Chino, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- Location
- Defined plaza areas in commercial/mixed-use sites only
- Size cap
- 5 ft wide, 9 ft long, 6 ft tall
- Staffing cap
- Maximum two employees per cart
- Alcohol
- Sales prohibited from any cart or kiosk
- Adopting ordinance
- Ord. 2010-05, § 1(exh. A), 2010
Summary
Chino limits vending carts and kiosks to defined plaza areas in commercial or mixed-use developments and caps them at five feet wide, nine feet long and six feet tall.
A.Applicability. The standards in this section apply to any portable, nonmotorized wagon, cart, or similar nonwheeled unit used by a vendor from which retail goods, food, and/or beverages are offered for sale.B.Operating conditions.1.A cart/kiosk shall only be permitted on public or private property within a defined plaza area between buildings that are part of a professional office, commercial or mixed use development.2.The cart/kiosk should generally not exceed five feet in width, nine feet in length, and no more than six feet in height...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
Chino Municipal Code Section 20.21.150 governs any portable, nonmotorized wagon, cart or similar nonwheeled unit a vendor uses to sell retail goods, food or beverages: distinct from Chapter 5.28's sidewalk-vendor business permit rules. A cart or kiosk may only be sited on public or private property within a defined plaza between buildings in a professional office, commercial or mixed-use development, and generally may not exceed five feet in width, nine feet in length or six feet in height. The section also caps staffing at two employees per cart and bans alcohol sales from carts outright. Adopted by Ord. 2010-05, § 1(exh. A), 2010.
Violations & Fines
Siting a cart or kiosk outside an approved plaza area, exceeding the size limits, staffing more than two employees, or selling alcohol from a cart violates Section 20.21.150 and can void the site approval.
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