Victorville, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- License
- Mobile Vehicle Vendor License required citywide
- Background check
- DOJ live-scan required for vendor and drivers
- Hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. only
- School buffer
- No vending within 300 feet of a school
- Freeway buffer
- No vending within 500 feet of a ramp
- Food trucks
- Also need an approved Temporary Use Permit
- Stop limit
- 90 minutes maximum per location in 24 hours
Summary
Food trucks and other mobile vending vehicles cannot operate anywhere in Victorville without a Mobile Vehicle Vendor License under Section 16-7.13.020. Getting one requires a live-scan background check, proof of insurance and DMV registration, a Seller's Permit, and, for food trucks specifically, an approved Temporary Use Permit before hitting the street.
No Mobile Vehicle Vendor may vend or operate anywhere within the City without first obtaining a Mobile Vehicle Vendor License from the City. Mobile Vehicle Vendors must comply with the terms and conditions set forth in the Mobile Vehicle Vendor License and within this Article.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).
Full Breakdown
030 is filed online and must include a description of the food or merchandise sold, intended locations, days and hours of operation, photos of every vending vehicle with license plate numbers, applicable Health Department permits for food vending, proof of general liability and automobile insurance, DMV registration, a valid Seller's Permit, and full payment of the license fee set by City Council resolution; applicants and drivers must also pass a live-scan background check through the Department of Justice. 040 lets the City deny an application for a felony drug-sale conviction, active probation or parole, a moral-turpitude conviction, or Penal Code Section 290 registration within the past three years.
m. 080 additionally requires food trucks specifically to hold an approved Temporary Use Permit under Article 4 of Chapter 3, on top of the Mobile Vehicle Vendor License.
Violations & Fines
Vending without a Mobile Vehicle Vendor License, or violating the location, hours, or operating standards in Sections 16-7.13.050 through .080, is punishable under Section 16-7.13.110, which applies the penalties in Section 16-7.01.160 for a misdemeanor or administrative citation, including for knowingly misrepresenting material facts in the license application.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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