Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in York County, SC (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in York County, South Carolina.
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Food Truck Permits
A mobile food unit setting up in unincorporated York County does not need a zoning compliance permit. Table 155.718-1 lists mobile vending as "No" for zoning compliance required, though the truck must still follow the location, parking, and overnight standards in Sections 155.735 through 155.737 of the county code.
York County Mobile Food Vendor Permit Rules
Light RestrictionsYork County, S.C. Code § 155.718, Table 155.718-1
TABLE 155.718-1: TEMPORARY USES Temporary Use Use Conditions Zoning Compliance Required? Maximum Duration of Use (per site) Permitted Location(s) Mobile vending Subpart 5.4 No No maximum, but mobile vending units shall not remain on-site overnight All districts
Vending Zones
In unincorporated York County a mobile vending unit, including a food truck, may set up on any privately owned lot in any zoning district under County Code Section 155.736. It cannot park and sell from the public right-of-way unless it occupies a marked on-street parking space, and it cannot occupy or block the parking spaces a lot needs for its main business.
York County Mobile Food Vending Locations
Some RestrictionsYork County, S.C. Code § 155.736(A)-(C)
A mobile vending unit: (A) Shall not operate while parked in a public right-of-way, unless the mobile vending unit is located in a marked on-street parking space; (B) May operate on a privately owned lot in any zoning district; (C) Shall not occupy or obstruct access to parking spaces required for the principal use on a lot; and
Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
A food truck or other mobile vending unit operating on a private lot in unincorporated York County cannot block a sidewalk. County Code Section 155.736(D) bars a mobile vending unit from obstructing driveways, sidewalks, or other vehicular or pedestrian access to or within the lot where it sets up.
York County Food Truck Sidewalk Rule
Some RestrictionsYork County, S.C. Code § 155.736(D)
A mobile vending unit: ... (D) Shall not obstruct driveways, sidewalks, or other vehicular or pedestrian access to or within a lot.
Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors by City in York County
1 cities in York County have their own food trucks & mobile vendors rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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