Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Martin County, FL (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Martin County, Florida.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Martin County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Food Truck Permits

Martin County exempts mobile food dispensing vehicles from the standard itinerant-merchant permitting steps. LDR § 3.209.2.H excuses food trucks from the zoning compliance application in 3.209.2.C and the revocation process in 3.209.2.F that apply to peddlers and seasonal sales, but a food truck still must meet the section's siting, hurricane-removal and prohibition rules to operate legally.

Martin County Mobile Food Truck Permit Rules

Some Restrictions

Martin County LDR § 3.209.2.A, .B.3, .H

Mobile food dispensing vehicle is any vehicle that is a public food service establishment and that is self-propelled or otherwise movable from place to place and includes self-contained utilities, including, but not limited to, gas, water, electricity or liquid waste disposal. ... 3.209.2.H.Exceptions. The provisions of sections 3.209.2.C and 3.209.2.F shall not apply to mobile food dispensing ...

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Vending Zones

Martin County confines mobile food trucks and itinerant merchants to one type of site: an existing, legally operating commercial business where retail sales are already a permitted use. LDR § 3.209.2.D bars food trucks from vacant land or residential lots, and § 3.209.2.E bans them from county-owned land or road right-of-way without the County Administrator's authorization.

Where Food Trucks May Vend in Martin County

Significant Restrictions

Martin County LDR §§ 3.209.2.D, 3.209.2.E.1

3.209.2.D.Requirements for itinerant merchants, mobile food dispensing vehicles and seasonal sales.1.The business location for an itinerant merchant, a mobile food dispensing vehicle or seasonal sale shall meet the following criteria:a.The owner of the property has provided written permission to use the site.b.The site shall have at least one parking space for the merchant and two parking space...

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