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

040 lets the Chief Financial Officer deny an application if the vendor has a felony or morally-turpitude misdemeanor conviction, a permit revoked or denied elsewhere in the last five years, an injunction for nuisance in the last five years, or lacks liability insurance naming the City. Permits are nontransferable and renew annually alongside the vendor's business license. 080 caps every cart at four feet in height, width, and length, bars propane, batteries, or other hazardous materials, and requires the permit and business license be displayed on the cart at all times.

090(D) lists an extensive no-vending map: every Residential Zone, the Beach, Beach Parking Lot, Pier and Pier Plaza, every City Park, Pacific Coast Highway, Downtown Huntington Beach, the Civic Center, City buildings, fire and police stations, within 200 feet of any school, church, or daycare, within 100 feet of another vendor or a street intersection, and within 25 feet of a fire hydrant, colored curb zone, ATM, or building entrance. Vendors also cannot sell alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, or vape products, or sell to anyone 15 or younger without a parent present. 060(E).