Wyandotte County, KS Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)

Section 32-188 of the Unified Government Code of Ordinances governs mobile vending in the public right-of-way. Vending on private property falls under section 27-620 instead. Every operator of a mobile vendor vehicle or prepared food vending vehicle needs a valid and current business license, and the license can be reviewed for revocation at any time during the year if complaints of non-compliance are submitted. Vendors display a temporary sign, or signage attached to the vehicle, showing proof of the business license, fire department inspection and approval, and contact information for appeals and complaints.

Hours are fixed at 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 midnight Friday and Saturday. A vehicle can stay at one site for no more than eight hours, and it cannot be stored in the right-of-way overnight where it operates.

Vending is allowed adjacent to any non-residential zoning district. On a street the major street plan designates as local or neighborhood, or leaves unidentified, vending is prohibited wherever residentially zoned property abuts the street. The one exception is a block party: the vehicle can park only by invitation and only for the duration of the event. Food vendors stay 100 feet from the lot boundary of any parcel holding a brick-and-mortar food establishment, except that a restaurant owner can park within 100 feet of their own main entrance.

Every vehicle parks on an improved, paved surface and stays out of ADA spaces and access aisles, no-parking zones, loading and unloading zones, fire lanes, and electric charging stations unless the vehicle is an electric vehicle actively charging. Right-of-way where the speed limit is greater than 40 miles per hour is off limits. Rotating beams and flashing beacons are banned, and no lighting or signage can face a residential area or traffic.

A vehicle in a metered space does not pay the meter and the meter time limit is waived, but the operating hours still apply. Queuing areas sit at least five feet from passing automobile traffic, sidewalks stay ADA-compliant, and sightline triangles at corners stay open. Operators haul away their own trash and recycling and remove all signs and structures after each event. No permanent structure is allowed, and nothing can be secured in a way that damages the right-of-way. Sandwich boards must sit within five feet of the vehicle. The section was last amended by Ord. No. O-64-24 on May 30, 2024.