Lyon County, NV Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

Section 15.335.04(D)(6) of the Land Use and Development Code lets food trucks and food carts operate on an ongoing basis in unincorporated Lyon County only under a temporary use permit, which Community Development may issue annually and can cover multiple locations. Before that permit issues, the vendor must designate a legally permitted clean-out location for wastewater and may only clean out there. To qualify, the operator must hold a valid Lyon County business license, a State Health Department permit, and pass any required inspections, all of which must be prominently displayed on the truck or cart along with all signage attached to the vehicle itself.

Transactions may occur only on private property with the written permission of that property's owner, and the truck cannot interfere with required on-site parking, vehicle circulation, or safe pedestrian passage. A 300-foot buffer keeps a food truck away from any brick-and-mortar restaurant selling taxable food, as defined in Nevada Revised Statutes 372.284, while that restaurant is open, measured from the closest point of the restaurant building to the truck or cart. Operators must also avoid excessive noise, may not broadcast music while set up or operating, and are barred from flood lights, strobes or similar attention-getting lighting; lighting is limited to what is needed to transact business.

The vendor must provide and empty trash receptacles that move with the truck and keep the site free of debris. Compliance with Nevada Revised Statutes 446.017 through 446.945 and NAC 446.732 through 446.759, the state's mobile food facility health rules, is also required.