Beaverton, OR Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed only in
- Zoning districts listed in Chapter 20
- Front setback
- 6 feet minimum
- Residential-zone setback
- 20 ft (10 ft with buffer)
- Cart height limit
- 15 ft w/o Adjustment/Variance
- License required
- Current City of Beaverton business license
Summary
Mobile food vending in Beaverton runs through the Development Code's Food Cart Pod process: carts are approved only in zoning districts listed in Chapter 20, sited under numeric setback and design standards in Development Code § 60.11.10.
Development on a lot of record in zoning districts specified in CHAPTER 20 may request approval of a Food Cart Pod in accordance with the provisions of this section. Exempted from this application are applications which fall under the threshold requirements for Temporary Mobile Sales, Temporary Non-Mobile Sales, Temporary Structure and Temporary Real Estate Office applications.
[ORD 4662, 09/11/2015]
Effective on: 9/11/2015
https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/beaverton-or/doc-viewer.aspx?secid=244#secid-5 127/706 8/12/26, 3:08 PM Document Viewer | Development Code
Full Breakdown
A Food Cart Pod requires a Type 1 or Type 2 land-use approval under Development Code § 40.32, and is allowed only in the zoning districts specified in Chapter 20, not in every residential zone. Once approved, § 60.11.10 sets the siting rules: carts sit on paved surfaces, keep a 6-foot front setback, and must sit at least 20 feet from any abutting residential zone (reducible to 10 feet with required landscape buffering). Individual carts cannot exceed 15 feet in height or 26 feet in length, and each cart needs a current City of Beaverton business license.
Violations & Fines
Placing or expanding a food cart pod without an approved Type 1/2 application, or violating the required setbacks, buffering, or size limits, is a code violation subject to Beaverton's enforcement and permit-revocation process.
Frequently Asked Questions
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