Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Chatham County, GA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Chatham County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Vending Zones
Chatham County limits where a non-motorized food cart can set up to sell. Sec. 16-315 confines cart sales to streets around the county's squares, parks and recreation areas, and bans sales on sidewalks along streets or within or around parks and squares.
Mobile Cart Vending Zones in Chatham County, GA
Some RestrictionsCode of Chatham County § 16-315
Sale of any item from a non-motorized wheeled vehicle at a stationary site shall be confined to the area of streets contiguous to and around the squares, parks, and recreation areas of the County; no sales from such vehicles shall be permitted on sidewalks along streets, within, or around parks or squares. Any person making sales from such vehicles shall be responsible for collecting all trash ...
Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
Chatham County treats a food vendor who sets up a booth or stand on a street or sidewalk in the unincorporated county as a peddler. Under Code Sec. 16-314(1), no booth or stand may go up on any street, sidewalk or public area without the written permission of the Director of Building Safety and Regulatory Services.
Sidewalk Food Vending Permit Rule in Chatham County
Significant RestrictionsCode of Chatham County § 16-314(1)
No peddler or solicitor shall be permitted to set up and operate a booth or stand on any street or sidewalk, or in any other public area within the County, except with the written permission of the Director of Building Safety and Regulatory Services.
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