Frisco, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

Frisco splits mobile food vending into two permitted setups under chapter 22, article VI. A food truck court, a site plan-approved location for ongoing food truck operations at the property owner's discretion, requires the site owner to first get an approved site plan under § 22-311 and all other required permits and approvals under § 22-312 before any food truck may operate there; operating without that approval is unlawful. A food truck temporary site, used on a limited-duration basis, instead needs a temporary certificate of occupancy under § 22-331(a), and that certificate must name a host business, an existing permanent business that hosts the food trucks, whose authorized representative signs the application under § 22-331(b).

The temporary site owner is separately responsible for obtaining every other permit the operation needs under § 22-331(c). A temporary certificate is good for one hundred eighty days after issuance unless the certificate says otherwise, per § 22-334(a), and temporary sites may only operate during the host business's posted hours, except for reasonably prompt setup and teardown, per § 22-334(b). For host events drawing five thousand or more attendees, such as sports or concerts, a temporary site can run one hour before and one hour after the event under § 22-334(c).

Appeals of a permit decision go first to the director of development services within fifteen days, then the city manager, then city council under § 22-339.