Orlando, FL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)

722 of the Orlando City Code defines a Stationary Mobile Vendor as two or more Mobile Vendors operating on one parcel at the same time for one or more days a week, or any single Mobile Vendor operating on a parcel for three or more days a week, the category that captures most fixed street carts. 720, a stationary cart operation must clear an approval process: one or two stationary vendors on a site where mobile vending is a permitted use need a Planning Official Determination under Chapter 65, Part L; three or more vendors need a Master Plan under Chapter 65, Part 2H, and if the site sits within 300 feet of a residential zoning district a Conditional Use Permit is also required (its fee is waived for these applications).

Utility connections must meet building code, and portable generators and port-a-potties are flatly banned; the vendor must instead describe how the cart connects to potable water, wastewater, lighting and electricity, with all connections and waste disposal approved by the Building Official. Parking is a hard numeric standard: at least five spaces per 1,000 square feet of area occupied by the cart, including any seating or queuing, and those spaces cannot double as parking required for the underlying principal use. Carts must also stay mobile, no anchoring to the ground, no attached decking or pergolas, and axles cannot be removed, and must sit at least 50 feet back from any residential zoning district while meeting the applicable accessory-structure setback. ADA-compliant restroom access must be provided for employees and patrons.