Kings County, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- No landscape/fire-lane siting
- Prohibited under Section 1103(C)
- Max footprint
- 360 sq ft or 2 parking spaces
- Closed 7+ days
- Unit must be removed or hidden
- Closed 6+ months
- New Site Plan Review required
Summary
Mobile food preparation units in unincorporated Kings County can't sit in landscaping or fire lanes and are capped at 360 square feet of site area under the county's open-air barbeque facility standards.
The open-air barbeque facility and the mobile food preparation unit shall not be located in any landscape areas or fire lanes and must not obstruct the safe view for traffic or vehicle ingress and egress in and out of the site. There must be a defined walkway available for pedestrians. The mobile food preparation unit shall be situated in such a way that individuals waiting to be served shall not block fire lanes or access to the primary business or impede vehicular traffic.
D. The entire open-air barbeque facility including, without limitation, any related customer area and the location of the mobile food preparation unit shall be limited to a site area no greater than the equivalent of two regular sized adjacent parking spaces or a maximum of 360 square feet.
E. A maximum of one table and four chairs or one picnic table may be placed in the open-air barbeque facility site area for use by customers. The placement of the table and chairs is to be shown on the site plan. Note: In addition to the number of parking spaces required for the sponsoring retail business, one additional parking space for the barbeque facility shall be required if on-site seating is provided.
F. If the Zoning Administrator determines that the use negatively impacts parking for the sponsoring retail business, additional parking spaces may be required for the open-air barbeque facility over, and above, the number of spaces
Full Breakdown
Article 11 Section 1103 of the Development Code ties where a mobile food preparation unit can sit to the sponsoring retail business's site: the unit and its customer area can't block landscape areas, fire lanes, pedestrian walkways, or vehicle sightlines, and the whole setup, unit, seating, and customer space, is capped at two regular parking spaces or 360 square feet, whichever governs. If the facility closes for more than seven straight days, the unit and all related equipment must be removed or stored out of sight until it reopens.
Violations & Fines
Placing a mobile food unit in a landscape area, fire lane, or beyond the 360-square-foot limit violates Article 11 Section 1103 and can void the Site Plan Review approval.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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