Lakewood, NJ Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed zones
- Business, commercial, industrial, office-professional
- Stationary time limit
- 12 hours
- Kosher vendor license cap
- 11 licenses
- Non-kosher vendor license cap
- 14 licenses
- Vehicle fee
- $215 per vehicle + $25/operator
- Banned corridors
- Routes 88, 526, 9, 70, Kennedy Blvd
Summary
Lakewood Township confines stationary mobile food vending to areas zoned business, commercial, industrial or office-professional. Code § 4-3.10 bars operation in residential zones, congested areas, driveways, fire lanes, bus stops, handicapped spots, and areas covering more than two parking spaces.
a. No licensee shall have any exclusive right to any location in the public street, sidewalk or right-of-way, nor shall any be permitted to a stationary location thereon, nor shall any be permitted to operate in a congested area where such operation might impede or inconvenience the public use of such street. No licensee shall be permitted to remain stationary in an area designated as a driveway, fire lane, bus stop, or handicapped parking spot. No licensee shall be permitted to remain stationary or occupy an area designated for more than two parking spaces in an improved parking area. b. For purposes of this section, a licensee shall be permitted to operate in a stationary location, provided the licensee shall be located in an area zoned for business, commercial, industrial or office-professional zone. No licensee shall be permitted to operate in a stationary location in an area zoned residential or on a lot used for residential use.
Full Breakdown
10, a licensed mobile food vendor has no exclusive right to any public street, sidewalk or right-of-way location, and cannot claim a stationary spot in a congested area, a driveway, fire lane, bus stop, or handicapped parking spot, or occupy more than two parking spaces in an improved lot; the enforcement officer's good-faith judgment on 'congested' is conclusive. Subsection b confines any stationary operation to business, commercial, industrial or office-professional zones and flatly bars residential zones or residentially-used lots. 8g). 7), and bars any vendor from remaining stationary, or within 1,000 feet of a prior stop, for more than 12 hours. 20).
Violations & Fines
Violating the location restrictions can bring suspension or revocation of the vending license (§ 4-3.22), and conviction in Municipal Court subjects the licensee to the general penalty schedule of Chapter 1, § 1-5, at the judge's discretion (§ 4-3.23). Each day of continued unauthorized stationary vending can support a separate complaint.
Frequently Asked Questions
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