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A mobile food vending unit shall not be deemed to be parking for the purposes of § 46.2-1219.2 while it is vending pursuant to a permit issued under this section.B\n\nThe Department shall develop guidelines, consistent with the Board’s regulations and policies, to permit mobile food vending as provided in subsection A. Such guidelines shall (i) provide for the issuance of permits by the Department to mobile food vendors authorizing such vendors to operate in commuter parking lots owned by the Department, (ii) establish criteria that the Department will use in evaluating each permit application to ensure that neither the function and purpose of the affected commuter parking lot nor the motor vehicle traffic flow and motorist and pedestrian safety will be adversely affected by the operation of the mobile food vendors, (iii) establish fees for mobile food vending, and (iv) address any other issues related to permit issuance as deemed necessary by the Department.C\n\nThe Department shall publish on its website a permit application form for mobile food vending units to apply for such permit to vend to commuters in commuter lots in Planning District 8 and the established fee for such permit and vending.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":270836,"text":"In Planning District 8, any mobile food vending unit with a mobile food establishment permit from the Department of Health may, after securing the appropriate approval from the locality in which the commuter parking lot is located, apply for an additional permit with the Department of Transportation and pay a fee in order to operate such mobile food vending unit in a commuter parking lot owned by the Department of Transportation and vend to commuters. A mobile food vending unit shall not be deemed to be parking for the purposes of § 46.2-1219.2 while it is vending pursuant to a permit issued under this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":270837,"text":"The Department shall develop guidelines, consistent with the Board’s regulations and policies, to permit mobile food vending as provided in subsection A. 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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 765<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77831,"section_number":"46.2-1219.2","catch_line":"Parking of vehicles in commuter parking lots owned by the Virginia Department of Transportation","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1219.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204863,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75455,"identifier":"33.2-118","token":"33.2\/I\/1\/33.2-118","url":"\/33.2-118\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-118\/","token":"33.2\/I\/1\/33.2-118","dublin_core":{"Title":"Mobile food vending in commuter lots in Planning District 8","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-118","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In Planning District 8, any mobile food vending unit with a mobile food establishment permit from the Department<\/span> of Health may, after securing the appropriate approval from the locality in which the commuter parking lot is located, apply for an additional permit with the Department<\/span> of Transportation and pay a fee in order<\/span> to operate such mobile food vending unit in a commuter parking lot owned by the Department<\/span> of Transportation and vend to commuters. A mobile food vending unit shall not be deemed to be parking for the purposes of § 46.2-1219.2<\/a> while it is vending pursuant to a permit issued under this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall develop guidelines, consistent with the Board<\/span>’s regulations and policies, to permit mobile food vending as provided in subsection A. Such guidelines shall (i) provide for the issuance of permits by the Department<\/span> to mobile food vendors authorizing such vendors to operate in commuter parking lots owned by the Department<\/span>, (ii) establish criteria that the Department<\/span> will use in evaluating each permit application to ensure that neither the function and purpose of the affected commuter parking lot nor the motor vehicle traffic flow and motorist and pedestrian safety will be adversely affected by the operation of the mobile food vendors, (iii) establish fees for mobile food vending, and (iv) address any other issues<\/span> related to permit issuance as deemed necessary by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall publish on its website a permit application form for mobile food vending units to apply for such permit to vend to commuters in commuter lots in Planning District 8 and the established fee for such permit and vending. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMOBILE FOOD VENDING IN COMMUTER LOTS IN PLANNING DISTRICT 8 (\u00a7 33.2-118)\n\nA. In Planning District 8, any mobile food vending unit with a mobile food\nestablishment permit from the Department of Health may, after securing the\nappropriate approval from the locality in which the commuter parking lot is\nlocated, apply for an additional permit with the Department of Transportation\nand pay a fee in order to operate such mobile food vending unit in a commuter\nparking lot owned by the Department of Transportation and vend to commuters. A\nmobile food vending unit shall not be deemed to be parking for the purposes of\n§ 46.2-1219.2 while it is vending pursuant to a permit issued under this\nsection.\n\nB. The Department shall develop guidelines, consistent with the Board’s\nregulations and policies, to permit mobile food vending as provided in\nsubsection A. Such guidelines shall (i) provide for the issuance of permits by\nthe Department to mobile food vendors authorizing such vendors to operate in\ncommuter parking lots owned by the Department, (ii) establish criteria that the\nDepartment will use in evaluating each permit application to ensure that neither\nthe function and purpose of the affected commuter parking lot nor the motor\nvehicle traffic flow and motorist and pedestrian safety will be adversely\naffected by the operation of the mobile food vendors, (iii) establish fees for\nmobile food vending, and (iv) address any other issues related to permit\nissuance as deemed necessary by the Department.\n\nC. The Department shall publish on its website a permit application form for\nmobile food vending units to apply for such permit to vend to commuters in\ncommuter lots in Planning District 8 and the established fee for such permit and\nvending.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, c. 765.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}