Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Cabarrus County, NC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Cabarrus County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Food Truck Permits
Selling food, beverages or merchandise from a stand, vehicle or person in unincorporated Cabarrus County counts as an 'Itinerant Merchant' Temporary Use under the Development Ordinance. A Temporary Use Permit is required, capped at 90 continuous days per calendar year at any one location, and vendors must clear emergency lanes, sight triangles and required parking.
Cabarrus County Mobile Food Vendor Permits
Some RestrictionsCabarrus County Code of Ordinances § 7-3, Item 68 (Temporary Uses - Itinerant Merchants)
The sale of food, beverages, or merchandise from a stand, motor vehicle or from a person may be allowed in the LDR, MDR, HDR, LC and GC zoning districts at existing business sites. Temporary stand, vehicle, display area, etc. shall not interfere with emergency ingress/egress, sight triangles or required parking. The permit shall be limited to a period not to exceed ninety (90) continuous days p...
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