Kennewick licenses vehicle-based food businesses through Business Licensing and the Planning Department. A Stationary Vehicle-Based Food Business Permit is required for long-term sites under KMC Title 18. City-managed vending opportunities exist at Columbia Park (east end), Grange Park, Civic Center, Lawrence Scott Park, and Southridge Sports Complex.
Kennewick treats mobile food vending as three distinct operating types administered by Business Licensing at 210 W 6th Avenue (509-585-4266). A temporary event vendor operates only at sanctioned events (farmers markets, grand openings) and can use a $15 temporary license. A short-term vendor operates under one hour at any given site daily or weekly. A long-term vendor operates more than one hour at a single site daily or weekly and needs a Stationary Vehicle-Based Food Business Permit from the Planning Department under KMC Title 18 (Zoning), Chapter 18.12.250 (Temporary and Accessory Land Uses), unless the site is one of the city's pre-approved locations. Long-term applications require a site plan showing placement relative to structures, outdoor seating, parking, and drainage. Every vendor must hold a Washington UBI business license, a restroom-access agreement with the Benton-Franklin Health District, a fats/oils/grease discharge plan, Department of Labor & Industries approval (when required), and a Kennewick Fire Department life-safety inspection. The city issues seasonal Requests for Proposals each January for the east end of Columbia Park near the Playground of Dreams (typically April through October), and additional weekend opportunities exist at Grange Park, Civic Center, Lawrence Scott Park, and Southridge Sports and Events Complex.
Operating without a Kennewick business license endorsement, without the required Stationary Permit at a long-term site, or without a Benton-Franklin Health District mobile food permit violates KMC Titles 5 and 18 and state food-safety law. Citations are issued by Kennewick Code Enforcement and the Health District, with possible permit revocation.
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