Collierville, TN Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)

The core rule is § 92.01, titled Obstructing Streets, Alleys or Sidewalks Prohibited. No person shall use or occupy any portion of any public street, alley, sidewalk or right-of-way for the purpose of storing, selling or exhibiting any goods, wares, merchandise or materials. The word selling is printed in the section, so a vendor working a cart, table or stand on a public sidewalk or right-of-way is covered, along with anyone merely displaying goods there. The section applies to every person, not only licensed businesses.

The code does allow limited sidewalk activity by storefronts. Under § 110.05, the Development Director can approve in writing a period for sidewalk sales and display of merchandise on developed commercial properties in commercial zoning districts, limited to two separate occasions per calendar year of not more than three consecutive days each. Only the business licensed on the property can take part, and only with merchandise regularly offered for sale inside. The display must sit immediately adjacent to the front building facade, must not encroach into a right-of-way except in the CB Zoning District as regulated by § 151.025, must keep a five foot travel width on sidewalks, and must stay out of the 20 feet around any intersection, crosswalk or bus stop.

Mobile food sales are handled differently. Sections 110.20 to 110.22 under the Transient Vendors heading are printed as reserved. The only transient vendor section with text is § 110.23 for mobile frozen dessert vehicles. Those vendors cannot sell from stationary locations in the Town, including streets, Town owned property, parking lots, private property or vacant lots. They cannot park or stop to sell within one-quarter mile of any boundary of a school zone from one hour before the start of school until one hour after the school day ends, cannot sell after sunset, and must comply with state, county and town licenses and Health Department regulations.