Edmonds, WA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- City business license as street vendor
- Additional permit
- Separate street use permit required
- Fees
- Set by council resolution, paid before permit
- Vendor cap trigger
- Council review once 15 vendors permitted
- No hawking
- No mechanical noise or loud solicitation
Summary
Operating a food truck or cart in Edmonds requires a city street vendor business license plus a separate street use permit before setting up, with fees set by city council resolution.
Any person seeking a city of Edmonds business license for a street vendor license under the definition of this chapter shall comply with the following requirements: ... ... B. In addition to the licensing requirements of this chapter, any street vendor shall be required to obtain a street use permit. Application fees for street use permits are those established by the city council by resolution in its sole legislative discretion. Application fees shall be paid to the city prior to issuance of any permit.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4444, passed August 3, 2026).
Full Breakdown
010(B) as anyone selling food, flowers, nonalcoholic beverages or other goods from a motorized or nonmotorized mobile vending unit. A "motorized mobile vending unit" is a truck, van or other motorized vehicle incorporating a kitchen or food preparation area, while a "nonmotorized mobile vending unit" is a cart or kiosk capable of being pushed by one person with at least two functional wheels and positive wheel-locking devices. 055(B), a street vendor must obtain a street use permit in addition to the business license, with application fees set by city council resolution and paid before the permit issues.
Vendors must also comply with the same city rules on plastic bags, noncompostable food service containers and single-use plastic utensils that apply to other retail and food service businesses, and with all Snohomish County health district requirements. 055(F) triggers a city council review to decide whether to limit the number further, considering public need, product diversity, pedestrian and vehicular traffic flow, and complaint history. No mechanical audio devices or hawking (loud, repeated oral solicitation) are allowed under subsection (I).
Violations & Fines
Operating as a street vendor in Edmonds without both the business license required by ECC 4.12.020(A) and the street use permit required by ECC 4.12.055(B) is a misdemeanor under ECC 4.12.100, punishable by a fine of up to $250, imprisonment of up to nine months, or both, with each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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