Lodi, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing sections
- LMC §§ 9.19.030, 9.19.070
- Implements
- Cal. Gov. Code §§ 51036-51039
- School buffer
- 300 feet
- Intersection buffer
- 100 feet
- First-offense fine
- $250 (unpermitted vendor)
- Permitted-vendor fine
- $100 first offense
Summary
Selling food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand, or table on a Lodi sidewalk, pedestrian path, or public recreation area without a permit is unlawful under Municipal Code Section 9.19.030. Vendors also can't set up within three hundred feet of school grounds or one hundred feet of a street intersection, per Section 9.19.070.
It shall be unlawful for any person to vend, or attempt to engage in vending or conduct any business for the purpose of vending upon a public sidewalk, other pedestrian path, or public recreational area, as defined in Section 12.12.010 of this code, within the city of Lodi except in accordance with all applicable provisions of this chapter. ... A.A sidewalk vendor shall not vend within three hundred feet of any school grounds.B.A sidewalk vendor shall not vend within one hundred feet of any street intersection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 68).
Full Breakdown
19, 'Sidewalk Vendors,' was adopted in 2018 to implement California Government Code Sections 51036 through 51039, the state law that legalized sidewalk vending statewide. 030(C) through (F). 070 sets the location rules: no vending within three hundred feet of school grounds or one hundred feet of a street intersection, no vending from a street or private property, and no interference with pedestrian travel, ADA access, or vehicle travel or parking. to midnight. 010, and vending is barred outright in nature areas, sports fields, grass areas, beaches, pool areas, picnic areas, and playgrounds, with vendors confined to paved pedestrian paths and subject to posted park closure hours. 080. 030.
Violations & Fines
Violating Chapter 9.19 draws civil administrative fines rather than criminal charges: two hundred fifty dollars for a first offense, five hundred dollars for a second within a year, and one thousand dollars for each further violation, cut to one hundred, two hundred, and five hundred dollars if the vendor holds a valid permit. Section 9.19.130 bars any infraction or misdemeanor charge for these violations, and four or more violations can trigger permit suspension or revocation under Section 9.19.140.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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