Temple, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- Public right-of-way
- Vending banned on streets, sidewalks
- Push carts
- Can't solicit sales in roadway
- MFU zoning
- Private property only, listed districts
- Exception
- Ice cream trucks on residential streets
- Penalty
- Class C misdemeanor, up to $500/day
Summary
Temple prohibits mobile food units, including push carts, from operating or soliciting sales in any public street, sidewalk, or right-of-way; a Class C misdemeanor bars this common sidewalk-vending model except for permitted ice cream trucks on residential streets.
Unless otherwise provided by this Chapter... a push cart MFU operator may not: ... (b) Enter or occupy a public roadway to solicit or conduct a sale; (c) Physically or visibly obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Reformat).
Full Breakdown
Temple's mobile food unit ordinance treats push carts, trucks, and trailers alike: Sec. 14-31 confines them to private property in listed zoning districts and bars operation in any public right-of-way, including streets. Sec. 14-33 goes further for push carts specifically, barring operators from entering or occupying a public roadway to solicit or sell, or from physically or visibly obstructing pedestrian or vehicular traffic. The only carve-out is Sec. 14-32, which lets ice cream trucks, not push carts or stands, vend from City streets in residential areas under strict lighting, timing, and school-proximity rules. Anyone selling food from a cart or truck needs a City MFU permit and must operate on private property, not the sidewalk.
Violations & Fines
Violating Chapter 14's MFU rules is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine up to $500 (up to $2,000 if a culpable mental state is alleged for a fire safety, zoning, or health violation), with each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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