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Titusville, FL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

State license
Required on board under F.S. § 509.102
Distance rule
500 ft from a competing permanent business
Operating days
Max 5 days per week
Hours
Sunup to sundown, unless a special event
Sign limit
32 sq ft per street frontage
Enacted
Ordinance No. 28-2023

Summary

A Titusville food truck needs a current state license under F.S. § 509.102 plus a zoning-authorized location under Code of Ordinances § 11-690, which limits where the truck can park, how close it can sit to a competing business, and how many hours a week it can operate.

Mobile food dispensing vehicles shall maintain a current state license as required under FS § 509.102. Mobile food dispensing vehicles shall meet the requirements of F.S. § 509.102 and the Florida Fire Prevention Code and are subject to inspection at any time. ... (h)Distance requirements. No mobile food dispensing vehicle shall locate within five hundred (500) feet, as measured from the property line, of any lawful permanent business which sells the same goods during the hours of operation of said business. ... (j)Hours of operation. The hours and days of operation shall be the choice of the vendor, but cannot exceed five (5) days per week. Hours of operation shall be from sunup to sundown only, unless the operation is part of an approved special event permit.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 54 Update 1 | Land Development Regulations: Supplement 19 Update 1 | Technical Manuals: Supplement 10 Update 1).

Full Breakdown

Section 11-690, added by Ordinance No. 102; the section says outright it is not meant to regulate the licensing, registration, permitting, or fees the state already controls. 102 on board at all times it is operating in the city, available for inspection by the city's law or code enforcement officers, and must meet the Florida Fire Prevention Code. On the local side, Section 11-690(g) confines trucks to the shoreline mixed use, community commercial, regional commercial, planned industrial park, and light industrial services and warehousing zoning districts, plus the Downtown Mixed Use district's Downtown, Midtown, Uptown, and Civic Waterfront subdistricts when the truck is part of an approved special event, and the public zoning district within the Space Coast Regional Airport's operations waiver zone if the airport authority's chief executive officer confirms no adverse impact to flight operations.

Section 11-690(h) bars a truck from locating within five hundred feet of any lawful permanent business selling the same goods during that business's operating hours, and Section 11-690(j) leaves the days and hours of operation to the vendor's choice, but caps it at five days a week and sunup to sundown only, unless the truck is operating as part of an approved special event permit, in which case it may keep that event's hours instead. Trucks must post no more than one thirty-two-square-foot sign per street frontage, remove all signs and displays daily, and share cleanup duties equally with the property owner.

Violations & Fines

Operating a mobile food dispensing vehicle outside its authorized zoning district, within five hundred feet of a competing permanent business, or beyond the five-day, sunup-to-sundown limit in Section 11-690(j) is enforced by the fire marshal or code enforcement supervisor under Section 11-692, and falls back on the code's general penalty in Section 1-15: up to a $500.00 fine, sixty days in jail, or both, per day of violation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What permit does a food truck need to operate in Titusville?
A current Florida license under F.S. § 509.102 kept on board at all times, plus a location inside one of the zoning districts Section 11-690(g) authorizes, such as community commercial, regional commercial, or planned industrial park; the city regulates where a truck sits, not its state health permit.
How close can a Titusville food truck park to a competing restaurant?
No closer than five hundred feet, measured from the property line, to any lawful permanent business that sells the same goods during that business's hours of operation, under Section 11-690(h) of the Code of Ordinances.
What hours can a Titusville food truck operate?
Sunup to sundown only, and no more than five days a week, under Section 11-690(j), unless the truck is operating as part of an approved special event permit, in which case it may run on that event's approved hours instead.
Can a food truck operate anywhere in Titusville?
No. Section 11-690(g) limits food trucks to specific zoning districts, including shoreline mixed use, community commercial, regional commercial, planned industrial park, and light industrial services and warehousing, plus certain downtown subdistricts when the truck is part of an approved special event.
What sign can a Titusville food truck display?
One sign per street frontage, no larger than thirty-two square feet, double-sided if the vendor wants, under Section 11-690(d), and every sign and display must come down at the end of each operating day under Section 11-690(e).

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