Sec. 20-74. Mobile food vending vehicles -- Findings and purpose.
a.The Monterey City Council finds that mobile food vending creates the potential for safety hazards, including:
1.Interfering with motorist and pedestrian visibility when parked, due to their height and bulk;
2.Creating pedestrian conflicts on already congested sidewalks, forcing pedestrians into the street due to the queuing of customers on sidewalks;
3.Preventing normal turnover of the City’s limited on-street parking spaces, resulting in motorists becoming distracted and slowing traffic while looking for parking spaces and driving into residential neighborhoods looking for parking spaces;
4.Encouraging pedestrians to cross mid-block to purchase food; and
5.Placing equipment and furniture on public sidewalks, creating pedestrian trip and other hazards.
b.The Monterey City Council further finds that Lighthouse Avenue has a high incidence of sideswipe crashes, narrow parking and travel lanes, high volume of traffic, and moderate speeds.
c.The purpose of this article is to tailor the City’s regulations to address mobile food vending vehicles that operate in the City in order to advance the City’s substantial public interest in protecting public safety. (Ord. 3513 § 2, 2015)