Vacaville, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)

Vacaville's vending-zone framework has two distinct tracks. Track one (sidewalk vending under Chapter 5.40, introduced February 10, 2026) implements the time, place, and manner restrictions authorized for cities by California's Safe Sidewalk Vending Act (SB 946, Stats. 2018, Ch. 459, codified at Cal. Gov't Code Sections 51036-51039), as supplemented by SB 972 (Stats. 2022, Ch. 365). Under SB 946, cities cannot criminalize sidewalk vending but may adopt non-criminal regulations protecting public health, safety, and welfare. Chapter 5.40 of the Vacaville Municipal Code requires sidewalk vending permits for both mobile (roaming) and stationary vendors; vendors must maintain an ADA-compliant clear path of travel along the sidewalk (typically a minimum of 4 feet under Cal. Gov't Code Section 4450 et seq. and federal ADA standards); vendors must display their city permit; horns, sirens, and flashing signs are prohibited; and vending is prohibited at bus stops, red curbs, medians, and bikeways. Vending is also prohibited within a corner cutoff area, defined as the area at all intersecting and intercepting streets or highways where the cutoff line makes an angle of 45 degrees with the property line. Permits are reviewed and approved or denied by the Community Development Director with an appeal process to the City Manager. Statutory exemptions from the Chapter 5.40 permit requirement include the sale of agricultural products on the site where the product is grown and catering for private parties held exclusively on private property. State law in Cal. Gov't Code Section 51038(b)(2) independently prohibits sidewalk vending in the immediate vicinity of a certified farmers' market during its operating hours, and Vacaville's ordinance incorporates that limit. Track two (motorized food trucks) is expressly excluded from Chapter 5.40; food trucks operate under the Title 5 business license, the Solano County Environmental Health Mobile Food Facility permit (California Retail Food Code, Cal. Health & Safety Code Section 113700 et seq.), and the underlying Title 14 zoning district rules for the parking location. Food trucks may not park in the public right-of-way other than for active vending consistent with city posted signs and Chapter 10.20 parking limits. The city's Code Enforcement Division coordinates with Solano County Environmental Health on food-safety compliance.