Plano, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing code
- Plano Food Code §9-58 (Ord. 2025-4-2)
- Commissary
- Required daily; no private residence
- Operating license
- Texas DSHS statewide (since 7/1/2026)
- Enforcement
- Plano Environmental Health Division
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor; each day separate offense
Summary
Plano requires every mobile food establishment to operate from an approved central preparation facility, never a private residence, and report there daily. As of July 1, 2026, the operating permit is a statewide Texas DSHS mobile food vendor license, not a separate Plano permit.
(11) Central preparation facility. (A) An MFE must operate from a central preparation facility or other fixed food establishment and must report to such location daily for supplies, cleaning, and servicing operations. ... (C) A private residence may not be used as a central preparation facility.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 153).
Full Breakdown
Under Plano Food Code §9-58(11), a mobile food establishment "must operate from a central preparation facility or other fixed food establishment and must report to such location daily for supplies, cleaning, and servicing operations," and "a private residence may not be used as a central preparation facility." Operators keep a monthly central-preparation log on the unit. Plano's Environmental Health Division inspects trucks, but since HB 2844 took effect July 1, 2026, the license to operate now comes from Texas DSHS statewide. Plano can no longer require its own duplicate local health permit. Food Code violations are misdemeanors, with each day a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Operating a mobile food establishment without the required license, or using a private residence as your commissary, violates the Plano Food Code; under §9-75 each violation is a misdemeanor and every day it continues is a separate offense, fined per City Code §1-4(a).
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I still need a separate Plano permit for my food truck?
Can I run my food truck out of my home kitchen?
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Sources & Official References
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