Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Sunnyvale, CA (2026)
2 verified food trucks & mobile vendors rules for Sunnyvale, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Food Truck Permits
Food trucks in Sunnyvale need a Santa Clara County health permit, a business license, and must comply with SMC Title 5 and SB 946 vending rules on sidewalks.
Food Truck Permits in Sunnyvale
Some RestrictionsCalifornia SB 972 (2022) — Health and Safety Code Chapter 11.7 (commencing with § 114368)
SB 972, Gonzalez. 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. ... The bill would define 'compact mobile food operation' as a mobile f...
Vending Zones
Sunnyvale permits food truck and sidewalk vending in commercial and industrial zones and limits operations near schools, parks, and residences under SMC Title 19 and SB 946.
Vending Zones in Sunnyvale
Some RestrictionsCalifornia SB 946 (2018) — Safe Sidewalk Vending Act, Gov. Code §§ 51036-51039
The bill would require a local authority that adopts a sidewalk vending program to, among other things, not require a sidewalk vendor to operate within specific parts of the public right-of-way, except when that restriction is directly related to objective health, safety, or welfare concerns, and not restrict sidewalk vendors to operate only in a designated neighborhood or area, except as speci...
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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Sunnyvale city rules.
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