Georgetown, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Before any street/sidewalk vending
- Application lead time
- At least 30 days before sale
- Fee range
- $20 (7-day) to $50 (180-day)
- Reviewing body
- City Events Committee
- Max permit term
- 90 days, non-transferable
- Violation
- Class C misdemeanor, vehicle impound
Summary
Anyone vending food or other commodities from a stand, cart or vehicle on a Georgetown street or sidewalk needs an Itinerant Merchant permit under City Code Section 6.50.020 before selling anything, applied for at least 30 days ahead of the first sale. Permit fees range from $20.00 for seven days to $50.00 for 180 days, reviewed by the City's Events Committee.
A.Application. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or attempt to sell any Commodity by means of vending such Commodity upon any Street in the city, or any public or private property in the city, without first securing a permit and paying the fee therefore. At least 30 days prior to the initial contemplated sale or exhibit, the Itinerant Merchant must submit a completed application... C.Permit Application Fee. The permit application shall be accompanied by fees for each vehicle or stand used in vending in accordance with the following fee schedule: Seven-day permit: $20.00 fee 30-day permit: $25.00 fee 90-day permit: $30.00 fee 180-day permit: $50.00 fee No fee shall be charged to any bona fide certified charitable, religious, educational, or philanthropic organization, or persons engaged in interstate commerce.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 32 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 15).
Full Breakdown
24, and UDC-authorized temporary uses. 020(A) makes it unlawful to sell any commodity by vending on a street or public or private property without first securing a permit and paying the fee, and requires a completed application at least 30 days before the first contemplated sale, including the applicant's identity documents, a five-year criminal history for theft, fraud, bribery or perjury offenses, a vehicle description if one is used, and written landowner permission if vending on private property. 020(B), may issue a permit valid for up to 90 days that must be displayed at all times.
00 for 180 days, with no fee charged to certified charitable, religious, educational or philanthropic organizations or to interstate commerce. 020(D) if the Development Engineer finds the proposed location unsafe, for example a spot with three or more crashes in the prior 12 months or one likely to cause traffic delays.
Violations & Fines
Vending without a permit, or in violation of Chapter 6.50, is a Class C misdemeanor under Section 6.50.070, and a peace officer may impound the vending vehicle. A permit can also be suspended or revoked under Section 6.50.075 for fraud in the application, refusing to reimburse a canceled sale, or operating in a manner that creates a public nuisance, with a revoked permit barred from reissue for one year.
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