Orem, UT Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Vendor type
- Food vendors only
- Health licensing
- Utah County Health Department required
- Parking limit
- 5 hours per location, per day
- Reset distance
- Must move over 500 feet to restart clock
- Oremfest buffer
- 1,000 feet from City Center/Scera Park
- Consent needed
- Property owner approval required
Summary
Orem only licenses mobile vendors that sell food, and every one needs Utah County Health Department licensing on top of its Orem business license. Food prep must stay inside a self-contained vehicle or trailer, vendors cannot block traffic or pedestrians, and property owner sign-off is required before setting up anywhere in the city.
A mobile vendor may only be a food vendor, and must have all required licensing from the Utah County Health Department. All equipment related to food preparation must be in a self-contained unit such as the vehicle itself or an attached trailer. An operating mobile vendor may not interfere with vehicular or pedestrian circulation. A mobile vendor may not be parked longer than five (5) hours at any one location (or within 500 feet of said location) per day. Property owner approval is required. A mobile vendor may not park on any public street located within one thousand feet (1000') of the City Center Park or Scera Park during the annual Oremfest celebration typically held in June of each year.
Full Breakdown
Orem City Code section 12-5-12 (Mobile Vendors) limits mobile vending to food vendors only, and every mobile vendor must carry all required licensing from the Utah County Health Department in addition to the business license this Chapter otherwise requires. All food preparation equipment has to sit inside a self-contained unit, meaning the vending vehicle itself or an attached trailer, rather than a separate stand or tent. An operating vendor cannot interfere with vehicular or pedestrian circulation at its location, and the vendor needs the underlying property owner's approval before parking there at all.
The section also fixes a time-and-place cap: no mobile vendor may stay parked longer than five hours at one location, or within 500 feet of that same location, in a single day, which prevents a truck from simply moving a few dozen feet to reset the clock. During the annual Oremfest celebration, typically held each June, mobile vendors are barred from parking on any public street within 1,000 feet of City Center Park or Scera Park, protecting the event's own food vendor arrangements from street-side competition.
Violations & Fines
Operating a mobile food unit without Utah County Health Department licensing, preparing food outside the self-contained vehicle or trailer, blocking vehicular or pedestrian circulation, vending without the property owner's approval, exceeding the five-hour/500-foot daily limit, or parking within 1,000 feet of City Center Park or Scera Park during Oremfest are each violations of Section 12-5-12 that can result in citation and denial or revocation of the vendor's Orem business license.
Frequently Asked Questions
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