Coconut Creek, FL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

Section 16-3(c) of the Coconut Creek Code splits mobile vending into two license tracks. It is unlawful to operate a mobile food dispensing vehicle on an ongoing construction site or within any permitted zoning lot until the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation issues its license under F.S. § 509.241. The license number must be displayed in a prominent place on the side of the vehicle at all times. The City of Coconut Creek does not require its own license for mobile food dispensing vehicles subject to state licensing.

Everyone else selling from a wagon, truck, auto, push cart, motor vehicle or trailer, or running a temporary stationary accessory outdoor use, must hold a city license from the sustainable development department. It has to be securely affixed in a conspicuous place on the vehicle. City licenses run for one year beginning October 1, renew through the business tax receipt method, and cannot be transferred or assigned. An applicant filing from October 1 through March 31 pays the full fee; from March 31 through September 30 the fee is one-half. Section 16-3(e) points to section 13-82 or chapter 18 for the fee amount.

The sworn application, filed on forms from the sustainable development department, asks for the applicant's local and permanent address, corporate details, a description of goods or services, a description and photograph of each vehicle with license and registration copies, and any commissary name. It also requires proof of insurance from a Florida-licensed insurer for at least $1,000,000 per occurrence combined single limit for bodily injury and property damage, written on an occurrence basis, and an affidavit or notarized statement of permission from the property owner and principal business owner.

The city must issue a decision within fifteen days of a completed application and notify the applicant by email of approval or the reasons for denial. Subsection (j) requires a fresh application every year. Fraud, a public nuisance, threats with a dangerous weapon, or any Chapter 16 violation can lead to denial, suspension or revocation through the Chapter 2 code enforcement process.