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

Chapter 5.76 requires a sidewalk vending permit for anyone selling food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand, or nonmotorized conveyance on a public sidewalk (§ 5.76.010, § 5.76.020). Applications go to the public works director with a nonrefundable fee and must include the applicant's identity, a description of goods and vending area, whether the vendor is roaming or stationary, a photo of the cart, a copy of the vendor's business license under Chapter 5.04, a California seller's permit number, an indemnification agreement, and, for food vendors, proof of a food handler course and San Bernardino County health department approvals; the applicant and employees must also be fingerprinted for a criminal record check (§ 5.76.030).

The director must approve the permit unless the application is false, incomplete, tied to a disqualifying conviction within the prior 10 years, a prior revoked permit, or unpaid fines from an earlier violation (§ 5.76.040). Permits run 12 months (§ 5.76.050), are nontransferable (§ 5.76.080), can be rescinded by the director after a fourth violation (§ 5.76.060), and denials or rescissions may be appealed to the city clerk within 10 days (§ 5.76.070). Vending without a permit is enforced through separate, steeper administrative citations under § 5.76.100.