Where a food truck may set up in Johnson County depends on city vending rules, zoning, and property-owner permission. Iowa City limits on-street vending to metered spaces under time caps; the food license covers safety, not location.
The Johnson County Public Health food license governs food safety, not siting; where a truck can operate is set by each city and by zoning. Iowa City allows metered-space vending under specific rules: a truck may use two metered spaces when both meters are operational, or run up to about three hours in a metered spot posted for two hours or less, and may back into an angled stall. Vending on private property needs the owner's permission and a city vendor permit, with added conditions downtown and near the University of Iowa. Coralville and North Liberty set their own locations; unincorporated sites follow county zoning and owner consent.
Vending where zoning does not allow it, without the owner's consent, or in a restricted downtown or campus location draws city enforcement and an order to relocate, and repeat violations can suspend the vendor permit.
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