Chelan County, WA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Chelan County Code § 11.22.030 (Peshastin UGA use chart)
- Permitted zones
- C-H, I and I-C (Highway/Industrial/Campus Industrial)
- Prohibited zones
- R-1, R-2, R-3, C-D and P-U
- Enforcing agency
- Community Development administrator or sheriff
- First-time civil fine
- $750 under § 16.16.010
- Repeat civil fine
- $1,500
- Appeal window
- 14 days to the hearing examiner
Summary
In the Peshastin Urban Growth Area of unincorporated Chelan County, the district use chart at Chelan County Code § 11.22.030 permits mobile food service only as a matter of right in the Highway Commercial (C-H), Industrial (I) and Campus Industrial (I-C) zones. The use chart marks it prohibited, shown as a blank cell, in the R-1, R-2, R-3 residential zones, the Downtown Commercial (C-D) zone and the Public Use (P-U) zone.
PRM = Permitted use ... Where a cell is empty, the use is prohibited in that zone. All of these assume compliance with any and all development standards. ... C-H = Highway Commercial I = Industrial I-C = Campus Industrial ... Land Uses R-1 R-2 R-3 C-D C-H I I-C P-U ... Mobile Food Service PRM PRM PRM
Full Breakdown
22 of the zoning code. 030 adopts a district use chart covering every land use recognized in Peshastin's eight zoning districts: Low Density Residential (R-1), Medium Density Residential (R-2), High Density Residential (R-3), Downtown Commercial (C-D), Highway Commercial (C-H), Industrial (I), Campus Industrial (I-C) and Public Use (P-U). ' A vendor operating in Peshastin outside those three zones has no path to a mobile food permit under this chart alone. 92, before a mobile vendor can set up in a qualifying zone. Because Peshastin has its own chart separate from the county-wide Title 11 chart that governs the rest of unincorporated Chelan County, operators should confirm which chart applies to their parcel before assuming a countywide rural-commercial or rural-industrial zone automatically extends the same permission.
Violations & Fines
Community Development, whose administrator is the department director, designee or the sheriff, enforces the use chart under Title 16. A vendor operating in a zone where the chart shows no PRM, ACC or CUP entry receives a notice and order under § 16.06.020. Section 16.16.010 sets the civil fine at $750 for a first violation and $1,500 for a repeat, and § 16.02.030 counts each day of continued operation as a separate violation. The operator has fourteen days to appeal to the hearing examiner.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I run a food truck anywhere in unincorporated Chelan County's Peshastin area?
What happens if I operate in a prohibited zone?
Do I still need other permits in a zone where mobile food service is permitted?
Sources & Official References
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