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

210(c) requires anyone operating a mobile food facility, defined broadly to include any vehicle, trailer, or non-permanently affixed structure selling food at retail, to submit a written application with a nonrefundable, nontransferable application fee set by City Council resolution. Every vendor must carry a valid permit while vending, and at least one permitted vendor must be present wherever vending occurs; property owner consent is required before a permit issues, and a City business license is required in addition to the mobile food facility permit. The application must include the applicant's identification, a California seller's permit number, a description of the food and any heating equipment, the proposed location, dates and times of operation, a site plan sketch, and the name and location of the commissary the truck uses.

301 before the decision becomes final. 210(e) confine the use to private, paved property zoned for commercial or industrial use, not the public right-of-way, and cap temporary canopies at under 120 square feet and dining furniture at two small tables and ten chairs, both of which must be removed daily. No outdoor music or amplified sound is allowed, and the operator must have a formal agreement for restroom access within 200 feet of the vending site. 210(f) lets the Director suspend or revoke the City permit at his or her discretion, with automatic suspension tied to any suspension or revocation of the vendor's county health permit.