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Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in North Charleston, SC (2026)

1 verified food trucks & mobile vendors rules for North Charleston, South Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Sidewalk & Mobile Vending

Vendors operating from private commercial or industrial property in North Charleston need a city-issued transient merchant host-location permit, plus a paid set-up inspection before each vending operation begins.

North Charleston Transient Merchant Permit

Significant Restrictions

North Charleston Code of Ordinances § 10.5-23

No transient merchant may operate from a privately owned site which has not been permitted as a "transient merchant host location." ... The owner of commercially or industrially zoned private property within the City of North Charleston may make application to the city for a parcel to be approved as a "transient merchant host location." Such application shall be made on a form provided by the c...

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Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Charleston County