Scranton, PA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)

m. The one carve-out is Center City, defined by name as Lackawanna Avenue, Franklin Avenue, Mulberry Street and Jefferson Avenue, where a vendor can sell at any hour of the day, as long as the cart or truck stays staffed, open for business, actively selling, and parked in compliance with the City's parking ordinances. Outside that hours question, the section imposes two absolute rules that apply everywhere in the City: a vendor may never leave a food cart or food truck unattended on a street or sidewalk under any circumstances, and the vendor must clear the parking spot entirely at the close of business each day or evening rather than leaving the vehicle parked overnight.

Food trucks also carry equipment obligations tied to sidewalk operation under § 256-1: propane tanks must stay secured on the truck, generators cannot be set up on the street or sidewalk apart from the vehicle, and trash generated by the stand must be picked up each time the truck finishes selling.