Pharr, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential/ag districts
- Banned unless health coordinator OKs in writing
- Distance from restaurants
- 100 feet from entrance
- Proximity to host business
- Within 50 feet, on private property
- Thoroughfare setback
- 30 feet on private property
- City parks
- No sales allowed
Summary
Pharr bars mobile food vendors from single-family residential and agricultural districts unless the health coordinator approves in writing, and keeps them 100 feet from any open, operating fixed restaurant's front door.
(a) Distance regulations. (1) No mobile food vendor shall conduct business within any single-family residential or agricultural district unless otherwise approved in writing by the health coordinator. (2) A mobile food vendor may not be located within 100 feet of the primary entrance of an open and operating fixed-location food service establishment.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 44).
Full Breakdown
Under Sec. 62-192, mobile food trucks and concession trailers can't set up in single-family residential or agricultural zones without written health-coordinator sign-off, and must stay 100 feet from a competing restaurant's main entrance. Sec. 62-194 adds a 50-foot proximity rule to an existing permitted business, a 30-foot setback from any major thoroughfare on private property, and a ban on sales inside city park facilities.
Violations & Fines
Operating outside an approved zone or distance buffer is grounds for permit revocation or suspension, plus a fine of $100 to $1,000 per day, with each day counted as a separate violation under Sec. 62-191(g).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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