Goodyear, AZ Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)

City Code Section 13-3-8 sits in Article 13-3, Standing and Parking, and subsection (B) specifically targets vending from the public right-of-way. It is unlawful for any person to have, erect, place, stand, or park, wholly or partly upon any public road, roadway, right-of-way, or other public property, any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, wagon, pushcart, stand, structure, or building for the purpose of selling, vending, displaying for sale, or offering for sale any goods, wares, merchandise, fruit, vegetables, produce, or any other article or thing of value, unless the vending has been authorized by the City.

The rule reaches far beyond food trucks: it covers any pushcart or stand set up on a public sidewalk, curb lane, or median, and it applies whether the seller is parked briefly or camped for the day. Authorization typically means an encroachment permit, a special event permit, or a City business license paired with location approval; without one of those, the vendor is presumed to be operating illegally the moment goods are displayed on public property. Because Section 13-3-8 is part of Chapter 13 (Traffic), the City treats a violation as a civil traffic matter rather than a straight criminal charge, which lets Code Compliance or a Goodyear police officer issue a citation on the spot rather than build a criminal case file.

The section works alongside Section 13-3-5, which separately bars parking any vehicle on a sidewalk, so a food cart placed on the sidewalk itself risks two separate citations.