Cape Coral, FL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)

3 draws a hard line at the right-of-way: MFVs "are prohibited from vending or otherwise conducting business within any street right-of-way or right-of-way easement," a category that includes public sidewalks, medians, and shoulders. and dusk. Every other MFV needs a fixed, private or government-approved location instead. Subsection C's general requirements reinforce the surface rule: an MFV "must be located on and over an approved impervious surface," and "no portion of an MFV shall be located on, or project over, a pervious surface," ruling out grass verges next to sidewalks as a workaround.

Operators must also possess written, notarized permission from the property owner while vending, cannot occupy required off-street parking spaces including handicap spaces, must remove all vehicles and equipment when not operating, and must dispose of liquid waste and grease at an approved location rather than onto a sidewalk or into a storm drain. Vendors selling as part of a Parks and Recreation-permitted special event, a private party lasting under a day, or during a declared state of emergency are exempt from the section entirely.