Fontana FMC Title 17 controls food-truck locations. Commercial and industrial zones allow trucks on private property with owner permission. Residential zones restrict mobile vending to brief roving stops.
Fontana controls food-truck and mobile-vendor location through FMC Title 17 Development Code. Commercial zones (C-1, C-2, C-C) and industrial zones (M-1, M-2) allow food-truck operation on private property with property-owner written permission, a current Mobile Food Facility permit from San Bernardino County Environmental Health, and a Fontana business license. Trucks must not block ADA access, parking-lot drive aisles, or fire lanes and must provide trash receptacles and proper wastewater containment. Residential zones prohibit stationary food-truck operation beyond brief roving stops (the traditional ice-cream truck model), which itself is subject to noise and amplification limits. Parks and recreation properties may allow food trucks under permit during special events. Near schools, the California Health and Safety Code allows local setbacks from school entrances during school hours to limit competition with school nutrition programs. Sidewalk pedestrian vendors (SB 946 vendors) operate under a separate framework and are addressed in distinct Fontana ordinances. The Jurupa Avenue and Sierra Avenue corridors host periodic food-truck gatherings on private commercial property under regular operation; large organized truck events (over a set attendance threshold) require a Temporary Use Permit from Fontana Planning.
Operating in a prohibited zone or without zoning clearance can trigger Code Enforcement citations and removal from the site. Property owners hosting unpermitted vendors can also be cited under FMC Title 1.
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