Troup County, GA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)

Section 7.6(9)(a)(iii) of the Unified Development Ordinance requires every mobile food vendor application to state whether the unit is a street vending unit or sidewalk vending unit, so the county tracks sidewalk vendors as a distinct category from truck-based street vendors. Once permitted, Section 7.6(9)(b)(i) prohibits any mobile food vendor, including a sidewalk unit, from conducting business or operating in the public right-of-way, with the single carve-out for ice cream trucks. Sidewalks sit within the public right-of-way, so a sidewalk vending unit must instead operate on private property with the property owner's prior written consent under Section 7.6(9)(b)(ii), and it is barred from within 15 feet of a road or street intersection or pedestrian crosswalk, and within 10 feet of any driveway, under Section 7.6(9)(b)(viii).

The unit is restricted to zoning districts that allow commercial uses, must be removed from the site when not vending, cannot be left unattended during restricted hours, and must carry the same $1,000,000.00 liability policy, Troup County Health Department and Fire Department approvals, and Chapter 50 business license required of every other mobile food vendor. Sales are barred between 11:00 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. outside an approved special event, and the vendor must supply portable trash receptacles and clean the sales area to a 25-foot radius after each stop.