Brooklyn Park, MN Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed on-street adjacent zones
- BP, I, TOD-E, TOD-E.T
- Setback from driveway/intersection
- 50 feet
- On-street hours
- 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Residential districts
- not permitted
- Surface requirement (private lots)
- asphalt or concrete
Summary
Brooklyn Park bars mobile food unit locations from residential districts and limits on-street food truck parking to sites next to Business Park, General Industrial, and Transit-Oriented Development Employment zoned property, 50 feet from any driveway or intersection, between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
A licensed mobile food unit as defined under § 114.03 and regulated by Chapter 114 may park in an otherwise legal manner on a public city street to conduct business with the following conditions: (A) The parking location is adjacent to a business property zoned as one of the following: (1) Business Park ("BP"); (2) General Industrial ("I"); (3) Transit-Oriented Development Employment ("TOD-E"); or (4) Transit-Oriented Development Employment Transition ("TOD-E.T"). (B) The parking space is at least 50 feet from a driveway or intersection to maintain driver visibility. ... (E) Parking hours are limited to between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. daily. ... (i) Mobile food units. ... (5) Mobile food unit locations are not permitted in residential districts.
Full Breakdown
Two sections work together to define where a food truck can operate. T"). daily; other locations or hours require a special event permit. 903(I) governs mobile food units operating on private property as an accessory nonresidential use: locations are not permitted in residential districts at all, units must sit on an asphalt or concrete surface, cannot occupy parking spaces needed to meet the site's minimum parking requirement or any accessible space, and the operator must keep the site free of litter and provide customer trash receptacles. 06(A)(6). 51.
Violations & Fines
Parking a mobile food unit on a public street outside the permitted BP, I, TOD-E, or TOD-E.T adjacent zones, inside the 50-foot driveway/intersection buffer, or outside the 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. window violates § 125.50 and can result in license termination, suspension, cancellation, administrative fines, or other penalties under § 125.51. Locating a mobile food unit in a residential district violates § 152.903(I)(5) and is enforceable as a misdemeanor zoning violation under § 10.99, up to 90 days or a $1,000 fine, or through an administrative citation with a civil penalty of up to $2,000 under § 37.03(B).
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