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

Vacaville does not regulate food trucks through a stand-alone city chapter; the framework is built from three layers. First, the City of Vacaville requires a general business license under Title 5 of the Vacaville Municipal Code (Chapters 5.04, 5.08, and 5.12) for any business selling goods or services within the city, including mobile food vending. The license tax is calculated under Chapter 5.12 and renewed annually. Second, the operator must hold a Mobile Food Facility permit from the Solano County Department of Resource Management - Environmental Health (the local enforcement agency under the California Retail Food Code) for any food or beverage offered for human consumption, including tacos, hot dogs, BBQ, ice cream, and beverages. The California Retail Food Code (Cal. Health & Safety Code Section 113700 et seq.) classifies mobile food facilities as Type 1 (limited handling, primarily pre-packaged or non-potentially hazardous food, including pre-packaged ice cream trucks) or Type 2 (full menu with limited food preparation on board, including taco trucks and most prepared-food trucks); Type 2 operations must have a written commissary agreement under Cal. Health & Safety Code Sections 114294-114296, and units are inspected annually by Solano County Environmental Health. Third, Vacaville's separately-adopted sidewalk-vending ordinance (Chapter 5.40 introduced February 10, 2026) covers stationary and roaming pedestrian-path vendors but expressly excludes motorized food trucks; food trucks remain governed by the underlying Title 5 business license and Solano County Environmental Health permit. Mobile food vending on private property is permitted with the property owner's consent and Title 5 compliance; vending in the public right-of-way (other than sidewalks, which are governed by Chapter 5.40) requires additional authorization from the city's Public Works Department for any extended encroachment. Health-code requirements include warewashing capacity, potable-water tanks, wastewater holding tanks, hand-washing stations, refrigeration with thermometer, food handler cards under Cal. Health & Safety Code Section 113948 (most employees), and a Certified Food Protection Manager under Section 113947.1.