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Greeley, CO Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

License required
Yes, before operating (§ 8-141)
License term
12 months (§ 8-142)
Allowed areas
Nonresidential lots/streets only
Products allowed
Food and nonalcoholic beverages only
County proof needed
Mobile retail food establishment license

Summary

Greeley licenses every mobile food truck as an outdoor vendor and confines truck vending to nonresidential lots or streets with parallel parking, food and nonalcoholic drinks only, with permanent, not banner, signage.

Mobile food truck vendors shall: a.Vend only on lots in nonresidential use areas or on streets in locations in nonresidential use areas where parallel parking is allowed; b.Vend only food and nonalcoholic beverages; and c.Permanently affix or paint any signage on the mobile food truck, with no signs/banners in or alongside street rights-of-way or across roadways.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 6 Update 1).

Full Breakdown

Under Greeley Municipal Code § 8-141(a), a mobile food truck vendor must hold an outdoor vendor license before operating, applied for through the licensing officer at least five working days ahead and valid for a 12-month term (§ 8-142). Truck-specific conditions in § 8-146(p)(1) confine vending to nonresidential lots or streets with legal parallel parking, restrict sales to food and nonalcoholic beverages, and require permanently affixed or painted signage rather than banners in the right-of-way. Applicants must also show a county mobile retail food establishment license and proof of liability insurance (§ 8-143).

Violations & Fines

Vending without a license violates § 8-141; the licensing officer can suspend or revoke a food truck's license under § 8-148 for unpaid sales tax, unsupervised operation, or unlawful vending.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Greeley require a permit for a food truck?
Yes: an outdoor vendor license under § 8-141, good for 12 months, plus proof of a county mobile food establishment license and liability insurance under § 8-143.
Where can a licensed food truck operate in Greeley?
Only on lots or streets in nonresidential use areas with legal parallel parking, per § 8-146(p)(1); it cannot vend in residential zones.

Sources & Official References

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