Longmont, CO Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)

Longmont limits where mobile food carts and pushcarts can set up. 050(D)(4), vendors may operate only in nonresidential zoning districts and must stand at least 250 feet from any restaurant, measured in a straight line to the nearest edge of the restaurant building, unless every restaurant owner within that 250 foot radius gives written permission to waive the spacing. Ice cream vendors are carved out of the zoning restriction and may sell in residential districts. Every operator needs a mobile retail food vending permit, valid for one year from issuance, kept on the cart or vehicle and shown to city officials on request.

Vending on private property requires the property owner's consent; operators must supply their own trash receptacles, keep the vending area clean, and dispose of waste under health department rules. Carts and trucks must be removed from the site at the close of each business day unless the city approves otherwise, and vendors must obey parking and traffic laws and cannot block pedestrian or bicycle access, parking lot circulation, or traffic flow. No tables, chairs, canopies, or other structures may be set up around the cart.

Operating on public property, including a city right-of-way, requires 1,000,000 dollars in liability insurance per occurrence, with a certificate naming the city as an additional insured; an applicant may petition the city manager for a full or partial waiver of that requirement. 110.