Rockville, MD Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Zoning use category
- Mobile Use (Sec. 25.6.4.21)
- License required
- Hawkers' and Peddlers' license
- Stationary time limit
- 1 hour per location
- Vending hours
- 9:00 a.m. to sunset
- Foundation rule
- Must not be permanently affixed
Summary
Rockville's zoning code defines food trucks as a 'Mobile Use' and requires, wherever the use is sited, that the unit not be bolted to a foundation and that vendors follow the City's hawkers' and peddlers' rules in Chapter 12.
(b) Use standards. In all zones, the following standards apply: (1) Mobile Uses must not be permanently affixed to a foundation. (2) Mobile Uses providing goods or services are subject to the Hawkers and Peddlers regulations in Chapter 12.
Full Breakdown
Zoning Sec. 25.6.4.21 defines Mobile Use as a self-contained mobile unit, water, sanitary facilities and power all self-contained, and its use standards state a Mobile Use 'must not be permanently affixed to a foundation' and, if it sells goods or services, is 'subject to the Hawkers and Peddlers regulations in Chapter 12.' That chapter (City Code Art. VII) requires an annual hawkers'/peddlers' license (Sec. 12-181), limits vending to 9:00 a.m. through sunset, and bars selling from a vehicle parked more than one hour in the same spot (Sec. 12-191(c)).
Violations & Fines
Vending without a hawkers'/peddlers' license, or parking a food truck more than an hour in one spot, violates City Code §§ 12-181 and 12-191(c) and is a municipal infraction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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