Farmersville, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed districts (private property)
- NS, GR, C, CA, LI, HI-1, HI-2
- Barred entirely
- Any residentially zoned area
- School buffer
- One block of an elementary/junior/middle school
- Trucks per lot
- Maximum 2 at one time
- City parks
- Need city manager written agreement or permit
Summary
On private property, Farmersville limits food trucks to non-residential zoning districts: Neighborhood Service, General Retail, Commercial, Central Area, Light Industrial, and both Heavy Industrial districts. Trucks cannot operate in any residentially zoned area or within one block of an elementary, junior high, or middle school.
i.Any person engaged in or attempting to engage in the operation of a food truck or mobile food establishment on private property, exclusive of those operating in conjunction with duly permitted temporary or special events, open air markets, or food truck courts, shall:1.Only engage in food truck or mobile food establishment operations in areas which are non-residential in nature, and shall include, but is not limited to, areas used for non-residential purposes and any areas with any one or more of the following zoning district classifications: NS—Neighborhood Service District, GR—General Retail District, C—Commercial District, CA—Central Area District, LI—Light Industrial District, HI-1—Heavy Industrial District-1, and HI-2—Heavy Industrial District-2. ... l.Any person or firm that operates a food truck or mobile food establishment as defined in this Code of Ordinances shall not operate such establishment within:1.Any area zoned for residential land uses;2.One block of any block containing an elementary school, junior high school, or middle school.
Full Breakdown
Section 77-49(n)(2)i confines everyday food truck operation on private property to non-residential areas, listing the Neighborhood Service, General Retail, Commercial, Central Area, Light Industrial, Heavy Industrial-1, and Heavy Industrial-2 districts as the zoning classifications where it is allowed; the rule exempts food trucks working a duly permitted temporary or special event, an open-air market, or a designated food truck court from this district list. 9 caps a single non-residential property at no more than two food trucks operating at once. Subsection (l) adds an outright locational ban: a food truck cannot operate within any area zoned for residential land uses, and it cannot operate within one block of any block containing an elementary school, junior high school, or middle school, regardless of the underlying zoning district.
Subsection (j) carves out city parks, where a food truck may operate only under a written agreement or permit issued by the city manager or designee, and subsection (k) allows a property owner to host a truck outside these parameters only if the city council has approved a special permit for that specific purpose.
Violations & Fines
Operating a food truck in a residentially zoned area, within one block of an elementary, junior high, or middle school, or on a non-residential lot without qualifying as an accessory use to that lot's primary business, violates Section 77-49(n)(2)i and (l). More than two trucks operating on one property at a time also violates the district rules, and Chapter 77 violations carry the general penalty set in Section 1-15.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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