Salt Lake County, UT Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)

No mobile food business shall operate in the public right-of-way except by special event permit issued by the county under Section 14.56.060 of the county code, as set forth in Section 5.22.120.E.No mobile food business shall operate within two hundred feet of a door to a restaurant, other mobile food business, or county-authorized special event selling food, except:1.The above requirement may be waived if the application is submitted with the written consent of the proprietor of such restaurant or vendor. The consent shall be on forms deemed appropriate by the license official. Such waiver shall not exempt the applicant from compliance with the other location and distance restrictions of this chapter; or,2.Mobile food businesses that are operating under an approved "mobile food court" or an approved special event permit are exempt from the spacing requirement.F.All grounds utilized by a mobile food business shall at all times be maintained in a clean and attractive condition.G.Trash and recycling containers shall be provided for use of the business patrons.H.Mobile food businesses are encouraged to source local products when available.I.Any enclosures or canopy extensions must be integrated into the design of the mobile food business vehicle and must not project onto the public sidewalk or any other part of the public right-of-way not authorized by the county transportation engineering manager. (Ord. No. 1796, § II, 5-24-2016)