Cheyenne, WY Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Restaurant buffer
- 100 feet from entrance
- Fire hydrant buffer
- 15 feet
- Crosswalk/curb-load buffer
- 10 feet
- Downtown parking permit
- $60 per month
- Right-of-way overnight limit
- 3:00 a.m.–5:00 a.m. banned
Summary
Cheyenne food trucks and stands can vend on sidewalks with adjacent-owner consent, in city parks by permit, or on private property, but not within 100 feet of a restaurant entrance.
A.Food stands and pushcarts may operate:1.Upon a public sidewalk or public non-right-of-way space with written consent of the immediately adjacent business owner, if any, who may be affected by the proposed sales site, and upon private property, with consent of the private property owner;2.Within a city-owned recreational park, only after application and approval by the city clerk; and3.Upon a closed street, only after application and approval by the city clerk and in conjunction with a special community event, activity, or celebration, if the street has been approved for closure by the police chief, risk manager, and traffic engineer.B.Food stands and pushcarts may not operate:1.Upon a public sidewalk in such a manner that impedes or interferes with free movement of vehicular, bicycle, or pedestrian traffic or visually obstructs the safe movement of vehicular, bicycle, or pedestrian traffic; or2.In any on-street parking space in the public right-of-way, unless such street is closed pursuant to application and approval of a special community event, activity, or celebration.C.Food stands, pushcarts, mobile food trucks, and mobile food units may not operate within:1.One hundred (100) feet of the primary entrance of a restaurant, measured from the center of the primary entrance(s) of the restaurant by the most direct pedestrian path, without written consent of the restaurant owner(s);2.Fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant;3.Ten (10) feet of any crosswalk
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 73).
Full Breakdown
City code 8.40.110 lets food stands and pushcarts operate on public sidewalks or non-right-of-way space with the adjacent business owner's written consent, in a city-owned recreational park with city clerk approval, or on a closed street tied to an approved special event. All mobile vendors are barred within 100 feet of a restaurant's primary entrance (without that owner's consent), 15 feet of a fire hydrant, 10 feet of a crosswalk or curb loading zone, 10 feet of a transit stop, 5 feet of accessible parking or ramps, and from any public alley or diagonal parking space. Trucks may also get a $60/month downtown on-street parking permit to exceed the 2-hour limit.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the required consent, permit, or clearance distance is a misdemeanor under the Chapter 1.24.010 general penalty: up to a $750 fine, up to six months in jail, or both, with each day a separate offense.
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