Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Calaveras County, CA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Calaveras County, California.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Calaveras County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Food Truck Permits

Mobile food vendors in unincorporated Calaveras County need a temporary use permit under Calaveras County Code § 17.25.220.B.3. A single lot can host only one vendor per day absent an administrative use permit, and no vendor may operate on the same lot for more than six hours a day or ninety total days in any twelve-month period.

Calaveras County Mobile Food Vendor Permit Rules

Some Restrictions

Calaveras County Code § 17.25.220.B.3

17.25.220 - Temporary uses. ... B.Temporary Uses Requiring a Temporary Use Permit. Other temporary uses may be permitted pursuant to Chapter 17.32, Temporary Use Permits, subject to the following standards. ... 3.Mobile Vending. Mobile vendors in compliance with the following standards: ... b.Number. ... Maximum one mobile vendor per day per lot unless authorized through an administrative use p...

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Vending Zones

Calaveras County Code § 17.25.220.B.3.a confines mobile food vendors to non-residential zones only; operating in a residential zone is not permitted regardless of permit. Vendors also cannot obstruct rights-of-way, sight distances, or accessibility routes, and vehicles cannot be left unattended, parked when inactive, or stored on site overnight.

Calaveras County Mobile Food Vending Zone Rules

Some Restrictions

Calaveras County Code § 17.25.220.B.3.a

17.25.220 - Temporary uses. ... 3.Mobile Vending. Mobile vendors in compliance with the following standards:a.Location. Mobile vendors may only operate in non-residential zones. ... g.Location. Vehicles shall not be left unattended at any time, left onsite when inactive, or stored onsite overnight.h.Obstructions. Location and operation including customers, seating, and equipment, shall not obst...

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