Turlock, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit issuer
- Development Services Director
- Allowed zones
- Commercial and industrial districts only
- Excluded districts
- C-O, DC, DCT, OR overlays
- Permit term
- Expires December 31 each year
- Concentration limit
- 1 per parcel under 1 acre
Summary
Turlock allows mobile food facilities only on commercial or industrial-zoned property, not in the C-O office, downtown core, or office-residential overlay districts, and each site needs a Development Services Director permit.
Limitations of use by zoning district. A mobile food facility may be permitted to operate on any property zoned for commercial or industrial uses, except the C-O commercial office district and the DC downtown core, DCT downtown core transition, and OR office residential overlay districts.
(e) Limitation on number and concentration of mobile food facilities. On properties of less than one (1) acre in size, no more than one (1) mobile food facility shall be permitted at one (1) time.
(f) Mobile food facility permit and renewals. The mobile food facility permit shall expire on December 31st each calendar year. Applications received after October 1st of each calendar year shall be given a renewal date that ends on December 31st of the following year. Each renewal shall be subject to the findings and conditions outlined in this section. There shall be no limit on the number of renewals that may be granted.
(g) Conditions. In authorizing an application for a mobile food facility permit, the Development Services Director shall include as conditions of approval the following minimum provisions:
(1) The use shall be conducted entirely upon private property and not within any public right-of-way;
(2) The use shall conform to all applicable building, electrical, fire, plumbing, engineering, solid waste, wastewater, water quality, and environmental regulations and laws;
(3)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4937289; v6 updated 2026-06-25).
Full Breakdown
A mobile food facility permit from the Development Services Director is required before a truck or cart can operate, and City Code § 9-2-124(d) limits mobile food vending to property zoned commercial or industrial: it is barred from the C-O commercial office district and the DC, DCT, and OR overlay districts. Parcels under one acre may host only one mobile food facility at a time. Permits run on a calendar year, expiring December 31, and are automatically suspended if the operator's Stanislaus County Environmental Resources Department health permit is suspended or revoked.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a Development Services Director permit, vending in a prohibited zoning district, or losing your Stanislaus County health permit can get the mobile food facility permit suspended or revoked.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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