Roswell, GA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit authority
- Community Development Director
- Health approval
- Fulton County Health Dept. required
- Fee
- Set by council resolution
- Exemption
- City-sponsored events
Summary
Roswell, Georgia requires a city license before any mobile food vendor, pushcart, or temporary food stand sells food, with applications covering vehicle details, operating locations, and Fulton County health approval.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, or offer for sale, food of any type from a commissary, mobile retail food establishment, pushcart or temporary food establishment without a license first having been granted under this section, except for city-sponsored events.(b)An application for a license or a permit hereunder shall be submitted to the community development director or his or her designee setting forth all information required hereunder and in compliance with this ordinance. The community development director or his or her designee shall develop a form of application for the purpose of compliance with this article.(c)The following information shall be provided with each application for a mobile food vendor permit:(1)Name of the mobile food vendor;(2)Make, model, and license plate number of vending unit;(3)Owner's contact information;(4)Operator's contact information;(5)Type of vendor (street vending unit or sidewalk vending unit);(6)Copy of approved permit from the Fulton County Health Department;(7)List of operating locations and times;(8)Signatures from property owners indicating consent for the use of their property;(9)Signature of applicant indicating agreement to the listed requirements. (2012-03-02, Added, 03/12/2012)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 17 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
Roswell City Code § 10.15.2(a) makes it unlawful to sell or offer food from a commissary, mobile retail food establishment, pushcart, or temporary food establishment without a license, except at city-sponsored events. Applicants submit to the community development director the vendor's name, vehicle make/model/plate, owner and operator contact information, vendor type (street or sidewalk vending unit), a copy of the Fulton County Health Department permit, a list of operating locations and times, and signed property-owner consent under § 10.15.2(c). The city can suspend or revoke the license at any time under § 10.15.5.
Violations & Fines
Selling food without the required license under § 10.15.2, or without required application items like health department approval and property-owner consent, is unlawful and can lead to license denial, suspension, or revocation under § 10.15.5.
Frequently Asked Questions
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