Whittier, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- WMC § 12.54.060
- Intersection buffer
- 25 feet
- Residential hours
- 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
- Commercial hours
- 8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
- School buffer
- 1,000 feet while in session
Summary
Whittier bars sidewalk vendors from medians, streets, and within 25 feet of an intersection under Section 12.54.060. Vendors get set hours by area, must stay 200 feet from any city-approved farmers' market or swap meet, and 1,000 feet from a school in session, among other placement and conduct limits.
A. Sidewalk vendors are prohibited from operating within a median, on the street, or within twenty-five feet of an intersection of any two or more streets. B. Sidewalk vendors may operate in residential areas from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. In residential areas, roaming sidewalk vendors cannot stay in one location for more than ten minutes. Stationary sidewalk vendors are prohibited in residential areas. C. Sidewalk vendors may operate in commercial areas between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., except they may operate during 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. in commercial areas where businesses are open during those hours...
Full Breakdown
060(A) prohibits sidewalk vendors from operating in a median, on the street, or within 25 feet of any street intersection. , bars roaming vendors from staying in one spot more than 10 minutes there, and bans stationary vending in residential areas outright. , extended overnight only alongside an open business on the same street. Subsection N bars operating within 200 feet of a city-approved farmers' market or swap meet, and subsection O bars operating within 1,000 feet of any public or private school while school is in session.
Subsection I requires 48 inches of clear pedestrian access and a 50-foot buffer from bus stops, shelters, and crosswalks for ADA path-of-travel compliance, and subsection S caps cart size at 48 inches wide, 72 inches long, and 72 inches tall. 32's noise ordinance under subsection R.
Violations & Fines
Operating in a banned zone, such as a median, within 25 feet of an intersection, within 200 feet of an approved farmers' market or swap meet, or within 1,000 feet of a school in session, violates Section 12.54.060 and is enforced exclusively through administrative citation under Section 12.54.070, capped at the fee limits set in Government Code Section 51039.
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