Palm Bay, FL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Gas/fuel buffer
- 50 feet minimum separation
- Residential buffer
- 50 feet unless 6-ft wall
- Vendor cap
- Max 4 per private property
- Licensing
- Preempted by state, F.S. § 509.102
Summary
Palm Bay regulates where mobile food vendors may operate through zoning rules: city property only in Mayor-designated areas, private property only with written owner permission, and set separation distances from residences and fuel storage.
(A) Purpose and intent. The purpose and intent of this section are to establish land use and zoning regulations for real property upon which a mobile vendor is authorized to operate within the jurisdictional limits of the city... (C) Location. A mobile food vendor is authorized to operate in the following locations: (1) A mobile food vendor may operate on city-owned or public property and the total operation must be contained within the area designated for their operation...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-41: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2026-13, passed 5-21-26).
Full Breakdown
The ordinance governs only where a mobile food vendor may set up, not licensing or fees, which Florida law preempts under F.S. § 509.102. On city or public property, vendors must stay within the area the Mayor or designee designates; on private property, written owner permission is required. Vendors must keep 50 feet from flammable or gas storage, 50 feet from residential lots unless screened by a six-foot opaque wall, and 10 feet from any building, with no more than four vendors on one private property at a time.
Violations & Fines
Operating outside a designated public-property zone, without owner permission on private property, or violating the separation and vendor-count limits breaches § 174.022 and the city's land development code.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does the city issue the food truck's operating license?
Sources & Official References
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