Overland Park, KS Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- General vending permit
- None issued
- Allowed routes
- Special event permit or private catering
- Health license issued by
- Kansas Department of Agriculture
- Johnson County health permit
- Not required separately
- Grease-laden vapors
- Fire inspection plus HOAC sticker
Summary
Overland Park issues no general mobile vending license. A food truck operates only under a special event permit held by the property owner or organizer, or as a private-event caterer closed to public sales.
A food truck or mobile business may conduct sales at a location if it is covered by a special event permit issued to the property owner or event organizer, or if the food truck operates at a location at the invitation of the property owner to act as a caterer for a private event.
Full Breakdown
The city's Permits, Licenses and Inspections division states the two circumstances allowing food truck sales: coverage by a special event permit issued to the property owner or event organizer under UDO Chapter 18.380, or operation at the invitation of a property owner as a caterer for a private event not open for public sales. Any truck producing grease-laden vapors must pass a fire inspection and display an HOAC sticker; the contact number is 913-895-8456. Food establishment licensing is a separate state layer, not a county one: the Kansas Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Lodging program licenses mobile food units statewide. Johnson County's permits guide routes food establishment licenses to that same state agency.
Violations & Fines
Operating outside these circumstances violates the zoning and business license chapters. Zoning penalties under 18.100.110 reach a $500 fine or six months' imprisonment per day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park my food truck on a commercial lot and sell to the public?
Do I need a Johnson County health permit?
What triggers the fire inspection?
Sources & Official References
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