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

102 definition, cannot set up in unincorporated Volusia County without first clearing a site-specific permit. In commercial (B-1 through B-9), industrial (I-1 through I-4) and public (P) zoning, or the nonresidential part of a PUD, the truck needs a conditional use permit approved under § 72-341(j) before it starts operating; in the A-1 through A-4 agricultural classifications and FR, it needs an approved special exception instead. Either application must include a sketch or site plan showing the truck won't block required buffers, parking, drive aisles, ADA routes, emergency access or loading zones, and vending from the public right-of-way or sidewalks is flatly prohibited.

The truck must operate on private property tied to an existing, operating business, with the property owner's written, notarized permission kept inside the vehicle at all times, and it may not add any permanent outdoor dining structure. Operating on a vacant or unimproved lot is prohibited outright. Section 72-293(27)(e) caps daily operation at 18 hours in any 24-hour period on a single property, and the truck cannot be stored, parked or left overnight on any public street or sidewalk; off-hours storage on private property must still meet the county's commercial-vehicle parking rules.

241 and comply with fire and health codes enforced by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the FDA Food Code. Two narrow exemptions apply: trucks approved as part of a permitted special event or outdoor entertainment event, and trucks parked in one agricultural or active-construction spot for under an hour.