Where a food truck may park and sell in Kanawha County is set by each city, not the county. Charleston, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, and Nitro use zoning and vendor-licensing power to fix locations, cap hours, and keep trucks off certain streets.
West Virginia municipalities control mobile vending through zoning under W. Va. Code §8A-7-2 and their general licensing power under §8-12-5. Kanawha County cities use that authority to designate vending spots, limit time per location, require distance from brick-and-mortar restaurants, and confine trucks to approved lots, parks, or permitted events. Downtown Charleston and events along Kanawha Boulevard and at Appalachian Power Park carry their own vending rules. Private-property vending needs the owner's permission and may need zoning clearance. Vending in a state highway right-of-way answers to the WV Division of Highways. The unincorporated county sets no vending-zone map, so trucks there follow road-access, health, and nuisance rules.
Vending outside an approved zone or permitted hours breaches the city ordinance; police or code officers can order the truck to move, issue municipal-court fines, and suspend the local vendor license.
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