Aurora, CO Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- Licenses required
- Aurora business license + state food license
- Hours (mobile food truck)
- 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Restaurant separation
- 175 feet minimum
- Right-of-way service point
- Sidewalk or curbside only
- Non-mobile stands
- Need a special use permit too
Summary
Mobile food trucks and sidewalk vendors in Aurora, Colorado need a city business license plus a state mobile retail food license, and can serve customers only from the curb or an adjacent sidewalk while parked in the public right-of-way.
K. Mobile Food Truck. ... 3. Hours of Operation. Mobile Food Trucks may operate only between the hours of 7:00 am and 10:00 pm. 4. Location. ... i. At least minimum of 175 feet distance from any restaurant, while the restaurant is open for business... e. Public Right-of-Way. ... ii. The Mobile Food Truck may only serve customers from an adjacent sidewalk or the curbside of the vehicle.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-30, passed June 22, 2026).
Full Breakdown
The Aurora Unified Development Ordinance regulates street vending through two tracks. Mobile Food Trucks (UDO § 146-3.3.6.K) may operate in the public right-of-way only in a legal parking space, serving customers solely from an adjacent sidewalk or the curbside of the vehicle, between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., and must stay at least 175 feet from an open restaurant's entrance unless that restaurant consents in writing. Non-mobile stands selling food or general merchandise fall under Temporary Outdoor Food or Merchandise Stand (UDO § 146-3.3.6.R) instead, requiring a special use permit in addition to the business license. Both tracks require an Aurora business license and, for food, a Colorado mobile retail food service license, displayed at all times during operation.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the required Aurora business license or state mobile retail food license, vending closer than 175 feet to an open restaurant without written permission, serving from anywhere but the sidewalk or curbside while in the right-of-way, or operating outside the 7 a.m.-10 p.m. window is unlawful under UDO § 146-3.3.6.K.
Frequently Asked Questions
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