Municipal Code Amendments
AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
TO ARTICLE XVI OF CHAPTER 20
AUGUST 23, 2022
ADRIANA ROBLES, CITY ENGINEER
FERNANDO RIZO-GONZALEZ, ASSISTANT ENGINEER
OSCAR RESENDIZ, ASSOCIATE PLANNER
CRYSTAL CASILLAS, BUSINESS NAVIGATOR
LORENZO SANCHEZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER
Vendor Program Timeline
Council Approval
Vendor Ordinance Amendment
September 21, 2021
Ordinance Effective
October 22, 2021
Vendor Program Update
Report to Council
April 12, 2022
Outreach
& Vendor Meeting
June 1, 2022 -
June 23, 2022
Vendor Ordinance Amendment
Council Meeting
August 23, 2022
Outreach and Vendor Meeting Findings
Short-term Goals (0-3 Months)
Amend Vendor Ordinance
Extend Roaming food truck permit hours from 8AM to 8PM to 6AM to 10PM.
Allow Roaming food truck vendors to vend from 4 hours to 6 hours at a single location.
Require Designated food truck locations to be occupied weekly.
Add a 200-foot setback requirement for nonmotorized pushcarts and street vendors near schools.
Host seminars for business practices and procedures.
Ordinance Update
Next Steps
Mid-term Goals (6-12 Months)
Relocate Designated food truck vendors on a case by case based on site analysis conducted by staff and in coordination with vendors.
Create temporary Roaming vendor permits for Designated vendors to roam.
Long-term Goals (+12 Months)
Explore the creation of vending hubs on City streets or on City-owned properties.
Conduct a fee schedule analysis for vendor permits.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt Ordinance Amendment amending Article XVI of Chapter 20 of the Salinas Municipal Code updating the regulations governing food trucks, ice cream trucks, nonmotorized pushcarts and street vendors (Vendor Ordinance).