San Benito County, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Roaming vendors
- No zoning-district restriction
- Exemption
- Move on within 4 hrs/stop
- Public roadways
- Also exempt from permit
- Fixed spot
- Permit lists up to 4 addresses
Summary
Unincorporated San Benito County lets roaming food trucks operate on any property under county jurisdiction, or entirely on public roadways, without a permit, provided they move on within four hours at each spot.
(e) Mobile vendors or food trucks operating on any property subject to County jurisdiction which move from location to location during the day and do not stay at a given location for more than four hours on any given day. (f) Mobile vendors or food trucks operating entirely on public roadways.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-28: current through Ordinance 1078).
Full Breakdown
Unincorporated San Benito County does not tie mobile food vending to a specific zoning district. A truck that moves from location to location and does not stay more than four hours at any one stop is exempt from permitting whether it is on private property under county jurisdiction or operating entirely on public roadways. A truck that instead sets up in a fixed location, or stays past four hours, needs a temporary use permit, which must list the specific address or addresses (up to four) where it will operate.
Violations & Fines
A truck that lingers past four hours or sets up at a fixed spot without first obtaining a temporary use permit is operating in violation and subject to Title 1, Code Enforcement action.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a food truck park anywhere in San Benito County?
Are food trucks restricted to certain zoning districts in the county?
Sources & Official References
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