Hoover, AL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed only as
- accessory use to open business
- Cutoff time
- 10:00 p.m.
- Requires
- written property-owner permission on file
- Standalone option
- dedicated Food Truck Court, Sec. 10.15
Summary
Hoover only allows food trucks as a temporary accessory use tied to an existing open business on private property: they can't set up as a standalone attraction and must pack up by 10 p.m.
Food trucks shall only be allowed as a temporary accessory use on premises whereby the following criteria are met: A. Are located on private property with written permission from the property owner. B. Operate only in service to patrons or employees of the primary use on the property. C. Operate only at times when the primary use on the property is in operation and bathroom facilities are accessible. D. Operation of all food trucks as accessory uses shall cease by 10:00PM. E. Are removed from the premises when the primary use is not open or operating.
Full Breakdown
Under Section 9.21.02 of the Zoning Ordinance, a food truck may operate only with the property owner's written permission (kept in the truck), only to serve patrons or employees of the site's primary business, and only while that business is open with restrooms accessible. Trucks must leave by 10:00 p.m. and be removed entirely once the primary use closes. A separate track, Section 10.15 Food Truck Courts, lets multiple trucks operate as the main use under an approved site development plan.
Violations & Fines
A truck operating without written owner permission, outside the host business's hours, or past the 10:00 p.m. cutoff is out of compliance and subject to the City's food truck licensing enforcement under Chapter 8, Article XV.
Frequently Asked Questions
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