Mobile food vending in Rock Hill is regulated through the City's business license rules, zoning, and SC DHEC retail-food licensing. Trucks need a City business license, a SC DHEC mobile-food permit, and a City of Rock Hill Utilities FOG (Fats, Oil and Grease) permit, plus compliance with event and private-property hosting rules.
Rock Hill regulates mobile food vending through several overlapping requirements rather than a single posted vending-zones map. Operators need a City of Rock Hill business license through Planning and Development; a South Carolina DHEC retail-food establishment permit for the mobile food unit itself, governed by S.C. Reg. 61-25 and the FDA Food Code as adopted; and a City of Rock Hill Utilities Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) discharge permit. Trucks generally operate on private commercial property with the owner's permission and at special events such as Food Truck Friday at Fountain Park (third Friday in summer), Old Town festivals, and Knowledge Park events under an event permit. Vending in residential districts, blocking sidewalks or fire lanes, and operating without permits are prohibited.
Vending without a City business license, missing the SC DHEC mobile permit, lacking a Rock Hill Utilities FOG permit, or vending in a residential district or fire lane violates the Code of Ordinances. Citations go to Rock Hill Municipal Court with escalating fines and possible permit revocation.
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