Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in San Luis Obispo County, CA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated San Luis Obispo County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of San Luis Obispo County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Food Truck Permits
San Luis Obispo County requires every mobile food facility to hold a valid environmental health permit and pass an annual certification inspection.
SLO County Mobile Food Facility Permit
Some RestrictionsSan Luis Obispo County Code § 8.04.045
The director may require that each mobile food facility have an annual certification inspection at a location designated by the environmental health services division. A certification sticker shall be provided once the operator has successfully passed inspection and submitted proof of an approved commissary and paid any applicable fees. Failure of the operator to have and pass a certification i...
Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
Vendor vehicles get only 30 minutes per spot, must then relocate 300 feet, and stalls, carts, or booths are barred from sidewalks outside a permitted farmers market or street closure.
San Luis Obispo County Sidewalk Vending Rules
Significant RestrictionsSan Luis Obispo County Code Sec. 13.10.042
(1)Vendor Motor Vehicles. Vendor motor vehicles are allowed adjacent to the sidewalk area such that the vehicle staying at that location does not exceed thirty minutes and that once said thirty minutes has passed, the vehicle must move to a location at least three hundred feet removed therefrom. Such vehicles may not return to a location where they have previously stopped to vend within the pre...
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