Union City, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted districts
- General Industrial (MG), Light Industrial (ML)
- Not allowed
- Special Industrial (MS) district
- Time limit
- Up to 2 hours per stop
- Location requirement
- Private property, with owner permission
- Citation
- UCMC Table 18.40.020
Summary
Union City permits food trucks by right only in its General Industrial and Light Industrial zones, on private property, with the owner's permission, and limited to two hours per stop.
Use | General Industrial (MG) | Light Industrial (ML) | Special Industrial (MS) | Specific Use Regulations/Notes ... Food truck | P | P | - | On private property, with property owner permission and up to 2 hours
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4940544; v16 updated 2026-06-23).
Full Breakdown
Table 18.40.020 of the Union City zoning code lists 'Food truck' as a permitted (P) use in the General Industrial (MG) and Light Industrial (ML) districts, but not allowed (-) in the Special Industrial (MS) district. The table caps operation at 'on private property, with property owner permission and up to 2 hours' per stop: there's no citywide street-vending allowance in this row, and food trucks aren't listed in any residential, commercial, or mixed-use district table, so vending outside MG/ML industrial parcels isn't a permitted use under this code.
Violations & Fines
Operating a food truck outside the MG or ML industrial zones, without property owner permission, or beyond the 2-hour limit is an unpermitted land use, enforceable by the city's code enforcement division.
Frequently Asked Questions
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