New Braunfels, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- No selling food on sidewalks/streets/ROW
- Citation
- Code of Ordinances Sec. 62-123(a)
- Exemptions
- Type C (construction) and Type D units
- Permit required
- Annual mobile food unit permit, Sec. 62-122
- Max fine
- $2,000 per day (Sec. 1-8)
Summary
New Braunfels bars mobile food units from selling or serving food on any public street, sidewalk, or right-of-way, with narrow exemptions only for construction-site (Type C) and frozen-dessert (Type D) trucks.
(a)A mobile food unit may not sell or serve food on any public street, sidewalk, or other public right-of-way; (1)Exemption: Type C and D units have certain exemptions from this regulation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
Under Sec. 62-123(a) of the Code of Ordinances, a permitted mobile food unit "may not sell or serve food on any public street, sidewalk, or other public right-of-way": vending straight onto a sidewalk isn't an option no matter what permit the operator holds. The only carve-outs are Type C units (trucks that travel to active construction sites) and Type D units (frozen-dessert vendors like ice cream or raspa carts), which get limited exemptions from this specific restriction. Every mobile food unit must first hold an annual health-authority permit (Sec. 62-122) and operate from private, improved property zoned for the use, never on unimproved or vacant land or in a state-highway right-of-way (Sec. 62-123(g)-(i)).
Violations & Fines
Selling on a sidewalk or street violates Sec. 62-123; the city's general code penalty (Sec. 1-8) caps public-health violations at a $2,000 fine per day, and the health authority can suspend the operator's permit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a food truck park and sell on a sidewalk in New Braunfels?
Are any food trucks exempt from the sidewalk-vending ban?
Sources & Official References
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