Brevard County, FL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Speed limit ceiling
- 25 mph or less on street
- Zoning requirement
- Residentially zoned roads only
- Vehicle rule
- Must keep moving except to sell
- Business tax receipt
- Required under § 86-140
- Max fine
- $500 or 5 days jail
Summary
In unincorporated Brevard, a mobile food vendor may sell from the public road right-of-way only on residential streets posted 25 mph or slower, and must keep moving except to make a sale.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated, any roadside stand or farmer's stand within any right-of-way along any public road in the county.(b)There shall be no parking associated with a roadside stand or farmer's stand on the public right-of-way.(c)The only commercial activity permitted in a public road right-of-way is the operation of a mobile vendor along roads located in residentially zoned areas and with speed limits not exceeding 25 miles per hour.(d)All roadside stands and farmer's stands must meet the setback requirements for structures in the applicable zoning classification. (Code 1979, § 22-32; Ord. No. 96-46, § 4, 10-22-96)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 135).
Full Breakdown
County Code § 86-138 bars roadside stands and farmer's stands from any public right-of-way outright, but carves out one exception: a mobile vendor selling ready-to-eat food from a vehicle may use the right-of-way, and only along roads in residentially zoned areas with a speed limit of 25 mph or less. Section 86-136 further requires the vendor to target pedestrians rather than motorists and to keep the vehicle moving except while making a sale. A business tax receipt with notarized property-owner consent is required under § 86-140 for stationary vending, though that consent requirement does not apply to mobile vendors. This governs unincorporated Brevard only. Palm Bay, Melbourne, Titusville, Cocoa and the other Space Coast cities set their own mobile-vending rules.
Violations & Fines
Noncriminal infraction under § 86-137, punishable per F.S. § 125.69 with a civil penalty up to $500 or five days in jail, a separate offense each day it continues; refusing to sign a notice to appear is a second-degree misdemeanor.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a food truck park and sell along any Brevard County road?
Does a Brevard County food truck need a permit?
Sources & Official References
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