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Zoning administrator tables Del Monte mobile food permit after unpermitted electrical work found
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Zoning Administrator Levi Hill tabled consideration of a long-term mobile food vending permit for 1042 Del Monte Avenue after learning of unpermitted electrical work and other compliance issues; staff had recommended approval with conditions and the applicant was not present. The item will be rescheduled once construction and safety issues are resolved.
Zoning Administrator Levi Hill on March 19 tabled consideration of a long-term use permit for a mobile food vending operation at 1042 Del Monte Avenue after raising safety and compliance concerns.
Senior Associate Planner Matthew Bugger told the administrator the site is zoned C2 (community commercial), sits adjacent to Lake El Estero, and the proposal would place a mobile vending vehicle called Soul Food 831 at the rear of the Food Mart near existing restrooms. Bugger said the business owner is Hong Kim of Sea Breeze Peninsula Investments, the vehicle holds an active Monterey County health permit and business license, and staff "recommend[ed] approval of the use permit with conditions." (Matthew Bugger)
Bugger summarized standard conditions and mobile-food requirements including property-owner authorization, a use permit for vending longer than two hours, on-site queuing, food-labeling compliance, and provisions for garbage and recycling.
After the presentation and with no applicant or public commenters present, Levi Hill said he had reviewed the staff report and consulted with the Building and Safety Division. Hill said, "it's my understanding that there, was, unpermitted electrical work identified at the property, and that there's also been additional compliance issues associated with the larger construction project for the fueling station." He added that it would be "probably premature" to expand operations and "introduce additional people to a potentially unsafe condition." (Levi Hill)
On that basis, Hill announced he would table the item "to an uncertain date to come back before the zoning administrator at which time the construction associated with the site has completed," and encouraged the applicant to coordinate with city staff about rescheduling. No formal vote was recorded. (Levi Hill)
The staff presentation noted there are no designated parking spaces at the rear where the vendor would locate and that the operation would be confined to private property. Bugger also said the CT zoning district allows the use with a use permit and that the proposed project must not be detrimental to public health, safety, or welfare.
The meeting record shows no public comments on the item and no applicant appearance. The administrator adjourned the meeting after tabling the item; staff indicated the recommended next step is to return the item to a future zoning administrator meeting after construction and code compliance are confirmed.
