Stamford, CT Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)

Pursuant to Section 21-37 of the Connecticut General Statutes, no street or park vendor, as herein defined, except those exempt under the Connecticut General Statutes or the provisions of this article, shall vend goods or merchandise in any public place within the City of Stamford without first obtaining a license. A license shall be valid for either one calendar year or for one twenty-four-hour day, as provided in § 179-8 below.

A.The Office of Operations, Division of Cashiering and Permitting shall have the authority to issue a license to any street vendor authorizing such street vendor to vend merchandise in any public place, but excluding any public park, in the City of Stamford, provided that such street vendor shall have fully complied with the provisions of this article and shall have made payment of the appropriate fee for said license, pursuant to § 179-6A.B.The Office of Operations, Division of Cashiering and Permitting, shall have the authority to issue a license to any park vendor authorizing such park vendor to vend merchandise or food in a public park, provided that the type, manner and location of such vending conforms with regulations adopted by the Parks and Recreation Commission and further provided that such park vendor shall have fully complied with the provisions of this article and shall have made payment of the fee set by the Parks and Recreation Commission for such license, pursuant to § 179-6B. Footnotes: --- (5) ---