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

Section 34-3052(a) treats mobile food vending as temporary and mobile, and expressly exempts these vendors from the 'hawker' or 'peddler' rules in Code of Ordinances Chapter 22, Article IV. 241 and any needed vehicle insurance; display the business name on the conveyance; limit signage to a flat exterior sign projecting no more than six inches, an awning sign projecting no more than five feet, or one six-square-foot sandwich sign; sell no alcohol; provide no tables or chairs for patrons; supply a marked trash receptacle and clear waste daily; never dump grease or liquid waste into storm drains or sewers; and skip permanent water or wastewater hookups.

Subsection (c) confines vendors to Community Facilities, Commercial, Marine-Oriented and Industrial districts, Agricultural districts tied to an approved agritourism activity, and designated recreation areas of Residential, Mobile Home, RV or Planned Development zoning. Subsection (d) bars vending in any street right-of-way or easement, in a required buffer or preserve, within 50 feet of a residential lot unless screened by an opaque six-foot wall, or on undeveloped property. Subsection (e) adds minimum setbacks of 50 feet from an entrance or outdoor dining area, 20 feet from a right-of-way, and ten feet from an internal drive.

and dusk and play music, but must silence it while actually serving customers. A separate, newer track exists for permanent food truck parks under Sections 34-2351 and 34-2352 (adopted by Ordinance No. 25-12 in 2025), which require paved conveyance pads, on-site restrooms, a hurricane-ready storage structure, and a special exception if the park cannot meet those design standards.