Beaverton, OR Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- No vending without permit
- Where
- City Park & listed properties
- Permit path
- Special event permit, Ch. 7.05 BC
- Enforcement
- Citation or trespass exclusion
Summary
Beaverton bars fixed or mobile vendors and concessions on its parks, plazas and library grounds unless covered by a special event permit: a park-property rule, not a general public-sidewalk vending law.
No person shall operate a fixed or mobile concession or offer or advertise for sale any goods or services on city property except as allowed by a special event permit. [BC 9.08.200, added by Ordinance No. 4565, 5/17/11; amended by Ordinances No. 4588, 7/18/12, Ordinance No. 4841, 6/6/23]
Full Breakdown
BC 9.08.200 prohibits operating a fixed or mobile concession, or offering or advertising goods or services for sale, on city property within Chapter 9.08's scope unless a special event permit allows it. That scope, per BC 9.08.040, is City Park, the West Parking Lot and Greenspace, the city library premises, and the North and South Plaza at the Round. Special event permits are obtained under BC Chapter 7.05, per BC 9.08.080. The Beaverton Code contains no separate general licensing scheme for vending on public sidewalks or streets citywide.
Violations & Fines
Operating an unpermitted concession or sales stand on covered city property can draw an exclusion order or citation under BC 9.08.230; refusing a lawful order to leave is a trespass offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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