Yuba County, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit needed
- Temporary use permit (non-itinerant)
- Itinerant vending
- No permit, daylight hours only
- TUP duration
- Up to 1 year, renewable to 4
- Applies in
- Unincorporated Yuba County only
- Setback
- 10 ft from right-of-way if window faces street
Summary
Non-itinerant food and merchandise vending on private land, public property, or the right-of-way in unincorporated Yuba County needs a temporary use permit plus health, vendor, and encroachment permits.
Non-itinerant vending on private property, public property or in the public right-of-way requires a temporary use permit, pursuant to the procedures of Chapter 11.58, Temporary Use Permits, as well as any other permits, such as but not limited to a health certificate, vendor permit (County parks and public property), or encroachment permits, that may be required by affected agencies.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6).
Full Breakdown
Yuba County's Development Code splits mobile vending into two tracks. Itinerant, roving vendors may operate without a permit if they stick to daylight hours, noise limits, and location standards. Non-itinerant vendors, those working a fixed spot on private property, county property, or the public right-of-way, must obtain a temporary use permit under Chapter 11.58, plus any health certificate, county vendor permit for parks or public property, or encroachment permit the situation calls for. A TUP runs up to one year, is tied to one location, and cannot be transferred to another vendor or site. This applies only in the unincorporated county, Marysville and Wheatland issue their own vendor permits.
Violations & Fines
Vending at a fixed location without the required temporary use permit, health certificate, or encroachment permit is a zoning violation the County can cite and abate; a TUP can also be revoked for violating its site or sanitation conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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