Marysville, WA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Business license
- Required under Chapter 5.02 MMC
- Liability insurance floor
- $500,000 per occurrence
- Property damage insurance floor
- $25,000 per occurrence
- Hours of operation
- 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
- Max days per site
- 3 days/week or 12 days/month
- Health permit
- Snohomish Health District permit required
Summary
Every mobile food vendor setting up on private property in Marysville must obtain a city business license, submit a site plan and photographs, hold a Snohomish Health District permit, and carry public liability insurance of at least $500,000 plus property damage coverage of at least $25,000. Marysville Municipal Code § 22C.260.020, adopted by Ordinance 3206 in 2022, spells out the exact application package the community development department requires before a unit can operate.
Mobile food vendors operating on private property shall provide the city with the following information: (1) All mobile food vendors shall require a business license per Chapter 5.02 MMC. (2) A site plan depicting the following: (a) Vehicle ingress and egress; (b) Location of the mobile food vending unit, signs, and accessory equipment such as tables and canopies, if any; and (c) Site conditions including property lines, parking, and buildings... (4) Copy of Snohomish health district permit. (5) Evidence of current Washington State vehicle registration. (6) The mobile food vendor must obtain a signed agreement between the property owner and the mobile food vendor allowing use of the property, including written permission for employees to use the property owner's restroom. Portable restrooms are not permitted on site. (7) Certificate of public liability insurance in an amount not less than $500,000 for injuries, including those resulting in death, resulting from any one occurrence. (8) Property damage insurance of not less than $25,000 for damages on account of any one accident or occurrence.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4922912; v1 updated 2026-06-08; through 06-08-2026).
Full Breakdown
Marysville Municipal Code § 22C.260.020 requires every mobile food vendor operating on private property to file a business license under Chapter 5.02 MMC, a site plan showing vehicle ingress and egress, unit location, signs and accessory equipment, and site conditions such as property lines and parking. The vendor must also submit a photograph of the unit and any signs, a copy of the Snohomish Health District permit, current Washington State vehicle registration, and a signed agreement with the property owner covering restroom access; portable restrooms are not allowed on site. The section sets the insurance floor at $500,000 in public liability coverage and $25,000 in property damage coverage per occurrence.
Section 22C.260.030 layers on operating limits that apply once a permit issues: a unit may not work the same property more than three days in any calendar week, or 12 days in any month, hours run 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and no one may sleep in the unit. Vendors must wire to Chapter 16.12 MMC electrical standards with no overhead or ground-level lines where the public can reach them, get fire district approval before operating, install and maintain a grease trap, dispose of grease under state health rules, and clear all trash and litter within 100 feet of the unit before leaving each day. Section 22C.260.060 lets the city revoke, suspend, or deny a permit under MMC § 5.02.130 for violating the chapter or for operating in a way that harms surrounding businesses.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the required license, insurance, health permit, or site plan violates § 22C.260.020, and the city can revoke, suspend, or deny the mobile vending license under § 22C.260.060 and MMC § 5.02.130 if the vendor breaches any chapter requirement or the unit becomes detrimental to surrounding businesses or the public due to its appearance or condition.
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