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

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Operating hours
7 a.m.-9 p.m.
Residential buffer
250 ft minimum
School buffer
1,200 ft minimum
Eligible commercial lots
B-3/UC or CR, 5+ acres

Summary

Davie's food-truck rules bar mobile food dispensing vehicles from most residential, agricultural and business districts, cap hours to 7 a.m.-9 p.m., and require 250 feet from residential land and 1,200 feet from any K-12 school.

All mobile food dispensing vehicles: ... Shall conduct business only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. ... Shall not operate closer than two hundred fifty (250) feet of the nearest property zoned or used exclusively for residential purposes. Shall not operate within one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet of the nearest property line of any K-12 school. ... Shall not remain on the site of operation between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

View official code

Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 75).

Full Breakdown

Sec. 12-33(MM)(4) governs mobile food dispensing vehicles (state-licensed trucks preparing food on-site). Its location table bars them from AG, A-1, R-1 through R-5, RM, and MH residential districts, most business districts, and every industrial and RAC/TOC district: they're allowed only at a town-sponsored event, or on a B-3/UC or CR parcel of at least five acres. Operating hours run 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; trucks must stay at least 250 feet from residential land, 1,200 feet from any K-12 school, and cannot remain on-site overnight. A separate track governs pre-packaged 'mobile food establishments' under Sec. 12-33(MM)(3).

Violations & Fines

Operating a food truck outside these hours, distances or districts violates Davie's Land Development Code; § 1-9 sets the Town's general penalty: up to $500, up to 60 days jail, or both, per day.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can a food truck park in a Davie neighborhood?
No. Sec. 12-33(MM)(4) bars mobile food dispensing vehicles from AG, A-1, R-1 through R-5, RM and MH residential districts entirely, except at an authorized town-sponsored event.
What hours can Davie food trucks operate?
Only between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., and they cannot remain on site between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., per Sec. 12-33(MM)(4)(b).

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