Indio, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Intersection buffer
- 100 ft from signal-controlled intersections
- School buffer
- 300 ft during school hours
- Farmers market/swap meet buffer
- 200 ft during event hours
- Speed limit cap
- Barred on streets over 35 mph
- Festival zone
- Barred in Major Music Overlay Zone
Summary
Vending vehicles and sidewalk vendors need a City permit and must avoid intersections, driveways, farmers markets, schools, and the Major Music Overlay Zone during Coachella and Stagecoach, per Indio Municipal Code Chapter 114.
No vending vehicle operator shall vend in the following locations: (1) Within 100 feet of any street intersection controlled by a crosswalk, traffic light, or stop sign; (2) Within ten feet of any driveway or driveway apron; ... (4) On any street, alley, or highway with a posted speed limit greater than 35 miles per hour; ... (7) Within the Major Music Overlay Zone for the duration of any Major Music Festival Event, as defined in the Unified Development Code, including the time-periods in which the streets and sidewalks are closed prior to and after the event.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4796010; v13 updated 2026-02-04; through 02-04-2026).
Full Breakdown
Indio requires a vending permit before any mobile food vending vehicle or sidewalk cart operates in the city. Vending vehicles cannot stop within 100 feet of a signal-controlled intersection, within ten feet of a driveway, within 200 feet of a farmers' market or swap meet, within 300 feet of a school during school hours, on streets posted above 35 mph, or within 50 feet of another vendor. During the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach, vending is also barred inside the Major Music Overlay Zone, including the street-closure periods before and after the event. Violations can trigger permit rescission and administrative citations under Chapter 114.
Violations & Fines
Vending inside a prohibited zone, within 50 feet of another vendor, or without a valid permit can bring administrative citations and permit rescission under Indio Municipal Code Chapter 114.
Frequently Asked Questions
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