Lakewood, WA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)

050(B)(2)(a) allows a vendor cart on a public sidewalk in Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington, provided the operator obtains a public area use permit, keeps a minimum sidewalk width of 5 feet clear on the street side for pedestrians, and does not obscure visibility at driveways, street intersections, store entrances or display windows. 050(B)(2)(b) requires the written permission of the property's legal owner rather than a public area use permit. 050(B)(2)(k) requires a right-of-way permit before the truck can be placed on public property or a public street, with the same conditions on lane width, sidewalk space for the service side, and unobstructed sightlines at driveways and intersections.

The code carves out an exception for private streets, where no right-of-way permit is required, though the sidewalk-width and visibility conditions still apply. 050(B)(2)(l) lets the City add further restrictions to a right-of-way permit, including limits on how long or how often a truck can vend at a given location. 050(B)(2)(m).