Green Bay, WI Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Public property
- no parks, playgrounds, schools, libraries
- Private property
- written owner permission required
- Event buffer
- 500 ft of Bay Beach Amusement Park
- Sponsor permission
- needed near licensed events
- Penalty
- $1–$500 forfeiture per offense
Summary
Green Bay bars mobile food vendors from operating on public parks, playgrounds, schools, or libraries, from congested areas that impede public use, and within 500 feet of Bay Beach Amusement Park during a licensed event without the sponsor's permission.
(1)The vendor of the mobile food establishment shall not operate in a congested area where such operation impedes or inconveniences public use. No vendor shall engage in the licensed business on any public park, playground, school, library or other public premises.(2)No mobile food establishment or pedestrian desiring to conduct business at the mobile food establishment shall obstruct an adjacent path or lane of travel. A path or lane of travel includes, but is not limited to, sidewalks, motor vehicle lanes, bicycle lanes and other designated parking areas.(3)No mobile food vendor shall be located on any private property without written permission from the property owner. A copy of the written permission shall be kept in the mobile food unit at all times. The mobile food vendor shall comply if asked to leave the private property by the property owner or a City official.(4)No mobile food establishment shall conduct business within 500 feet of Bay Beach Amusement Park or any fair, festival, special event or civic event that is licensed or sanctioned by the City of Green Bay unless the licensee has obtained written permission from the event sponsor. (Code 1984, § 6.39(7); Ord. No. 22-20, § 1, 8-18-2020)
Full Breakdown
Sec. 10-578(b) sets the zoning restrictions for licensed mobile food establishments. Vendors may not operate in a congested area that impedes or inconveniences public use, and are barred outright from any public park, playground, school, library, or other public premises. Selling on private property requires the owner's written permission, kept in the unit at all times, and the vendor must leave if the owner or a City official asks. Within 500 feet of Bay Beach Amusement Park, or any City-licensed fair, festival, or civic event, a vendor also needs the event sponsor's written permission before setting up.
Violations & Fines
A vendor who ignores these location limits violates Article XIV and faces a forfeiture of $1.00 to $500.00 per offense (Sec. 10-579), plus possible license suspension or revocation for 10 to 90 days (Sec. 10-576).
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a food truck park at a Green Bay park to sell?
Can a food truck vend near Bay Beach Amusement Park during an event?
Sources & Official References
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