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Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Pearland, TX (2026)

2 verified food trucks & mobile vendors rules for Pearland, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Vending Zones

Pearland's Unified Development Code allows mobile food units and concessionaires on brewery, micro-distillery, and micro-winery sites only as an accessory use tied to that business's conditional use permit. UDC § 2.5.3.2(a) caps the units at three per site, bars overnight stays, and keeps them off parcels next to residential uses or zones.

Pearland Restricts Mobile Food Units at Breweries

Significant Restrictions

Pearland Unified Development Code § 2.5.3.2(a) (Mobile Food Units and Concessionaires)

Mobile Food Units and Concessionaires will be permitted for Breweries, Micro Distilleries, and Micro Wineries with the conditions as listed below and in conjunction with the CUP for the above mentioned uses. 1. Number of Mobile Food Units and Concessionaires shall be limited to a maximum of three per site, with a minimum of one acre site area per Unit. 2. Vendors shall not use the site as a com...

Sidewalk & Mobile Vending

Every food truck in Pearland needs a city mobile food unit permit from the code enforcement/health officer, issued one permit per unit and renewed every twelve months, on top of the statewide DSHS license required since July 1, 2026.

Pearland Mobile Food Unit Permit Requirements

Some Restrictions

Pearland, Tex., Code of Ordinances § 11-23 (Mobile food units); see also §§ 11-22, 11-28

(1) Any person desiring to operate one (1) or more mobile food units shall obtain an individual permit for each operating mobile food unit from the code enforcement/health officer. Each permit will be issued unit-by-unit only after an inspection reveals satisfactory compliance with state law and this chapter as applicable... (2) No person shall operate or cause to be operated any mobile food un...

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Pearland city rules.

Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Brazoria County