Sherman, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- CBD streets
- Closed to MFUs unless closed for a council-approved special event
- Park and city lot ban
- 12:00 a.m. Sunday to 5:00 p.m. Friday
- Park exit hours
- Vacate by 12:00 a.m., no return before 6:00 a.m.
- Food truck lots
- Private property with a specific use permit from the city
- Parking lots
- Cannot cut spaces below the zoning requirement
- Maximum fine
- $500.00 under § 1.01.009, up to $2,000.00 for health rules
Summary
In the City of Sherman, Texas, a mobile food unit cannot operate on a central business district street unless council has closed the street for a special event. Parks and city lots are closed from 12:00 a.m. Sunday to 5:00 p.m. Friday, and food truck lots on private property need a specific use permit.
(b) Central business district restrictions.No person may operate a MFU on a street in the central business district, unless said street has been closed for a special event approved by the city council. ... (f) Sales in parks and city lots prohibited.Between the hours of 12:00 a.m. Sunday and 5:00 p.m. Friday, no person may operate a MFU in a public park or publicly owned lot unless said park or lot has been designated as the site for a special event approved by the city council. Any MFU operating in a public park or publicly owned lot must vacate said park or lot by 12:00 a.m. each night and not return prior to 6:00 a.m. the next morning. (g) Food truck lots.This section notwithstanding, a person may operate a MFU in conjunction with other MFUs on private property whose owner or lessee has applied for and been granted a specific use permit (SUP) to operate a food truck lot by the city.
Full Breakdown
Section 6.02.010 of the Sherman Code of Ordinances sorts where mobile food units (MFUs) can sell in the City of Sherman, Grayson County, Texas. Each rule below is a separate subsection.
Central business district: under (b), no person may operate a MFU on a street in the central business district unless that street has been closed for a special event approved by the city council. Section 3.10.001(b)(1) points to section 14.03.009(b)(1) for the district boundaries.
Other streets: under (d), no person may operate a MFU so that it impedes or disrupts traffic flow on city streets or draws pedestrians into the street right-of-way. Sales from a sidewalk are barred outright by (c).
Parking lots: under (e), no person may operate a MFU in a way that reduces the number of available parking spaces in a given lot below the number required by the city's zoning ordinances.
Parks and city lots: under (f), between 12:00 a.m. Sunday and 5:00 p.m. Friday no person may operate a MFU in a public park or publicly owned lot unless the park or lot has been designated as the site for a special event approved by the city council. Any MFU in a public park or publicly owned lot must vacate by 12:00 a.m. each night and not return before 6:00 a.m. the next morning.
Food truck lots: under (g), a person may operate a MFU together with other MFUs on private property whose owner or lessee has applied for and been granted a specific use permit (SUP) from the city to operate a food truck lot. Under (h), catering on private property is not prohibited. Subsection (a) separately requires a city clerk permit before any of this starts, and the section was amended by Ordinance 6868 adopted 9/15/2025.
Violations & Fines
Section 6.02.010 prints no fine of its own, so § 1.01.009 supplies the penalty: a fine not exceeding $500.00, rising to a $2,000.00 ceiling for public health and sanitation rules, with each day a separate offense. Section 6.02.009 separately fines violations of the article's rules up to $2,000.00, and the city can pursue injunctive relief and revocation of permits.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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