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San Angelo, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)

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

Key Facts

By-right zones
Commercial, manufacturing, CBD, Office-Warehouse, industrial
Residential limit
6 hours per 24 hours on non-residential-use lots
Home buffer
100 feet from a residential structure
School buffer
200 feet without written school consent
Restaurant buffer
100 feet from an open competing restaurant
Governing section
Zoning Ordinance Sec. 419.C.1-4, 9-11

Summary

San Angelo allows mobile food units by right in every commercial and manufacturing zoning district, the Central Business District, Office-Warehouse districts, and anywhere industrial uses are permitted. In residential districts a unit may sell only on properties with an approved conditional or special use, or up to six hours a day on other non-residential lots, staying at least 100 feet from any home.

1.Mobile food units are permitted to conduct business in all commercial and manufacturing zoning districts, the Central Business District and Office-Warehouse zoning districts and where Industrial uses are permitted. ... 3.Mobile food units may operate up to six hours in a 24 hour period in residentially zoned areas on non-residential use properties that do not have an approved conditional/special use and, except for snow cone and prepackaged vendors, must be at least 100 feet from a residential structure. ... 9.A mobile food unit shall not operate in the public right-of-way within 100 feet of a public entrance of a permanent food service establishment when open for business. ... 10.Mobile food units shall not operate within 200 feet of a public or private school without written consent as to location and times for operation from the authorized school authority. 11.Except for snow cone and prepackaged vendors, mobile food units shall not park in the right-of-way within 200 feet of a residential structure, except in the Central Business District (CBD) zoning district.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 10).

Full Breakdown

C sets out exactly where a mobile food unit can operate in San Angelo. 1 permits food trucks by right in all commercial and manufacturing districts, the Central Business District, Office-Warehouse districts, and any area where industrial uses are allowed. 2 lets a unit operate on residentially zoned land that already carries an approved conditional or special use for a non-residential activity. 3 still allows up to six hours of operation in a 24 hour period on a non-residential-use property in a residential district, provided the unit, other than snow cone and prepackaged vendors, stays at least 100 feet from a residential structure.

4 extends the same six-hour daily allowance to multifamily residential property with the property manager's written permission on file in the unit. 10 bars operation within 200 feet of a public or private school without the school's written consent. 11 sets a further 200 foot buffer from any residential structure for right-of-way parking, waived inside the Central Business District and for snow cone and prepackaged vendors. Development Services checks these zoning and distance standards before issuing the food service permit required for every mobile food unit.

Violations & Fines

Vending outside a permitted zoning district, operating past the six hour cap on non-residential lots in a residential district, or ignoring the 100 foot restaurant, 200 foot school or 200 foot residential buffers violates Zoning Ordinance Section 419.C. Development Services can deny or pull the food service permit, and a court can fine the operator up to $2,000.00 under the general zoning penalty in Section 1.01.009(b), with each day of continued operation charged separately under Section 1.01.009(f).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can a food truck legally operate in San Angelo?
By right, mobile food units can sell in every commercial and manufacturing zoning district, the Central Business District, Office-Warehouse districts, and anywhere industrial uses are permitted under Zoning Ordinance Section 419.C.1. In a residential district a unit needs either an approved conditional or special use on the property, or must limit sales to six hours a day and stay 100 feet from any home.
How close can a food truck park to a school?
Not within 200 feet of a public or private school, per Section 419.C.10, unless the school's authorized official gives written consent to the location and hours of operation. A copy of that consent has to stay inside the mobile food unit at all times for inspection.
Can a food truck park near an existing restaurant?
Not within 100 feet of that restaurant's open public entrance while it is doing business, under Section 419.C.9. The restaurant's owner can waive the buffer in writing, agreeing to the truck's specific location and hours, and that written consent must be kept in the unit.

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