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Title 5 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS›Chapter 5.68 — FOOD VENDING VEHICLES

Sacramento Municipal Code Art. IX Operation on Private Property

Sacramento Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Sacramento

Cite as: Sacramento Municipal Code Article IX · Text as of 2026-10-04

5.68.440 No operation on property in a residential zoning district.

Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, no person shall operate a food vending vehicle on private property in a residential zoning district. (Ord. 2015-0016 § 7)

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5.68.450 Property permit required.

A. No person shall operate a food vending vehicle on private property for more than thirty (30) minutes, unless a food vending vehicle property permit issued pursuant to this chapter is in effect for that property.

B. No person shall operate a food vending vehicle on private property in violation of any condition of any applicable property permit or conditional use permit.

C. A person shall be exempt from subsections A and B of this section, if the owner of the private property is exempt from the food vending vehicle property permit requirement in Section 5.68.110, as it applies to that property, pursuant to Article IV of this chapter. (Ord. 2015-0016 § 7)

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5.68.460 Consent required.

A. No person shall operate a food vending vehicle on private property unless the property owner has given the vendor his or her express written consent to do so.

B. Prior to vending on private property, the written consent of the owner of the property shall be provided to the director, in the form approved by the director.

C. A copy of the written consent shall be maintained with the corresponding food vending vehicle at all times the vehicle is being operated on private property.

D. Upon demand of a peace officer or city employee authorized to enforce this chapter, a person operating a food vending vehicle on private property shall present a copy of the written consent that is in effect for that vehicle. (Ord. 2015-0016 § 7)

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5.68.470 Operation on private property-Generally.

No person shall operate a food vending vehicle on private property if any of the following conditions apply:

A. The food vending vehicle is stopped, standing, or parked in any location on the property that interferes with access, driveways, aisles, or the circulation of vehicles or pedestrians;

B. The food vending vehicle is stopped, standing, or parked on any surface that is not paved with concrete, asphalt, or other similar material; or

C. The food vending vehicle is occupying or blocking any parking spaces required for the primary use of the parcel as determined pursuant to Chapter 17.608. (Ord. 2015-0016 § 7)

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