Ventura County, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

Such facilities that remain in one location for more than 30 minutes at a time are permitted in commercial and industrial zones only, and are subject to the following standards: a.A Zoning Clearance must be obtained.b.The facility may not occupy a site for more than three hours in a given day, nor visit the same site more than three times in a given day for periods of less than 30 minutes.c.No freestanding signs are permitted for advertising or any other purpose associated with the facility.d.The facility is limited to sites where a principal use is already legally established.e.The facility must not block access to or from other principal uses on the site.f.The facility must not be placed in a public right-of-way.g.The facility, and access to it, cannot occupy more than two parking spaces during the operating hours of the principal use.h.The facility must be located at least 30 feet off the access road servicing the site.i.Only one such facility (remaining in place more than 30 minutes) is allowed on a lot at one time.j.The mobile food facility must not park within 300 feet of a restaurant or other permanent eating establishment that is open during the same hours that the mobile food facility is present, unless the facility is accessory to the eating establishment.k.All permits required by the Environmental Health Division must be obtained prior to issuance of a Zoning Clearance for a mobile food facility.