New Braunfels, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Location
- Only in districts that allow restaurants
- Max units
- 10 food trucks per court site
- Clearance
- 10 ft between units and structures
- Permit
- Commercial permit required before opening
- Surface
- Asphalt, concrete, pavers, or all-weather pad
Summary
New Braunfels limits mobile food courts to zoning districts that already allow restaurants, capping each site at ten food trucks under Chapter 144's development standards.
5.26-2. Location. (a)Mobile food courts are allowed in those zoning districts allowing restaurants. ... 5.26-3. Site development standards. (a)No more than ten individual mobile food units are permitted per mobile food court site.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
City code confines mobile food courts, three or more mobile food units grouped on one site, to zoning districts where restaurants are already a permitted use, per Sec. 144-5.26. Each court is capped at ten individual mobile food units, must sit on asphalt, concrete, pavers or an all-weather pad, keep ten feet of clearance between units and any building, and comply with underlying district setbacks. Operators need a commercial permit reviewed by building safety, health and food safety, planning and the fire marshal's office before opening. A single food truck operating alone isn't covered here: those units are separately regulated under Chapter 62's mobile food unit rules.
Violations & Fines
Operating a mobile food court without the required commercial permit, exceeding ten units per site, or siting units in a zoning district that doesn't allow restaurants violates Sec. 144-5.26 and can trigger code enforcement action.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How many food trucks can one mobile food court have?
Do single food trucks follow this same zoning section?
Sources & Official References
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