Skagit County, WA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- SCC 14.18.407(3)(a)(xii)
- Scope
- only food trucks tied to farm agritourism events
- Required status
- accessory to the activity, temporary only
- Agritourism 1 cap
- 50 guests, 10 days per year
- Agritourism 2 cap
- 100 guests, 35 days per year
- Permit holder
- owner/operator of the working farm
Summary
Skagit County's Unified Development Code has no standalone mobile-vending ordinance. The only rule addressing food trucks in unincorporated Skagit County ties them to a farm's agritourism special use permit under SCC 14.18.407(3)(a)(xii), where the truck must stay accessory and temporary.
(3) Limitations on Use.
(a) General Limitations—Performance Standards.
(i) Agritourism uses must be carried out by, and any application for a permit must be submitted by, the owner or operator of the working farm or ranch upon which it is located. ... (xii) Food trucks associated with agritourism activities should be accessory to the activity and must be temporary.
Full Breakdown
407, which lets working farms host events, farm-to-table dinners and similar activities under a special use permit. Any food truck tied to that agritourism activity must be accessory to it and temporary, not a stand-alone, permanent vending operation. 29. 407-1: an Agritourism 1 farm may host up to 50 guests on no more than 10 days a year, Agritourism 2 up to 100 guests on 35 days, while Agritourism 3 events are capped only by the conditions set in the Hearing Examiner's special use permit.
Because a food truck can appear only within one of these permitted, dated events, it cannot operate as an everyday roadside or commercial-district vendor under this Section; a mobile vendor wanting to operate outside a farm event would need a different permit path elsewhere in the county's use tables, which this Section does not address.
Violations & Fines
An agritourism special use permit, and any food truck operating under it, can be revoked under SCC 14.18.407(4)(c) and 14.51.070 if conditions of approval, including the requirement that a food truck stay accessory and temporary, are not met. General Title 14 violations draw a civil penalty of $100 per day per violation under SCC 14.09.330(2)(a).
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I run a food truck business on any road in unincorporated Skagit County?
Does a farm need a separate permit for its food truck?
How many event days can an agritourism farm host food trucks?
Sources & Official References
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