Katy limits stationary food truck operation to the M industrial district, with additional accessory-use allowances in the OKD Old Katy district. No more than two mobile food establishments may share a single location, and OKD trucks must sit behind a building and stay 300 feet from other vending sites.
Under Ordinance 3086, mobile food vendors cannot conduct business in any zoning district other than the M industrial district unless they are operating in a public right-of-way as legally permitted or at an approved special event. In the Old Katy Zoning District (OKD), a mobile food vendor may operate at a stationary location only if accessory in size and scale to an existing primary use, must be located behind a building, and must remain at least 300 feet from any other property hosting a mobile food vendor. No more than two mobile food establishments may operate at the same stationary location, except as part of a special event. Trucks operating on collector or smaller public streets are subject to short stationing time limits.
Operating outside permitted zoning districts or violating distance and location rules can result in citations up to $2,000 per offense and revocation of the city mobile food vendor permit.
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