Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Long Beach, CA (2026)
2 verified food trucks & mobile vendors rules for Long Beach, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Food Truck Permits
Food trucks in Long Beach need a city business license and LA County Health Permit per LBMC Ch. 5.37. The city's sidewalk vending ordinance (LBMC Ch. 5.73, effective Feb 2024) regulates roaming vendors in residential areas from 8 AM to 8 PM or sunset.
Long Beach Food Truck Permit Requirements
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Senate Bill 972 — Amendments to California Retail Food Code (Compact Mobile Food Operations)
California Retail Food Code. (1) Existing law, the California Retail Food Code (the code), establishes uniform health and sanitation standards for, and provides for regulation by the State Department of Public Health of, retail food facilities and requires local health agencies to enforce these provisions. Existing law, for purposes of the code, defines a “cottage food operation” as an enterpri...
Vending Zones
Sidewalk vending in Long Beach is regulated under LBMC Ch. 5.73 (effective Feb 2024). Only roaming vending is permitted in residential areas. Canopies limited to 10x10 ft. The city is updating zoning code for food truck parking standards.
Long Beach Food Truck Vending Zone Rules
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Senate Bill 946 (Safe Sidewalk Vending Act) — Legislative Counsel Digest
Lara. Sidewalk vendors. Existing law authorizes a local authority, by ordinance or resolution, to adopt requirements for the public safety regulating any type of vending and the time, place, and manner of vending from a vehicle upon a street. This bill would prohibit a local authority, as defined, from regulating sidewalk vendors, except in accordance with the provisions of the bill. The bill w...
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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Long Beach city rules.
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