Bakersfield, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)

040 sets the physical and operating rules for licensed sidewalk vendors' carts and stands. 010(D) as any human-powered stand, display, wagon, showcase, or rack used to sell food or merchandise on a public sidewalk, cannot exceed eight feet in length, six feet in width, or five feet in height, measured from the ground, and must be self-contained: no tables, chairs, boxes, or other objects may accompany the cart on the sidewalk except one chair for the vendor and one trash receptacle. Vendors cannot use a horn, bell, loudspeaker, or other sound device loud enough to be heard on the street.

040(J). 040(E), (I)). No vendor may operate in the immediate vicinity of a special city event, farmers market, or a location covered by a temporary use permit such as filming or an outdoor concert, and none may work a parade route without a separate parade permit obtained under a first-come, first-served process, valid from two hours before through four hours after the parade. 040(D)).