Island County, WA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Operating hours
- 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Court permit type
- Type II land use permit
- Court site plan
- required under chapter 16.15
- Minimum ADA parking
- 1 van-accessible space, 3 total
- Generator noise cap
- 60 decibels at 10 feet
- Applies in
- Freeland NMUGA zoning districts
Summary
Individual food trucks may set up on private property in any Freeland zoning district that allows them with the owner's written permission, serve customers between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., and must meet title 8 health rules; a formal food truck court instead needs a Type II permit and an approved site plan.
E.Food trucks.1.Food trucks may be allowed to operate on private property in all zones where food trucks are permitted with the permission of the property owner.2.Operation may be open to customers from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.3.All food trucks must comply with Health and Sanitation requirements, per title 8.F.Food truck courts.1.Food truck courts may be allowed on private property in any of the Village Core zoning districts, with written permission from the property owner, but are not allowed within the right-of-way.2.A Type II permit is required.3.Site plan.a.A site plan must be approved pursuant to chapter 16.15.
Full Breakdown
06 of the Island County Code splits mobile food vending into two tracks for the Freeland Non-Municipal Urban Growth Area. m. Every truck must also comply with the Health and Sanitation standards in title 8 of the county code, which the Island County Health Department administers. No separate special-use permit is spelled out for a lone truck beyond the zoning approval already tied to its district. A food truck court is treated as a bigger commitment. 15. The site plan has to show how many truck spaces are available, keep drive aisles and seating clear for emergency vehicles, and provide at least one table with four chairs per truck.
Courts must also supply electrical hookups (generators are capped at 60 decibels measured ten feet away), a water tap, permanent ADA-accessible restrooms, at least three parking spaces including one van-accessible ADA spot, and a written refuse and recycling contract; the court operator is on the hook for every lessee's compliance.
Violations & Fines
Operating a food truck without the property owner's permission, outside the 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. window, or without meeting title 8 health standards is a zoning and health code violation the Island County Health Department and Planning and Community Development can act on. Running a food truck court without the required Type II permit and approved site plan, or hosting an unpermitted event inside the court, exposes the operator to responsibility for the infraction under section 17.06.340(F)(5)(b).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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