Beaverton, OR Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Business license
- City Business License required
- Health license
- Washington County Health license required
- Max length
- 26 feet, wall to wall
- Max height
- 15 feet without variance
Summary
Beaverton food carts operating in an approved food cart pod must hold a current City Business License and keep all required Washington County Health and state licenses, per Development Code section 60.11.15.
F. Food carts shall obtain and keep current a City Business License.
G. Food carts shall maintain all required licenses by the appropriate State and/or local agency, including Washington County Health.
H. If provided, cart awnings shall have seven (7) feet of clearance between the ground and awning for safe pedestrian circulation.
I. Food Carts shall not exceed 15 feet in height without Adjustment or Variance approval.
[ORD 4662, 09/11/2015; ORD 4822, 06/30/2022]
Effective on: 6/30/2022
https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/beaverton-or/doc-viewer.aspx?secid=244#secid-5 364/706 8/12/26, 3:08 PM Document Viewer | Development Code
Full Breakdown
Beaverton's Development Code lets food carts operate only inside a City-approved food cart pod, established through a Type 1 or Type 2 land-use application under Development Code section 40.32. Once a pod is approved, each individual food cart must meet the design standards of section 60.11.15: it must obtain and keep a current City Business License, hold all required state and local licenses, including Washington County Health licensing, stay in good repair with no missing siding or roofing, and not exceed 26 feet in length or 15 feet in height without an Adjustment or Variance.
Violations & Fines
Operating a food cart or food cart pod without City land-use approval, a current Business License, or required Washington County Health licensing violates Development Code sections 60.11.15 and 40.32, risking permit denial or citation.
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