York County, SC Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)

York County's mobile vending standards apply to trucks, trailers, kiosks and other vehicles that sell food or merchandise while parked in one place, per the definitions in the Zoning Code. 735 exempts vendors who keep moving throughout the day, vendors that stop only to make a sale, caterers hired for a private event, vendors covering multiple meal stops in one day, and SCDHEC-permitted temporary food establishments; those operators fall outside this subpart entirely. 736 sets the location rule: a unit may operate on a privately owned lot in any zoning district countywide, from the rural agricultural district to commercial corridors in the unincorporated area.

What it cannot do is park in the public right-of-way and sell from there, unless the space is a marked on-street parking space; an unmarked shoulder or road edge is off-limits for vending. On a private lot the truck cannot sit in or block spaces the property needs to meet its own required parking count, and it cannot obstruct driveways or pedestrian access. 718-1 in the Temporary Uses part confirms mobile vending needs no separate zoning compliance approval before setting up, but caps how long a unit sits: it may not remain on-site overnight. Enforcement runs through the Planning and Development Services Department, which can refer a noncompliant vendor for zoning enforcement under the chapter's general misdemeanor penalty.