Granville County, NC Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)

Granville County Code § 32-163(9) regulates food trucks as a nonresidential accessory use under the Land Development Code. Operationally, vendors must show health department approval and display the county health permit during hours of operation, keep grease and wastewater contained rather than using temporary potable water hookups, and cannot remain on site overnight or run the truck as a drive-in window. Food trucks at a nonresidential use located within a residential zoning district are capped at 14 calendar days of operation per year, and trucks may not operate on property used for residential purposes at all.

On location, § 32-163(9)b requires trucks to sit on private property with the property owner's written permission, and to stay at least 400 feet from the customer entrance of an existing restaurant during operating hours unless the vendor documents that restaurant's support for closer proximity. Trucks cannot block parking, drive aisles, loading areas or emergency access, and must stay 15 feet from fire hydrants, fire department connections and driveway entrances. No more than two food trucks are allowed as an accessory use at one location, except for an event of two days or less. The planning director may suspend or prohibit a vendor's operation for causing parking, traffic, litter or public safety problems.