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

Municipal Code § 10.44.110, part of Chapter 10.44 on stopping, standing and parking, governs mobile food sales from public streets. Subsection A sets a baseline: no vehicle or pushcart selling food, wares or merchandise may stand on a city street except at the request of a bona fide purchaser, and then only for up to 10 minutes at any one spot; that limit does not apply to a stationary sidewalk vendor holding a valid permit under Chapter 9.35 or to deliveries made to a fixed business by prior arrangement.

Subsection B is the operative rule for food trucks and lunch wagons: no person may park or stand a lunch wagon, food truck, or other vehicle selling food on any street without first obtaining a written permit from the city traffic engineer, and that permit must designate the specific location where the vehicle is allowed to stand. Subsection D backs the permit with an enforcement tool: if a permit holder is convicted of violating the section, the city traffic engineer revokes the permit on receiving the conviction record, and the operator cannot reapply for six months.

Subsection E adds a standalone buffer that applies regardless of permit status: no vehicle or pushcart may sell food or beverages within 1,000 feet of any public or private school between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on days school is in session, though this does not stop deliveries made solely to households or businesses. A separate temporary use permit process under the zoning code covers a 'mobile hot food truck event' staged on private property, a distinct approval from the street-standing permit under § 10.44.110.