Coral Gables, FL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Central business district
- off-limits to Class I/II/III trucks
- Restaurant buffer
- 500 feet, door to door
- Single-family residential
- banned for Class I/II
- Construction-site exception
- Class II, 15-min moves
- Ice cream trucks
- 15 min per residential stop
Summary
Class I and II mobile food trucks are banned from the central business district, single-family residential zones, and within 500 feet of any restaurant citywide.
(a)Class I and class II mobile food trucks shall be prohibited from operating in the central business district, within 500 feet of a restaurant, and in single family residential districts. Except, class II mobile food trucks that primarily provide food and drink to persons engaged in construction in the city may operate in all zoning districts, provided such vehicles are parked for no more than 15 minutes at any one location and comply with all other provisions of this article.(b)Class III mobile food truck shall be prohibited from operating in the central business district and from operating within 500 feet of a restaurant. No class III mobile food truck shall stop, stand, or park in a single-family residential district for more than 15 minutes at any one location, unless there are customers waiting in line to buy products.(c)For purposes of this section, distance shall be measured by following a straight line from the nearest point of the mobile food truck to the closest exterior door of the restaurant.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Fee Schedule: Supplement 2 | Zoning Code: Supplement 1 | Code of Ordinances: Supplement 25 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Coral Gables Code Sec. 14-152 bars Class I (mobile kitchens) and Class II (canteen) trucks from the central business district, single-family residential districts, and any spot within 500 feet of a restaurant, measured door-to-door in a straight line. Class II trucks serving construction sites are exempt from the zone ban if they relocate every 15 minutes. Class III ice cream trucks face the same downtown and 500-foot restaurant buffer, but may enter residential streets for up to 15 minutes, or longer while customers are lined up to buy.
Violations & Fines
Vending outside a permitted zone or within the 500-foot restaurant buffer is a code violation subject to Sec. 1-7 penalties, plus possible license/permit action.
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