Municipal Code 8-5 Article 53 distinguishes Mobile Vendors (roving) from Open Air Vendors (fixed sites), with Open Air Vendors limited to approved private-property locations under a Use Permit.
Under Article 53 of Section 8-5, an "Open Air Vendor" is constrained to operating at a single approved fixed location on private property; operators must obtain a discretionary Use Permit issued by the Planning Commission (3–6 month review) that specifies the parcel, hours, and conditions. "Mobile Vendors" — motorized food wagons, ice-cream trucks, pushcarts — operate on a temporary, intermittent, or seasonal basis from a vehicle and need only the ministerial Zoning Clearance. Vendors may not block sidewalks, driveways, or fire lanes, and food trucks cannot operate from city streets in zones where commercial vending is not permitted. Yuba City Director of Development Services has confirmed the city actively reviews these rules against SB 946 (Safe Sidewalk Vending Act, Cal. Gov. Code §§ 51036–51039) limits.
Operating in a non-approved zone is a municipal violation; equipment may be cited and the operator referred for code-enforcement abatement. State law caps food-vending fines at $250 / $500 / $1,000 (1st/2nd/3rd within one year) when a permit program exists, under Cal. Gov. Code § 51039.
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