Phoenix, AZ Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Application fee
- $350, nonrefundable
- Annual license fee
- $30 per year
- Change-of-location fee
- $95
- Issuing authority
- City Clerk
- Separate license
- Required per site
Summary
Phoenix requires every mobile food vendor operating on private property to hold a City Clerk-issued mobile vending license before selling, with a separate license needed per location.
No person shall engage in a mobile vending operation, or employ or hire another to engage in a mobile vending operation, without possessing a valid license therefor as provided in this Article. A separate license is required for each mobile vending operation location.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance G-7524, passed June 17, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Under City Code § 10-161, no one may run a mobile vending operation on private property in Phoenix, or hire someone to, without a valid license, and a separate license is required for each site. Applicants pay a nonrefundable $350 application fee plus a $30 annual license fee (§ 10-162), submit fingerprints, ID, vehicle registration and a Maricopa County Environmental Services food permit, and must display the license and food manager certificate on the unit. Licenses are issued by the City Clerk and can be revoked or suspended for code violations.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a license, or continuing to operate on a suspended license, is a violation; the City Clerk may deny, suspend, or revoke a license, with appeal available to the License Appeal Board within 10 working days.
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Sources & Official References
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