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Flagler County, FL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Use category
Special exception, not by-right
Competitor buffer
500 feet from a similar permanent business
License required
County occupational license
Districts covered
AC Agriculture and C-2 General Commercial
Scope
Unincorporated county only

Summary

Flagler County treats mobile roadside vending as a special exception, not a by-right use. In the unincorporated county's AC Agriculture and C-2 General Commercial districts, a roadside vendor must operate from an approved site at least 500 feet from an existing permanent business selling the same goods or services, provide safe ingress and egress, and hold a county occupational license.

These county ordinances apply to unincorporated areas of Flagler County. Incorporated cities within the county may have their own rules that take precedence over county-level regulations.

13.Roadside vendor subject to the following provisions:(a)Limited to operation at an approved site, but not within five hundred (500) feet of an existing permanent business offering the same services or products.(b)Must provide safe ingress and egress to the site.(c)Must obtain county occupational license.

Full Breakdown

Flagler County's Land Development Code does not create a general mobile food vending use; instead it regulates roadside vending as a permitted special exception that must be approved district by district. 13 lists roadside vendor as a special exception in the AC Agriculture district, subject to three conditions: the vendor must operate at an approved site, that site cannot sit within 500 feet of an existing permanent business offering the same services or products, the operation must provide safe ingress and egress, and the vendor must obtain a county occupational license.

12, so a roadside food vendor proposing to set up along a commercial corridor in unincorporated Flagler County faces the same 500-foot competitor buffer, access and licensing requirements as one proposing to operate on agricultural land. Because roadside vending is listed as a special exception rather than a permitted principal use, an applicant must first obtain special exception approval, which in Flagler County runs through the planning and development board and, for larger or contested applications, the board of county commissioners, before the county's growth management department will issue the occupational license referenced in the ordinance.

These district-level standards apply only to unincorporated Flagler County; Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Beverly Beach, Bunnell and Marineland set their own separate rules for mobile vendors and food trucks within their city limits, so a vendor working a route that crosses jurisdictional lines needs separate approval in each one.

Violations & Fines

Operating a roadside vending site without special exception approval, without the required 500-foot buffer from a competing permanent business, or without a county occupational license violates LDC section 1.10.00. The county may pursue the case through the code enforcement board or the courts, with each day of continued operation treated as a separate offense.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I set up a food truck anywhere in unincorporated Flagler County?
No. Roadside vending is a special exception under LDC section 3.03.02.C.13 in the AC district and LDC section 3.03.17.C.12 in the C-2 district, meaning it needs case-by-case approval, not a blanket permit. The site must sit at least 500 feet from an existing permanent business selling the same products or services.
What do I need to operate legally?
An approved special exception site, safe ingress and egress, and a county occupational license, all required by the same LDC provision. Skipping any of the three elements is a code violation the county can pursue through its code enforcement board.
Does this cover Palm Coast or Flagler Beach?
No. These sections govern only unincorporated Flagler County. Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Beverly Beach, Bunnell and Marineland each set their own mobile vending rules within city limits, separate from the county's Land Development Code.

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