Buffalo restricts mobile food vending locations. Vendors cannot park within 100 feet of a brick-and-mortar restaurant during its hours of operation without consent. Downtown and park vending rules apply.
Buffalo City Code Chapter 298 establishes vending zones and restrictions for mobile food vendors. Trucks cannot operate within 100 feet of a restaurant entrance during that restaurant's business hours (without written consent). Vending in city parks requires separate permits from the Department of Public Works Parks Division. No vending on highways, bridges, or within 10 feet of intersections. Downtown vending designated zones with rotating schedules during summer. Food truck rallies at Canalside, Larkinville, and Food Truck Tuesdays at Larkin Square require event permits. Residential street vending generally prohibited except ice cream trucks under separate rules. Stationary time limits apply in most zones (typically 4 hours per location).
Vending zone violation: 100-500 dollars. Restaurant proximity: 250 dollars plus possible permit suspension. Unpermitted park vending: 500 dollars.
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