Oak Lawn, IL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Vending area
- Only locations named on the license
- Licenses issued
- Capped at 6 Village-wide
- Sales hours
- 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM only
- Fine range
- $25 to $750 per offense
Summary
Oak Lawn mobile food vehicles may operate only at the specific locations named on their Village license, with the Village capping the total number of licenses issued at six.
All mobile food vehicles shall only operate at designated areas within the Village, as set forth in this chapter and described on the license.
B. No mobile food dispenser shall be equipped with any electronic sound amplifying device, lights, or noisemakers.
C. Sales shall be made from such vehicles only during daylight hours and not before seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and shall conclude by ten o'clock (10:00) P.M.
D. No sale shall be made from such a vehicle except from the vehicle thereof and only when such vehicle is legally parked.
E. All such vehicles must meet the equipment and safety standards set by the Illinois Department of Transportation. In addition, all operators of such vehicles must have a valid Illinois driver's license.
F. There shall be no use of detached signage, seating, or any other equipment not contained within the vehicle.
G. Any power required for the mobile food vehicle located on a public way shall be self-contained and shall not use utilities drawn from the public right-of-way. No power cable or equipment shall be extended at grade across any Village street or sidewalk.
H. All identifying information, logos, advertising, decorations, or other displays on the exterior of the vehicle of a mobile food vehicle shall conform to the Village's Sign Ordinance regulating commercial signage. (Ord. 19-05-08)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-15: Code current through: Ord. 26-09-22, passed April 28, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Village Code Chapter 31 confines mobile food vending to designated areas: § 3-31-8(A) requires vehicles to operate only where 'set forth in this chapter and described on the license,' and § 3-31-15 makes it unlawful to vend 'in any area within the Village other than areas specifically prescribed by the Village.' Sales are further limited to 7:00 A.M. through 10:00 P.M., and § 3-31-13 caps citywide licenses at six. A vendor operating outside its licensed spot, or outside licensed hours, is in violation regardless of where it parks.
Violations & Fines
Fined $25 to $750 per offense under § 3-31-17; the Village President may also suspend or revoke the mobile food vendor license under § 3-31-16 for operating outside the licensed location or hours.
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