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

Sacramento Municipal Code Art. VIII Operation on the Street

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

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

5.68.380 Operation near other food vending vehicles prohibited.

No person shall operate a food vending vehicle on the street while stopped, standing, or parked within four hun

dred (400) feet of any other food vending vehicle. (Ord. 2015-0016 § 6)

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5.68.385 Customer queuing.

Permittees shall operate in a manner that does not require or encourage customers to interfere with or obstruct sidewalks or streets. (Ord. 2018-0044 § 5)

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5.68.390 Operation near intersection prohibited.

No person shall operate a food vending vehicle on the street while stopped, standing, or parked within fifty (50) feet of any street intersection controlled by a traffic light or stop sign. (Ord. 2015-0016 § 6)

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5.68.400 Operation near outdoor seating prohibited.

No person shall operate a food vending vehicle on the street while stopped, standing, or parked within one hundred (100) feet of any outdoor seating area of any restaurant, café, or other business. (Ord. 2015-0016 § 6)

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5.68.410 Operation near schools restricted.

No person shall operate a food vending vehicle on the street while stopped, standing, or parked within four hundred (400) feet of any elementary, middle, junior high, or high school between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on days that school is in session. (Ord. 2015-0016 § 6)

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5.68.420 Operation near entertainment establishments restricted.

No person shall operate a food vending vehicle while stopped, standing, or parked on the street within one thousand (1,000) feet of any establishment that maintains a valid entertainment permit, issued pursuant to Chapter 5.108, between 1:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. (Ord. 2015-0016 § 6)

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5.68.425 Operation adjacent to property in a residential zoning district.

No person shall operate a food vending vehicle on the street while stopped, standing, or parked adjacent to any property in a residential zoning district:

A. Later than 8:00 p.m. or earlier than 8:00 a.m. of any day during the months of April, May, June, July, August, September and October; or

B. Later than 6:00 p.m. or earlier than 8:00 a.m. of any day during the months of November, December, January, February, and March. (Ord. 2015-0016 § 6)

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5.68.430 Operation within parking regulations.

No person shall operate a food vending vehicle on the street while stopped, standing, or parked in violation of any parking regulation. (Ord. 2015-0016 § 6)

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