Hampton, VA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Speed limit cutoff
- over 45 mph banned
- Intersection buffer
- 25 feet
- Food truck dwell time
- 15 minutes per block
- Same-block repeat
- barred for 8 hours
Summary
Hampton restricts sidewalk and right-of-way sales: no vending on roads posted above 45 mph or within 25 feet of an intersection, and food trucks must move every 15 minutes and stay off the same block for eight hours.
No sale or exchange mentioned in subsection (b) above shall be made in any street or public right-of-way along any street, for which the posted speed limit is greater than forty-five (45) miles per hour, nor shall any such sale or exchange be made in any street or public right-of-way within twenty-five (25) feet of any intersection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31 | Zoning: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
Hampton City Code § 34-7 regulates the sale of goods, food or produce from tables, carts or vehicles in the public right-of-way. Vending is barred on any street posted above 45 mph and within 25 feet of any intersection. Outside that buffer, food trucks selling pre-packaged, pre-prepared food may operate but must move to another block after 15 minutes and cannot repeat a sale in the same block within eight hours. Seasonal produce sales, Christmas trees, pumpkins, summer produce, are capped at 120 days per parcel per year. Incidental outdoor sales by a brick-and-mortar merchant on their own premises, garage sales, and special-event vending are exempted from the section.
Violations & Fines
Vending in a right-of-way within 25 feet of an intersection, on a street posted above 45 mph, or beyond the food truck's 15-minute block limit violates § 34-7.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a food truck park anywhere in Hampton's right-of-way?
Do sidewalk sales right outside a shop count as street vending?
Sources & Official References
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