Redlands, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Downtown ban
- 16 named street segments off-limits
- Residential ban
- No vending in single-family zones
- School/park buffer
- 250 feet from schools, parks, farmers' markets
- Crosswalk buffer
- 50 feet from any crosswalk
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor, separate offense each day
Summary
Redlands bans food vending vehicles outright from 16 named downtown street segments, including State Street, Citrus Avenue and Redlands Boulevard, and from any single-family residential zone citywide. Elsewhere, trucks may vend under chapter 10.34's licensing and distance rules.
A. Notwithstanding any ordinance to the contrary, it is unlawful for any person to operate a food vending vehicle on the following designated public streets and sidewalks within the City of Redlands. 1. East State Street, from the west side of Orange Street to Redlands Boulevard. 2. East Citrus Avenue, from Eureka Street to the east side of 9th Street. 3. Redlands Boulevard, from Texas Street to East Citrus Avenue. 4. West State Street, from North Center Street to the east side of North Eureka Street. ... B. ... Notwithstanding any ordinance to the contrary, it is unlawful for any person to operate a food vending vehicle within any area of the city with a single-family residential zoning designation or any variation thereof.
Full Breakdown
34 (Food Vehicle Vending, adopted by Ordinance 2910 in 2020), lists sixteen specific downtown public streets and sidewalks where operating a food vending vehicle is unlawful notwithstanding any other ordinance. The prohibited segments include East State Street from Orange Street to Redlands Boulevard, East Citrus Avenue from Eureka Street to 9th Street, Redlands Boulevard from Texas Street to East Citrus Avenue, West State Street, Oriental Avenue, West Stuart Avenue, Eureka Street, Cajon Street, 3rd Street, 6th through 9th Streets, East Olive Avenue, East Vine Street and North 5th Street, all defined by specific cross-street boundaries centered on the downtown core.
Subsection B adds a citywide ban: no food vending vehicle may operate within any area zoned single-family residential or any variation of that designation. 050. The chapter exempts vehicles operating at a city-sponsored event under a valid contract with the city manager's office.
Violations & Fines
Violating the prohibited-area rule is enforced under section 10.34.090, the chapter's general penalty clause: unless a different penalty is specified, every act declared unlawful under chapter 10.34 is a misdemeanor, and each day a violation continues is a separate offense. The section also holds liable anyone who causes, aids, abets or conceals a violation, and its penalties are cumulative with any other remedy available at law or equity.
Frequently Asked Questions
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