Wyoming, MI Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted districts
- FBC, B-1, B-2, B-3, I-1, I-2, I-3 (paved lots)
- Vendor cap
- 3 trucks per location per day
- Operating hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Restaurant/school buffer
- 200 feet
- Residential district buffer
- 50 feet
- First-offense fine
- $100.00 civil infraction
Summary
Mobile food vendors in the City of Wyoming, Michigan (Kent County) need a mobile food vendor license plus a general business license under Wyoming Code of Ordinances Article XIII, and may operate only on paved lots in FBC, B-1, B-2, B-3, I-1, I-2 or I-3 districts, limited to three trucks per site and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sec. 14-134. - City license required. No individual or entity shall operate as a mobile food vendor in the city without a mobile food vendor license issued by the city, a general business license issued by the city, and with any other license that may be required by the city or any other governmental official, agency or entity.
Sec. 14-133. - Mobile food vendor operation in the city. (1)Mobile food vendors are permitted to operate in the following locations, subject to approval of a permit and compliance with all other requirements of this article.(a)Within paved parking lots in any FBC, B-1, B-2, B-3, I-1, I-2, or I-3 zoning district in the city...(3)No more than three mobile food vendors shall operate per day at any one location.(4)Hours of operation of a mobile food vendor shall be between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m....(7)The mobile food vendor may not operate within 200 feet from any permanent restaurant lawfully existing at the time the permit or renewal permit was issued and must be at least 200 feet from any K-12 school, and at least 50 feet from any residential zoning district.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 26 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 14-134 requires a mobile food vendor license issued by the city, in addition to a general business license, before anyone operates a mobile food vendor in Wyoming. Sec. 14-133(1) confines operation to paved parking lots in FBC, B-1, B-2, B-3, I-1, I-2 or I-3 zoning districts, commercial areas of PUD districts, or municipal parks during authorized special events. m. Subsection (7) sets distance buffers: at least 200 feet from any permanent restaurant lawfully operating when the permit issued, at least 200 feet from any K-12 school, and at least 50 feet from any residential zoning district.
Applications go to the city planner and must include vehicle details, a menu description, Kent County Health Department and state permits, and proof of no-fault automobile and commercial general liability insurance (Sec. 14-135). The city planner also requires written fire marshal and building official confirmation before issuing the license (Sec. 14-137), which runs through December 31 annually. This is Wyoming, Kent County, Michigan, next to Grand Rapids, not the State of Wyoming.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 14-139 makes a violation a municipal civil infraction: $100.00 for a first offense, $500.00 for a second, and $1,500.00 for any third or subsequent offense. Any city official authorized to issue municipal civil infraction citations may cite a vendor, and any person may file a complaint with the city planner, who after giving the vendor a chance to respond may consult the city attorney to issue citations or suspend, revoke or deny renewal of the license.
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