Chino Hills, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum trucks
- Three food trucks required
- Max duration
- 3 consecutive days (non-City events)
- Location limit
- Private or City property, not public right-of-way
- Required extra document
- San Bernardino County food handler's permit
- Violation penalty
- Misdemeanor for breaching permit conditions
Summary
Chino Hills requires at least three food trucks and a City permit before a food truck event can run, and caps non-City-sponsored events at three consecutive days on private or City property, excluding the public right-of-way. Applicants also need a food handler's permit from San Bernardino County before the City will sign off.
"Food truck event" means an event consisting primarily of the sale of food and/or beverages from food trucks, with a minimum of three food trucks, to the general public. ... Food Truck Events: Minimum of three trucks on private property or City property, excluding the public right-of-way, for non-City sponsored events. Events shall not exceed three consecutive days.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
020 defines a 'food truck event' as an event consisting primarily of the sale of food and/or beverages from food trucks, with a minimum of three food trucks, to the general public, and defines 'food trucks' as a vehicle upon which ready-to-eat food is cooked, wrapped, packaged, processed, and/or portioned for service, sale, or distribution. 030 sets the operating rules: a minimum of three trucks is required, the event must be held on private property or City property but not in the public right-of-way for non-City-sponsored events, and the event cannot exceed three consecutive days.
Applications are filed with both the Community Development and Community Services Departments. 100(D)(23)(a) requires the organizer to submit a food handler's permit from the County of San Bernardino with the application, and if alcohol will also be served, an Alcohol Beverage Control permit is required too. 100(C). 100(D).
Violations & Fines
Operating a food truck event without the required permit, or violating the conditions attached to one, exposes the operator's permit to suspension under § 12.36.170, and any violation of permit conditions by the applicant or their agents is a misdemeanor under § 12.36.180. Selling food or merchandise without the required food handler's permit or business license adds separate exposure under the applicable licensing chapters.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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