Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in El Dorado County, CA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated El Dorado County, California.
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Food Truck Permits
El Dorado County treats mobile food vendors as Temporary Outdoor Retail Sales under Section 130.40.220(C): an Administrative Permit is required, plus a County Health Department permit under Section 5.12.010 before the Tax Collector will issue the business license. Unpermitted "itinerant" food stands are flatly prohibited.
El Dorado County Mobile Food Vendor Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code § 130.40.220(C) (Outdoor Retail Sales: Temporary Outdoor Retail Sales); § 5.12.010 (Restaurants)
C.Temporary Outdoor Retail Sales. Temporary outdoor retail sales such as farmers' markets, arts and craft fairs, seasonal sales, swap meets/flea markets, sidewalk sales, and mobile food vendors are allowed subject to the issuance of an Administrative Permit (See Section 130.52.010: Administrative Permit, Relief, or Waiver) in Article 5 (Planning Permit Processing) of this Title, unless otherwis...
Vending Zones
El Dorado County allows mobile food vendors to operate as temporary outdoor retail sales under Section 130.40.220(C), but only after securing an Administrative Permit from the Planning and Building Department. Vendors must avoid emergency access routes, run during daylight hours only, and cap each stop at three consecutive days with no more than three such events per calendar year at one location.
El Dorado County Mobile Food Vending Permit
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code § 130.40.220(C)
Temporary outdoor retail sales such as farmers' markets, arts and craft fairs, seasonal sales, swap meets/flea markets, sidewalk sales, and mobile food vendors are allowed subject to the issuance of an Administrative Permit (See Section 130.52.010: Administrative Permit, Relief, or Waiver) in Article 5 (Planning Permit Processing) of this Title, unless otherwise specified below... The following...
Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
El Dorado County requires sidewalk sales and mobile food vendors to obtain an Administrative Permit as temporary outdoor retail sales under Section 130.40.220(C). Events are capped at three consecutive days per location and three events a year, run during daylight hours only, and unpermitted itinerant produce or food stands are prohibited outright.
El Dorado County Sidewalk & Food Vendor Permit
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County Code § 130.40.220(C), (C)(6)
C.Temporary Outdoor Retail Sales. Temporary outdoor retail sales such as farmers' markets, arts and craft fairs, seasonal sales, swap meets/flea markets, sidewalk sales, and mobile food vendors are allowed subject to the issuance of an Administrative Permit (See Section 130.52.010: Administrative Permit, Relief, or Waiver) in Article 5 (Planning Permit Processing) of this Title, unless otherwis...
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