Plantation, FL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- School and park buffer
- 2,500 feet from any property line
- House of worship
- 500 feet around service times
- Health approval
- Broward County health department, in writing
- Insurance minimum
- $300,000 occurrence, $100,000 per person
- City registration
- Business tax receipt before operating
Summary
Plantation regulates mobile food vending under its ambulatory peddler ordinance. You cannot vend within 2,500 feet of a school, city park or recreation facility, and vending from a truck as a mobile food unit needs written Broward County health department approval.
may not require a separate license, registration, or permit other than the license required under s. 509.241, or require the payment of any license, registration, or permit fee other than the fee required under s. 509.251
Full Breakdown
Section 14-138 makes it unlawful to sell food from a motor vehicle, trailer, bicycle or on foot on public streets within 2,500 feet of any property line of a school, city-operated park or recreational facility. Vending from motor vehicles is otherwise permitted throughout the city, subject to conditions: no vending within 500 feet of a house of worship from one hour before services to one hour after; no stopping within 25 feet of an intersection; no remaining longer than needed to make a sale. You need written Broward County health department approval to vend as a mobile food unit, plus insurance of at least $300,000 per occurrence and $100,000 per person.
Violations & Fines
Vending without the required Broward County health approval or insurance, or within 2,500 feet of a school or city park, violates Section 14-138 and is handled through code enforcement or the courts.
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