Mobile food vendors in Dunedin need a Florida DBPR mobile food dispensing vehicle license, a city business tax receipt, and zoning approval under Chapter 103 before operating on private property or at events.
Dunedin regulates mobile food vendors through Chapter 103, Zoning, of the Land Development Code, which controls where temporary and accessory commercial uses may occur. Food trucks must hold a current Mobile Food Dispensing Vehicle license from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), pay state sales tax, and obtain a Dunedin Business Tax Receipt. On private property, the host parcel must be zoned for the use and the property owner must consent, with attention to setbacks, parking, and signage. Vendors at city-permitted special events follow event organizer requirements. Operating without DBPR licensure or city authorization is a violation enforced by Code Compliance.
Unpermitted operation results in cease-and-desist orders, daily code enforcement fines, and potential state action against the DBPR license; food-safety lapses are referred to DBPR.
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