Haverford, PA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)

Haverford Township has no stand-and-counter sidewalk vending allowance in Chapter 130. Section 130-1 defines peddling as selling or offering wares, merchandise or services for immediate delivery, which the seller carries, has in possession or control, or offers to provide immediately to any person, homeowner or business in the Township on a temporary basis. Temporary means no more than an aggregate total of 30 days in a calendar year, with Christmas tree sales counted as temporary up to an aggregate total of 45 days. Section 130-2 requires a license and a registration with the Township Police Department before anyone peddles.

Section 130-7 then sets rules of conduct for every licensee. Under § 130-7H, no one engaged in soliciting or peddling can hawk or cry goods, wares, merchandise, offers, contracts or services on any of the streets or sidewalks of the Township or use a loudspeaker, except when the street is closed for a special event and a license for that soliciting or peddling has been duly issued by the Township. Under § 130-7J, no one can occupy any fixed location upon any of the streets, alleys or sidewalks of the Township for the purpose of soliciting or peddling, with or without any stand or counter.

Section 130-7I covers vehicles. A peddler cannot park on a street or alley to sort, rearrange or clean goods, samples, order books, contracts or literature, cannot place refuse on streets, alleys or sanitary or storm sewers, and cannot keep a street or curbstone market by parking longer than necessary to solicit from or peddle to people in the immediate vicinity. Section 130-7G limits a licensee to the goods and services stated in the application and to the vehicle registered on the license. A license holder working from a fixed location must display the license there under § 130-5B.

Hours also apply. Under § 130-10A, commercial soliciting and peddling is limited to 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. from October 1 through March 31 and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. from April 1 through September 30. Section 130-7K requires compliance with any No Soliciting notice on commercial or residential property. The Chief of Police revokes the license of a licensee who breaks these rules (§ 130-8).