Operating a food truck in Noblesville requires a Mobile Food Vehicle Permit under City Code / UDO § 159.128 (Mobile Food Vehicles). The annual permit fee is $1,000 (set by the Noblesville Common Council; payable to the City of Noblesville). Vendors must also hold a Hamilton County Health Department mobile retail food establishment permit (Hamilton County Ordinance 16-20-7 plus Indiana Code 16-42-5.1 and 410 IAC 7-24), General Liability Insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate, all required business and resale licenses, and authorization from the private property owner. Operating without the permit makes the vehicle a public safety hazard subject to ticket and impoundment.
Noblesville's mobile food framework is codified at City Code / UDO § 159.128 (Mobile Food Vehicles). Required permits and licenses: (1) Noblesville Mobile Food Vehicle Permit issued by the Noblesville Planning Department under § 159.128; the annual permit fee is $1,000.00 set by the Noblesville Common Council (Ordinance schedule referenced in Appendix A — Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Expenses). A permit issued under this section expires after one (1) year. (2) Hamilton County Health Department Mobile Retail Food Establishment Permit — Hamilton County Ordinance 16-20-7 requires each location utilized for food handling and preparation to be separately permitted per each business establishment and inspected within Hamilton County; the application must be submitted at least 30 days prior to planned opening. The Hamilton County permit is issued under the Indiana Mobile Retail Food Establishment framework at Indiana Code 16-42-5.1 and the Indiana Food Code at 410 Indiana Administrative Code 7-24; Indiana House Enrolled Act 1258 (2024) capped local mobile retail food application fees at $200 annually and prohibits local health departments from charging additional fees beyond the application fee for inspections. (3) Indiana Department of Revenue Registered Retail Merchant Certificate (RRMC) — required for sales tax collection (7% state). (4) Business / resale licensure as applicable. Insurance: § 159.128 requires General Liability Insurance of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate prior to obtaining a permit or entering into an agreement with the Noblesville Parks Board. Property-owner consent: a private property owner shall NOT permit parking by a mobile food vehicle until a mobile food vehicle permit has been obtained to allow for such use. Enforcement: any mobile food truck being operated without a valid mobile food truck permit shall be deemed a public safety hazard and may be ticketed and impounded. Failure to comply with § 159.128 may result in the revocation, suspension, or non-renewal of the permit. Indiana state framework note: the user-cited 'IC 16-42-5.2 Mobile Food Vehicle Act' actually refers to Indiana Code 16-42-5.1 (Mobile Retail Food Establishments) as enacted; IC 16-42-5.2 is the Food Handlers chapter. Indiana's 2024 HEA 1258 streamlines local mobile food regulation but does NOT preempt local zoning rules like § 159.128.
Operating without a Noblesville Mobile Food Vehicle Permit makes the truck a public safety hazard subject to ticket and impoundment under § 159.128. Operating without a Hamilton County Health Department permit violates Hamilton County Ordinance 16-20-7 and Indiana Code 16-42-5.1. Failure to maintain $1M/$2M liability insurance voids the permit. Property owner who permits parking by an unpermitted mobile food vehicle is also in violation.
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