Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Paulding County, GA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Paulding County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Food Truck Permits
Mobile food-vending units in Paulding County need both a state health department license and a county business license under UDO Section 270-40, and they can only operate in specific commercial districts and locations. Units must arrive no more than 30 minutes before service, leave within 30 minutes of closing or by 12:30 a.m., and cannot use outdoor cooking, drive-throughs or amplified music.
Paulding County Food Truck Permit Rules
Significant RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Unified Development Ordinance § 270-40.03
A mobile food-vending unit shall not arrive to operate at a permitted location more than 30 minutes prior to the time it intends to operate or prior to 6:30 am, whichever is later...A mobile food-vending unit shall not stay at a permitted location more than 30 minutes after it is done operating or later than 12:30 a.m. on any day, whichever is earlier.
Vending Zones
Mobile food vending in unincorporated Paulding County is confined to six commercial zoning districts and a short list of specific sites under UDO Section 270-40, not to residential streets or rights-of-way. Vendors need a County business license, a Georgia Health Department permit, and site-specific County approval before setting up, and each unit may run only between 6:30 a.m. and 12:30 a.m.
Paulding County Food Truck Vending Zones
Significant RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Unified Development Ordinance § 270-40.01 (Mobile Food-Vending Units, Permitted Locations)
270-40.01 Permitted Locations. A.Private property in the following zoning districts: Neighborhood Business (NB), General Business (B-1), Planned Shopping Center (PSC), Highway Business (B-2), E-commerce Retail (ECR) or Light Industrial (I-1). B.The following specific locations:1.Property containing three acres or more currently under new building construction with a current County building perm...
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