Pompano Beach, FL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Insurance minimum
- $300,000 per occurrence, $100,000 per person
- Documentation
- Health, licensing, insurance records on demand
- Private property consent
- Written property owner consent required
- Exemption
- Holiday sales BTR holders under Section 113.40
- Enforced by
- Law enforcement and code enforcement
Summary
Pompano Beach doesn't issue a separate 'food truck permit,' but Code of Ordinances Section 115.18 makes every mobile vendor carry proof of insurance and produce health, licensing, and insurance records on demand from law enforcement or code enforcement before operating on any street or private lot.
(C) Mobile vendor(s) on private property shall be governed by the following requirements and restriction. All required documentation related to health inspection, licensing, and insurance must be made available upon request by Law Enforcement, Code Enforcement or other authorized officials. ... (D)(1) Proof of an insurance policy issued by an insurance company properly authorized and approved to do business in the state protecting the mobile vendor and the city from all claims for damages to property and bodily injury, including death, which may arise from operations under or in connection with the subsection; such insurance shall be at least the amount of $300,000 for each occurrence and $100,000 per person; and ... (E)(10) The provisions of this section shall not apply to those vendors which obtain a business tax receipt under the provisions of § 113.40, temporary holiday sales vendors;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-122: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through 2026-35, passed 7-29-26).
Full Breakdown
18(C) requires that all documentation related to health inspection, licensing, and insurance be made available upon request by law enforcement, code enforcement, or other authorized officials, whether the vendor operates on private property or public streets. 18(D)(1) requires proof of an insurance policy from a company authorized to do business in Florida, protecting both the vendor and the city from claims for property damage and bodily injury, including death; the policy must carry at least $300,000 per occurrence and $100,000 per person. 18(C)(5), and off-street parking must be available so vehicles don't stack in the right-of-way.
40 for temporary holiday sales. Outside that exemption, a mobile vendor operating without the required insurance or documentation on hand is treated the same as any other violation of the section.
Violations & Fines
A mobile vendor who cannot produce proof of insurance or health and licensing documentation on request first receives a warning to stop the violation immediately. Continuing to operate after that warning, or repeating the violation elsewhere in the city, exposes the vendor to prosecution under Section 10.99, the general penalty: up to a $500 fine, up to 60 days in jail, or both, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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