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

210 governs Mobile Food Vending Facilities wherever Division 2 of the Zoning Code allows the use. 070, a City business license obtained before operating, and a valid Sonoma County Environmental Health Department permit that must stay current for as long as the business operates. Every other required City department sign-off has to be secured before the truck opens, and the business license and Director Conditional Use Permit both must be displayed at the vending site at all times. Subsection D layers on operating standards: the site and any parking or accessory structure area must be paved, the vendor has to follow Chapter 9-30's Zero Waste Food Ware Ordinance and keep covered trash, recycling, and compost containers at the site, comply with the Chapter 17-12 Storm Water Ordinance and the Chapter 17-16 Noise Ordinance, maintain a working fire extinguisher while cooking, and keep an agreement for permanent restroom facilities within 200 feet for employees.

After hours, the mobile unit and any dining furniture must be stored off-site or in an approved enclosed structure unless the Director Conditional Use Permit says otherwise. , needs only a Business Tax Certificate and a property-owner agreement, with no land use approval required.