor ordinance is that it did not apply sufficient <br />guidelines for operating on private and/or City-owned properties (as opposed to public <br />streets). Previously, the only way these activities could occur on private/City-owned property <br />was through the approval of an outdoor facilities or special event permit. These approvals <br />were costly and not appropriate for the one or two mobile food vending units that some <br />businesses sought to invite for their employees during the workday. The associated Zoning <br />Code amendments provide the zoning districts where mobile food vending may occur on <br />private property. <br />Minimum standards are necessary for maintaining cleanliness, adequate parking, loading, <br />on-site circulation and access for emergency vehicles. Property owner permission is required. <br />However, only three mobile food vending units or less may be on one parcel of property at a <br />time. Additional mobile food vending units may be permitted by a City approved or sponsored <br />special event, temporary use or outdoor facilities permit pursuant to the San Leandro Zoning <br />Code. <br />Clustering on Public Streets <br />No separation between units on public streets is proposed. However, in order to reduce <br />adverse impacts such as traffic congestion and parking space reductions from clustering , a <br />fivehour time limit in one location within an 18hour period will be required. The maximum time <br />limit will ensure that food trucks do not establish semi-permanent locations and do not remain <br />in one location for longer than the time required to provide one full meal service. <br />Solid Waste & Environmental Standards <br />Maintaining cleanliness in and around the mobile food vending unit is important considering <br />that these activities are outside and mobile. Each unit must have a solid waste container <br />within two feet while also maintaining appropriate clearance on sidewalks for pedestrian <br />accessibility. Mobile food vendors cannot use public or private solid waste facilities unless <br />granted written permission. Other considerations related to grease, oil and other cooking <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 5/27/2014