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Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Chelan County, WA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Chelan County, Washington.

Verified from official government sources

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

Food Truck Permits

Any mobile food preparation vehicle, food truck, trailer or cart operating in unincorporated Chelan County needs a fire marshal operational permit under International Fire Code Section 105.6. Getting inspected at the fire marshal's office costs $118.00; asking the fire marshal to inspect the truck at its own site instead costs $180.00, per the Fire Prevention and Investigation Department's fee schedule.

Chelan County Food Truck Fire Operational Permit

Some Restrictions

Chelan County Code § 3.25.010

OPERATIONAL PERMIT FEES (IFC 105.6) permits for use and valid for limited time ... Mobile food preparation vehicles, food trucks, trailers, carts inspected on-site at the fire marshal’s office $118.00 Mobile food preparation vehicles, food trucks, trailers, carts inspected off-site $180.00

Vending Zones

In the Peshastin Urban Growth Area of unincorporated Chelan County, the district use chart at Chelan County Code § 11.22.030 permits mobile food service only as a matter of right in the Highway Commercial (C-H), Industrial (I) and Campus Industrial (I-C) zones. The use chart marks it prohibited, shown as a blank cell, in the R-1, R-2, R-3 residential zones, the Downtown Commercial (C-D) zone and the Public Use (P-U) zone.

Where Mobile Food Trucks Can Operate in Peshastin, Chelan County

Light Restrictions

Chelan County Code § 11.22.030

PRM = Permitted use ... Where a cell is empty, the use is prohibited in that zone. All of these assume compliance with any and all development standards. ... C-H = Highway Commercial I = Industrial I-C = Campus Industrial ... Land Uses R-1 R-2 R-3 C-D C-H I I-C P-U ... Mobile Food Service PRM PRM PRM

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