Miramar, FL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- Who qualifies
- Only businesses holding a current city BTR
- Location limit
- Sale confined to business's own property, not right-of-way
- Renewal cycle
- Bi-monthly TUP renewal for BTR-holding businesses
- Also required
- Valid ZCU (zoning certificate of use) needed too
- General fee rule
- TUP fee applies unless applicant is a nonprofit
Summary
Miramar allows sidewalk or parking lot sales only for businesses that already hold a city Business Tax Receipt, and only 'within the property of those businesses and not in the right-of-way,' per the Land Development Code's Table 8 to Sec. 322. BTR-holders can renew the permit on a bi-monthly basis.
Sidewalk or parking lot sales by businesses having a city-issued BTR. with all such activities located within the property of those businesses and not in the right-of-way, ... Sidewalk or parking lot sales by city-licensed businesses (i.e., those having a valid BTR and ZCU) may be permitted on a bi-monthly basis.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 104 | Land Development Code: Supplement 46).
Full Breakdown
LDC Table 8 to Sec. 322 lists 'Sidewalk or Parking Lot Sale' as a temporary use requiring a TUP reviewed at the administrative and, for larger sales, Development Review Committee level. Footnote 2 to that table defines the permitted activity narrowly: 'Sidewalk or parking lot sales by businesses having a city-issued BTR. with all such activities located within the property of those businesses and not in the right-of-way.' That means only an existing business with a current Business Tax Receipt can hold the sale, and the vending must stay on that business's own lot, not spill onto the public sidewalk or street right-of-way.
Because these are recurring promotional sales rather than one-time events, Sec. 322.6.3 gives BTR-holding businesses a shorter renewal cycle than the general 30-day TUP rule: 'Sidewalk or parking lot sales by city-licensed businesses (i.e., those having a valid BTR and ZCU) may be permitted on a bi-monthly basis.' Every TUP application still goes through Sec. 322.2's submission requirements, including 'all established and required fees, documents, and plans,' and remains subject to Sec. 322.6.2's rule that any off-site parking used for the sale must be authorized in writing by the property owner so it does not eliminate the site's required parking.
Violations & Fines
A business that runs a sidewalk or parking lot sale without a current BTR and ZCU, or that lets the sale extend into the public right-of-way, falls outside footnote 2's protection and is operating without a valid TUP. Sec. 322.4 authorizes the city manager to revoke the permit immediately if the sale becomes a nuisance or violates its conditions, and further sales activity is then unauthorized.
Frequently Asked Questions
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