Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in San Mateo, CA (2026)
2 verified food trucks & mobile vendors rules for San Mateo, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Food Truck Permits
Food trucks in San Mateo require a San Mateo County Health Permit for mobile food operations and compliance with city zoning and business licensing requirements. Food trucks on private property require property owner consent. Special event food trucks may need additional event permits.
San Mateo Food Truck Requirements
Some RestrictionsCal. SB 972 (2022) — California Retail Food Code Amendments (Sidewalk Vending)
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 enterprise that has no more than a specif...
Vending Zones
San Mateo regulates sidewalk vending consistent with California's Safe Sidewalk Vending Act (SB 946). Vendors may operate on public sidewalks maintaining adequate pedestrian clearance. Stationary vendors must maintain at least 4 feet of clear sidewalk passage.
San Mateo Sidewalk Vending Regulations
Some RestrictionsCal. SB 946 (2018) — Safe Sidewalk Vending Act
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 would provide that a loca...
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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement San Mateo city rules.
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