Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Loudoun County, VA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Loudoun County, Virginia.
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Food Truck Permits
Mobile food vendors operating on private property in unincorporated Loudoun County need a County business license and Health Department approval before they can sell. Section 3.03.H of the Zoning Ordinance requires written property-owner consent, limits hours to the host use's normal business hours, and bars operation without both approvals in hand.
Loudoun County Mobile Food Vendor Permits
Some RestrictionsLoudoun County, VA, Zoning Ordinance § 3.03.H
H. Mobile Vendor. This section does not apply to mobile vendors operating within the public right-of-way. 1. Mobile vendors must operate within the normal business hours of the principal use or temporary special event. Mobile vendors are permitted on a construction site during hours of on-going construction activity. 3. Mobile vendors when located on private property must obtain the written con...
Vending Zones
Loudoun County limits mobile food vendors to 3 per site at a time and dictates exactly where on the lot they can park. Section 3.03.H.2 caps most locations at 3 simultaneous vendors, while H.6 bars them from required parking spaces, fire lanes, travel lanes, entrances, and exits, and requires a paved or gravel surface with safe pedestrian access.
Loudoun County Mobile Food Vendor Locations
Some RestrictionsLoudoun County, VA, Zoning Ordinance § 3.03.H.2, H.6
2. A maximum of 3 mobile vendors are permitted at any 1 location at the same time or as approved by a temporary special event permit (Section 3.04.D); except there is no limit to the number of mobile vendors allowed in conjunction with the following principal uses or events: farmer's market (temporary), convention or exhibition facility, amphitheater, and recreation, outdoor or major. 6. Locati...
Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
Loudoun County caps mobile food and merchandise carts at 3 per site under Zoning Ordinance Section 3.03.H, bars amplified sound, and requires a County transient business license plus Health Department sign-off before a cart can operate on private property in the unincorporated county.
Loudoun County Mobile Vendor Cart Rules
Some RestrictionsLoudoun County, VA, Zoning Ordinance § 3.03.H (Mobile Vendor)
Mobile Vendor. This section does not apply to mobile vendors operating within the public right-of-way. 1. Mobile vendors must operate within the normal business hours of the principal use or temporary special event... 2. A maximum of 3 mobile vendors are permitted at any 1 location at the same time or as approved by a temporary special event permit... 4. Mobile vendors, including any associated...
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