Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Macon-Bibb County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Macon-Bibb County, Georgia.
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Food Truck Permits
Every food truck operating in Macon-Bibb County must carry a valid Georgia Department of Public Health Mobile Food Service Unit permit from its home county, and any truck based outside Macon-Bibb County also needs a county Health Department Authorization to Operate. Trucks can't run after 10 p.m. or before 7 a.m., or on public property, without the mayor's written sign-off under Code of Ordinances § 7-203.
Macon-Bibb County Food Truck Permit Requirements
Some RestrictionsMacon-Bibb County Code of Ordinances § 7-203(a)(1)-(2)
Food Truck operations within Macon-Bibb County shall be subject to each of the following restrictions:(1)No Food Truck shall operate anywhere in Macon-Bibb County unless such Food Truck has a valid original Mobile Food Service Unit permit from the office of the Georgia Department of Public Health, or similar successor permit, present in its county of origin, either on display or available to pr...
Vending Zones
Macon-Bibb County caps sidewalk food vending at two permits per block, and the Urban Development Authority must approve each cart's exact location, weighing sidewalk width and nearby fixtures, under Code § 7-393.
Macon-Bibb Sidewalk Food Vending Zones
Significant RestrictionsMacon-Bibb County Code § 7-393
Sec. 7-393. - Location selection.(a)The permit location shall be subject to the approval of the Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority.(b)No more than two (2) sidewalk food vending permits shall be issued in any one (1) block of any public way within Macon-Bibb County.(c)The use of the permit operating area for sidewalk food vendors must be compatible with the public interest and use of ...
Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
Selling food from a push cart on Macon-Bibb County's downtown sidewalks, inside the fire zone bounded by MLK Boulevard, Riverside Drive, Spring Street, Hazel Street and Fifth Street, requires a Tax Commissioner permit under Code § 7-389, renewed annually for $130.
Macon-Bibb Sidewalk Food Vendor Permit
Some RestrictionsMacon-Bibb County Code § 7-389
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to engage in and carry on the business of food vending upon streets, sidewalks or public ways of Macon-Bibb County embraced within what is known as the fire zone without first having obtained a permit as required by this division; provided, however, that this section shall not prohibit the issuance of temporary permits or lic...
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