Westminster, CO Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required for
- Mobile food preparation vehicles
- Code section
- WMC § 11-10-3(E), IFC § 105.5.32
- Issuing office
- Fire Prevention Bureau
- Fee basis
- Council-adopted Fee Schedule, § 105.7
- Appeal deadline
- 30 calendar days
- Violation penalty
- Misdemeanor, fine/imprisonment per § 1-8-1
Summary
Mobile food preparation vehicles operating in Westminster must hold an operational permit from the Fire Prevention Bureau before serving. The requirement is written into the City's Fire Code amendments alongside carnivals, hot work and other activity-based operational permits, with fees set by City Council resolution.
105.5 Required operational permits. An operational permit shall be obtained from the Fire Prevention Bureau prior to engaging in the following activities, functions, operations, or practices, as defined in accordance with the Fire Code, unless otherwise specified in this Code: ... (22)105.5.32 Mobile food preparation vehicles ... 105.7 Operational Permit Fees. The fee for operational permits required by Subsection 105.5 of this Code shall be as set forth in the Fee Schedule adopted by Resolution by the City Council.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 12).
Full Breakdown
" That places food trucks in the same permit category as carnivals and fairs, hot work operations, and outdoor assembly events, all administered by the same Bureau rather than by a separate business-licensing office. 5 "as set forth in the Fee Schedule adopted by Resolution by the City Council," collected by the Fire Prevention Bureau, with authority for the fire code official to waive fees for permits tied to City-sponsored or nonprofit events. 8. 1: appeals of the fire code official's decisions go to the Building and Fire Code Appeals Committee under Title II, Chapter 10, and must be filed within 30 calendar days of the decision. , with each day of unpermitted operation counted as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Operating a mobile food preparation vehicle without a current Fire Prevention Bureau operational permit is a misdemeanor under IFC § 112.4 as locally amended, punishable by fine or imprisonment per § 1-8-1, W.M.C.; each day of unpermitted operation is a separate offense, and the fire code official may also issue a notice of violation under § 112.3 requiring correction before a re-inspection date.
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