Gilbert, AZ Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)

Section 14-138(a) first ties every mobile food vendor's operating surface to the town's paving standards in §§ 30-62 and 30-63. Subsection (b) then lists what a licensed vendor may not do: operate on town property or in the public right-of-way without a written agreement or permit, though ice cream trucks and human-powered food vending vehicles get a narrow exception allowing up to ten minutes at a single right-of-way location; operate inside a public park without a permit from the parks and recreation director; operate in 'any congested area where the business might impede or inconvenience the public,' with a police officer's good-faith judgment on that point 'deemed conclusive'; operate on private property without the property owner's written permission carried on-site; or operate without first obtaining every required county and town permit.

Section 14-139 adds operational limits that apply once a vendor is properly sited: no sign permit is needed for signage attached to the vehicle, but a licensed vehicle cannot park in the same location for more than 96 consecutive hours, vendors must arrange their own trash receptacles and keep the surrounding area free of debris, and any vehicle operating without a town fire department-approved fire suppression system must keep a ten-foot separation from other mobile food vending vehicles, structures and property lines. These location and operating rules apply on top of, not instead of, the § 14-137 business license every mobile food vendor must already hold.