Mission, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Conditional use permit
- 1 year, renewable by council
- Separation distance
- 1 mile from other units
- Health permit
- Required from city health dept.
- Surface requirement
- Compacted gravel base minimum
- Event exception
- 3-day permit for city events
Summary
Mission requires mobile food units to hold a one-year conditional use permit, a zoning business permit, and a health department permit, with a one-mile separation from other units.
Each owner of a mobile food unit that satisfactorily meets the criteria for approval, will be allowed a one-year conditional use permit... All mobile food units shall obtain a business permit/license in accordance with appendix A -- zoning, article ix. -- business permit for each specified location where sales are to take place from a mobile food unit... All mobile food unit vendors must obtain a permit from the City of Mission health department to operate as a mobile food unit or mobile food park.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
A mobile food unit in Mission needs three separate approvals: a one-year conditional use permit from city council (renewable), a business permit/license per specified sales location under Appendix A's business permit article, and an operating permit from the City of Mission Health Department. Units must sit on a compacted gravel base (no unimproved surfaces), install a grease trap, and stay at least one mile from any other mobile food unit or mobile food park, unless the council has designated a mobile food park zone. Units may also work private or public events with the property owner's written permission without the conditional use permit, and units approved for a city-run event only need a health department temporary permit valid up to three days.
Violations & Fines
Operating a mobile food unit in Mission without the required conditional use permit, business permit, or health department permit is a violation of the zoning ordinance and Chapter 42 food code, subject to code enforcement action and permit denial or revocation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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