Hialeah, FL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

Section 98-1681, adopted by Ordinance No. 102(1): a self-propelled or otherwise moveable public food service establishment with self-contained utilities. Subsection (b) requires the operator to hold the appropriate license from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation's Division of Hotels and Restaurants, keep a copy in the vehicle during operation, and produce it on request from the city. Subsection (c) layers on a local business tax receipt (BTR), also to be kept on board and shown on demand, and the BTR application itself must disclose the applicant's and owner's name and address, a description of the food or merchandise sold, a description and photograph of the vehicle and dining furniture, photos of anyone who will sell on the truck taken within 30 days of application, a notarized letter from the property owner authorizing the siting, proof of insurance as set by the city's risk manager, and every other approval required by the city including sign-off from the planning and zoning official.

Operating on private property zoned C-2, TOD, or NBD additionally requires administrative site plan approval reviewed by building, streets, fire, and police, covering the vehicle's exact placement, trash disposal, and hours of operation; a denial can be appealed to city council within five business days by letter to the city clerk. Operating in the public right-of-way instead runs on a first-come, first-served basis processed by the city, applying the same private-property siting requirements where relevant.