Pueblo, CO Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Park buffer
- 100 feet (unless authorized)
- Restaurant buffer
- 100 feet
- Service type
- pedestrian only, no drive-thru
- Trash radius
- 25 feet, collected daily
Summary
Pueblo mobile food units need a city business license, must serve pedestrians only with no drive-thru, and can't park within 100 feet of a park or a restaurant.
Shall comply with all requirements of local, state and federal law including without limitation City business license and permit requirements, state and local requirements related to retail food establishments, state and local prohibitions on the sale or service of marijuana or alcohol, noise restrictions, signage restrictions, traffic and parking requirements and all requirements and limitations herein set forth.b.Reserved.c.Shall keep the sidewalks, roadways and other spaces adjacent to the mobile food unit clean and free of paper, peelings and other refuse of any kind generated from the operation of the mobile food unit. All trash or debris accumulating within twenty-five (25) feet of any mobile food unit shall be collected by the operator of the mobile food unit and deposited in a trash container maintained by the operator in good condition and constructed of non-corrodible and watertight material, sufficient to hold the refuse generated by the business. Such container shall be removed by the operator whenever the mobile food unit moves to another location or at the close of business.d.Only pedestrian service shall be allowed, and no vehicle or drive-thru service shall be permitted.e.Shall not be located in a park or within one-hundred (100) feet of a park, as determined by direct measurement from the property line of the park to the closest point of the mobile food unit, unless authorized in writing by the Director of the City's Department of Parks and Recreation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 109).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 17-4-51(e)(27) governs mobile food units in Pueblo. Operators must comply with City business license and permit rules along with state and local retail food establishment requirements. Only pedestrian service is allowed: no vehicle or drive-thru service. A unit can't park within 100 feet of a park without written authorization from the Parks and Recreation Director, or within 100 feet of a restaurant. On private property, operators need the landowner's written permission on hand; on public right-of-way, the unit must occupy a legal parking space and serve only from the sidewalk or curb side. Trash within 25 feet of the unit must be collected daily.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the required City business license, offering drive-thru service, or parking within 100 feet of a park or restaurant without authorization is a violation under § 17-4-51(e)(27).
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