Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Berkeley, CA (2026)
2 verified food trucks & mobile vendors rules for Berkeley, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Food Truck Permits
Berkeley food trucks need a Mobile Food Facility permit from Alameda County Environmental Health, a city business license, and must follow CA Retail Food Code and SB 946 sidewalk vending law.
Berkeley Food Truck Permits
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia SB 972 (2022) — Compact Mobile Food Operations (sidewalk food vendor permitting)
This bill would define "compact mobile food operation" as a mobile food facility that operates from an individual or from a pushcart, stand, display, pedal-driven cart, wagon, showcase, rack, or other nonmotorized conveyance. This bill would require a compact mobile food operation to meet the applicable requirements of mobile food facilities, except as specified. The bill would exempt a compact...
Vending Zones
Berkeley allows sidewalk vending citywide under SB 946 with time, place, and manner rules, and permits food trucks in commercial zones with Use Permit at regular locations.
Berkeley Vending Zones
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Government Code § 51038(b)(4)–(5), (c) (SB 946, 2018)
(4) (A) A local authority shall not restrict sidewalk vendors to operate only in a designated neighborhood or area, except when that restriction is directly related to objective health, safety, or welfare concerns. (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a local authority may prohibit stationary sidewalk vendors in areas that are zoned exclusively residential, but shall not prohibit roaming sidew...
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