Parma, OH Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)

Do Not Knock Chapter 757. Peddlers and Solicitors. 757.01 DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: Peddler means any person traveling either by foot, automobile, truck or another type of conveyance from place to place, door to door or street to street, taking or attempting to take orders for profit by the sale of goods, wares, and merchandise or personal property of any nature whatsoever for immediate or future delivery or for services to be furnished or performed immediately or in the future; and, Solicitor means any person who obtains or seeks to obtain funds for any cause whatsoever by traveling door to door either by foot, automobile, truck or any other type of conveyance upon the private residences, including any house, apartment or other dwelling, within the City. 757.02 LICENSE REQUIRED. No peddler shall peddle within the City, unless he or she is the holder of a valid license issued pursuant to this Chapter. 757.03 LICENSE APPLICATION, FEE, REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION; APPEAL. Any person wanting a license shall obtain an application for same from the office of the Director of Public Safety, and shall submit the completed application, along with a valid drivers license or identification card issued by the State of Ohio or any other State for inspection and copying and an appropriate fee, to such office [...]. Any license issued under the Chapter shall be valid for one (1) calendar year, expiring on December 31st. Each applicant shall pay a non-refundable fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) per license, which fee shall be paid at the time the application is submitted. [...] 757.04 STREET PEDDLING OR VENDING; ADULT ATTENDANT REQUIRED; PROHIBITION. No person shall peddle or vend from a vehicle in public streets and public places in the City without a license issued under this Chapter. [...] Ice cream trucks shall be prohibited to peddle or vend from a vehicle in City parks and private properties. 757.05 PERMITTED HOURS FOR PEDDLING AND SOLICITING. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, no peddler or solicitor, while peddling or soliciting, shall call upon, knock at the door or ring the doorbell of any residence, house, apartment or other dwelling in the City before 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, or before 12:00 p.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on Sunday.