Citrus Heights, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Health Permit
- Sacramento County EMD
- City License
- CHMC Title 34
- State Code
- CalCode §113700+
- Commissary
- Required base
- Zoning
- Commercial preferred
Summary
Food trucks (Mobile Food Facilities) in Citrus Heights require a Sacramento County Environmental Management Department health permit plus a city business license. SB 946 (Safe Sidewalk Vending Act) regulates sidewalk vendors separately. State AB 1999 governs mobile food facility operations.
Existing law provides for the regulation of microenterprise home kitchen operations and limits those operations to not serving more than 30 individual meals per day and not more than 60 individual meals per week and to no more than $50,000 in verifiable gross annual sales, as adjusted for inflation. Existing law authorizes the local enforcement agency to decrease the limit on the number of individual meals prepared based on the food preparation capacity of the operation.
Full Breakdown
Mobile Food Facilities (MFFs) operating in Citrus Heights must comply with the California Retail Food Code (CalCode, Health & Safety Code §113700+). A health permit from Sacramento County Environmental Management Department (EMD) is required, with regular inspections, before any food can be sold. Operators also need a Citrus Heights business license (CHMC Title 34) and seller's permit (CDTFA). Food trucks operating at a fixed location more than a few hours require zoning approval; commercial zones along major arterials are typically permitted, residential zones are not. MFFs must be based at an approved commissary for cleaning, water, and waste handling. AB 1999 and related laws restrict city bans on food trucks in public spaces provided health and zoning rules are met. Distance requirements from brick-and-mortar restaurants were largely preempted; cities retain control over time/place/manner but cannot outright ban MFFs.
Violations & Fines
Operating without health permit: misdemeanor, $100-$1,000 fines. No business license: citation plus back fees.
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