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

020 makes it unlawful to engage in sidewalk vending activity in Whittier without a permit from the director, and permits expire one year after issuance. 030 requires an application fee set by council resolution and proof of $1 million general liability insurance naming the city as additional insured before operation. 040 lists required documentation: business and applicant identity, a description of merchandise and vending conveyances, current Los Angeles County Department of Health Services food permits for each cart and its commissary, two recent 2-inch photographs of the vendor and each employee, and Live Scan fingerprints paid for by the applicant.

The director must approve or deny within 30 days, and issuance requires that fees are paid, the application conforms to the chapter, no material misrepresentation was made, and neither the applicant nor any operator has a disqualifying moral-turpitude or drug conviction within the prior five years. 050. 070 makes administrative citation the exclusive enforcement remedy, capped at the limits in Government Code Section 51039, and low-income citees who qualify under Government Code Section 68632 pay only 20 percent of the fine.