Port St. Lucie, FL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)

Chapter 121, the Mobile Food Trucks Ordinance adopted by Ord. No. 24-82 on January 13, 2025, sets the map of where a truck can legally park. Sec. 02 ties vending rights to Sec. 217(I) of the zoning code: MFDVs and TCKs may operate on any lot in the CN, CG, CS, IN, and WI districts. Outside those zones, Sec. 02(b) bars operation within any street, right-of-way, drainage right-of-way, City easement, required preserve or landscape buffer, or on unimproved property, and trucks cannot sit in driveway aisles, no-parking zones, loading areas, or parking lanes.

Sec. , the operator must hold written, notarized permission from the property owner, and must display that permission alongside a Florida DBPR license, a fire inspection certificate issued within the prior 12 months, a current health inspection result, and a local business tax receipt. Vendors must set out a garbage cart within five feet of the truck, may not dump liquid waste or grease into storm drains or sanitary sewers, and any awning must attach to the vehicle (not the ground) and project no more than five feet.

Trucks cannot connect to City water, wastewater, or other utilities, cannot provide customer seating, and cannot sell alcohol. Sec. with owner permission, and trucks may operate on City parks, recreational facilities, and City lots in any zoning district with the City's written, discretionary permission. Ice cream vehicles are governed separately under Sec. and dusk, with music required to shut off while serving customers.