Bryan, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- Sec. 50-273, Bryan Code of Ordinances
- Residential zones
- Barred except limited exceptions
- Restaurant buffer
- 100 feet from existing restaurant
- Stationary limit
- Max 5 days, 8 hours/day
- Permit required
- City permit plus county health permit
Summary
Mobile food trucks, carts, and trailers in Bryan can't operate in single-family residential zones except when serving an active building permit, sitting on a retail lot, or in a park, and must stay 100 feet from a competing restaurant.
No mobile food vendor... shall conduct business within any single-family residential or agricultural zoning district or similar district where detached dwelling unit use is the primary permitted use... A mobile food vendor may not be located within 100 feet of the property line of an open and operating fixed-location food service establishment. This buffer may be reduced upon receiving written permission from said establishments.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
Bryan requires a city permit, plus a Brazos County Health Department permit, before any mobile food truck, concession cart, or trailer can sell edible goods (Sec. 50-272). Sec. 50-273 bars vending in single-family or agricultural residential zoning districts unless the vendor is serving a property with an active building permit, operating on a retail commercial lot (grocery, convenience store, gas station), or set up in a city park with a concessions permit. Vendors also can't locate within 100 feet of an open, competing fixed-location restaurant unless that restaurant grants written permission, and stationary stops are capped at five consecutive days and eight hours per day per location.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a valid Bryan or county health permit, using another person's permit, or continuing after expiration is a misdemeanor under Sec. 50-275, punishable by up to a $2,000 fine under the city's general penalty.
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Sources & Official References
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