Sandy, UT Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Sandy City Code § 21-11-19
- Where allowed
- Commercial/industrial zones; ROW needs City OK
- School buffer
- 1,000 ft from K-12, 7am-4pm school days
- Hydrant/crosswalk buffer
- 10 feet
- Intersection buffer
- 60 feet
- Hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Max stop length
- 12 hours per 24-hour period
Summary
Sandy allows mobile food trucks and street vendors only in commercial and industrial land use areas, plus limited public right-of-way spots the City approves in writing. Vendors need a Sandy business license, and strict distance buffers keep carts away from hydrants, crosswalks, schools and each other.
Mobile food businesses and street vendors shall be allowed to operate on property within all commercial or industrial land use areas, in accordance with the provisions of this section... Mobile food businesses and street vendors must not be located within: Ten feet of any fire hydrant; Ten feet of any bus or transit stop; Ten feet or one stall away from any handicap parking space or access ramp; Ten feet from any curb cut; Ten feet from any other mobile food business or street vendor; Ten feet from any manhole or storm drain inlet; Sixty feet from any intersection or driveway; and One thousand feet from any private/public school K through 12 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, unless permission is given from an authorized representative from the school to locate on school property.
Full Breakdown
Sandy City Code § 21-11-19 permits mobile food businesses and street vendors to operate on private or public property within commercial or industrial land use zones, and in the public right-of-way only where the City grants written permission. A vendor must have written consent from the property owner for every site used, and off-street parking and traffic circulation cannot be disrupted. Vending is barred from any public park or Open Space (OS) Zone without prior written consent from the Community Development Director after consulting the Parks and Recreation Director.
Within the right-of-way, trucks may park only in parallel spaces, must keep a clear sidewalk path of at least four feet, and cannot set up where the posted speed limit exceeds 35 miles per hour. on school days unless the school authorizes the site. unless the Community Development Director approves an extension for a special event or an already-approved extended-hours business. Each stop is capped at 12 hours in any 24-hour period at one location unless the Director approves longer. Drive-thru service, alcohol sales, and professional or personal services from the vehicle are all prohibited, and a certificate of insurance ($200,000 per person / $500,000 per occurrence, or a $500,000 single-limit policy) is required to operate on public property.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the required Sandy City business license, or vending inside the prohibited buffer zones (hydrants, crosswalks, schools during school hours, other vendors), violates § 21-11-19. Vending in a public park or OS Zone without Community Development Director authorization, exceeding the 12-hour single-location limit, running a drive-thru, or discharging waste into the storm drain system are also code violations subject to license suspension or revocation under the City's general licensing enforcement provisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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