Operating a food truck or pushcart in Longmont requires an annual Mobile Retail Food Vending Permit from the Building Services Division, plus a Longmont business license, a Longmont sales-and-use tax license, and a Boulder County Public Health Mobile Retail Food Establishment license. Operational rules are set in LMC § 15.04.050(D)(4) of the Land Development Code.
A Mobile Retail Food Vending Permit is required for any food truck or food vending pushcart operating on public or private property within Longmont. The permit is good for one year and is issued by the Building Services Division (303-651-8332, building.inspection@longmontcolorado.gov). Operational criteria are codified in Longmont Municipal Code § 15.04.050(D)(4). Required licenses stack: (1) Longmont Mobile Retail Food Vending Permit (annual); (2) Longmont business license through the City Clerk's office (303-651-8649); (3) Longmont Sales and Use Tax License — Longmont is a home-rule city that collects its own sales tax; (4) Boulder County Public Health Mobile Retail Food Establishment license — Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) oversees food-safety inspections for all mobile food vendors in Longmont; and (5) Fire inspection from Longmont Fire Department for propane and cooking-equipment safety. Industry sources indicate first-year total permitting costs in Longmont typically run $800 to $1,400 across all required licenses and inspections. Operators must also comply with Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) retail-food regulations and any city sales-tax filing requirements through the longmont.munirevs.com portal. Operating without the permit triggers Longmont's civil-penalty schedule of $100 / $200 / $500.
Operating without a Mobile Retail Food Vending Permit, business license, sales tax license, or BCPH license is subject to civil penalty schedule $100 / $200 / $500 and a stop-work / cease-operations order.
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