Detroit, MI Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

It shall be unlawful to conduct or to maintain any business or occupation of foot vendor, stationary vendor, or street vendor in the City without first having obtained a license from the Buildings, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department Business License Center to operate such business.(b)No person shall assist or help a foot vendor, stationary vendor, or street vendor without a license issued by the City.(c)In accordance with Section 2-111 of the Charter, the Buildings, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department is authorized to promulgate administrative rules to govern the process of assigning approved locations to licensed stationary and street vendors within the City and for the issuance of special licenses or permits during City-approved events and festivals. Vendors operating during City-approved events and festivals are requited to obtain a vending license or permit and are subject to other requirements pursuant to any agreement or resolution approving the event or festival, or as specified in the administrative rules promulgated by the Director of the Buildings, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department. (Code 1964, § 43-1-2; Code 1984, § 41-2-21; Ord. No. 01-08, § 1(41-2-21), eff. 2-8-2008; Ord. No. 07-08, § 1(41-2-21), eff. 4-15-2008; Ord. No. 09-11, § 1(41-2-21), eff. 4-21-2011; Ord. No. 2021-44, § 1, eff. 4-30-2022)