Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Chesterfield County, VA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Chesterfield County, Virginia.
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Food Truck Permits
Any mobile food preparation vehicle in Chesterfield that cooks with equipment producing smoke or grease-laden vapors needs a fire operational permit before it can serve. County Code § 10-3 adds the requirement to the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code, and only recreational vehicles used for private, non-commercial recreation are excused.
Chesterfield County Food Truck Fire Permit
Some RestrictionsChesterfield County, VA, Code of Ordinances § 10-3, Table 107.2
TABLE 107.2 OPERATIONAL PERMIT REQUIREMENTS ... Mobile food preparation vehicles. A permit is required for mobile food preparation vehicles equipped with appliances that produce smoke or grease laden vapors. Exception: Recreational vehicles used for private recreation.
Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
Mobile food and drink peddlers in unincorporated Chesterfield County pay a $25 license tax per vendor or vehicle and cannot leave a vehicle parked in one spot longer than a sale requires, capped at 30 minutes per stop, under County Code Section 6-48(d), with an overall 8-hour daily cap under Section 6-48(h).
Chesterfield County Sidewalk Food Vendor Rules
Some RestrictionsChesterfield County, VA, Code of Ordinances § 6-48(d), (h)
A license tax of $25.00 per vendor or vehicle for the license year shall be imposed on any peddler who sells or offers for sale in person or by his employees food, drinks, or other goods if such items were not grown, produced, or harvested by him or by his employees; and who, for the purpose of peddling such food, drinks, or goods, does not stay in one location or allow his vehicle to remain in...
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