Dunedin restricts mobile food vending to commercial zoning districts and city-permitted special events under Chapter 103. Vending in residential areas, on public streets, or in parks requires explicit city approval.
Chapter 103 of Dunedin's Land Development Code defines permitted uses by district and limits commercial activity in residential, conservation, and certain mixed-use zones. Mobile food vendors generally operate on host commercial parcels in zones such as the General Commercial, Office, Industrial, or Form-Based Code commercial districts, subject to property-owner permission and applicable parking and signage rules. Vending on public rights-of-way, in city parks, or downtown sidewalks is prohibited unless the city authorizes it through a special-event permit. Florida Statute 509.102 prohibits counties and municipalities from regulating the licensure or food safety of mobile food dispensing vehicles, but cities retain zoning, parking, and noise authority used in Dunedin's framework.
Vending outside permitted districts or without an event permit prompts code enforcement citations, special-magistrate fines, and removal from the location.
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