Oak Lawn, IL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- License fee
- $300 per mobile food vehicle
- Inspection fee
- $60 health inspection before issuance
- License season
- Valid June through October only
- License cap
- Village limits total licenses to six
- Maximum fine
- $750 per violation, plus revocation
Summary
Oak Lawn caps mobile food vendors at 6 licenses per year, charges a $300 license fee plus a $60 health inspection, and limits licenses to the June-through-October season under Village Code Chapter 3-31.
It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a valid, current license from the Village to operate a mobile food vehicle, preparing, storing, or selling any food.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-15: Code current through: Ord. 26-09-22, passed April 28, 2026).
Full Breakdown
It is unlawful to operate a mobile food vehicle in Oak Lawn without a current Village license (Section 3-31-2). Applicants pay a $300 license fee (Section 3-31-3(B)) and a $60 health inspection fee (Section 3-31-6(D)), and each license is valid for only one vehicle and runs from June through October unless the Village Manager authorizes a limited-use exception (Section 3-31-5). To control traffic congestion, the Village caps the total number of mobile food licenses issued at six under Section 3-31-13. Vendors must also carry $500,000 in general liability coverage (Section 3-31-10) and pass a health-inspector review before a license issues (Section 3-31-6).
Violations & Fines
Operating without a license, or violating any chapter provision, draws a fine of $25 to $750 per offense under Section 3-31-17, and the Village President can revoke or suspend the license under Section 3-31-16.
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