Southampton, NY Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- School/church buffer
- 500 feet
- Restricted roads
- CR 39, CR 39A, Montauk Hwy
- Park vending
- requires Parks Dept. agreement
- Max vehicle length
- 28 feet
- First-offense fine
- $250 to $500
Summary
In the Town of Southampton outside the villages, mobile vendors are barred from parking or peddling along stretches of County Road 39, County Road 39A and Montauk Highway, and from operating within 500 feet of any church, school or Town park unless under a Parks Department agreement.
In the interest of public safety and due to traffic hazards caused by stopping of motor vehicles and traffic congestion on certain roads in the Town of Southampton, no person shall park any vehicle, cart, wagon or trailer upon any of the following roads, roadway right-of-way, or any portion of a lot immediately adjacent to said road: ... County Road 39: from the intersection of Sunrise Highway (State Route 27) to County Road 39A. ... Montauk Highway (State Route 27): from the intersection of County Road 39A to the eastern boundary of Southampton Town at Wainscott. ... It shall be unlawful for any person to peddle within 500 feet of any property on which a church, schoolhouse or schoolgrounds are located. ... It shall be unlawful for any person to peddle within Town-owned parks and recreation areas unless said individual has been issued a contract by or has entered into a facility-use agreement with the Town of Southampton Department of Parks and Recreation.
Full Breakdown
Town Code § 254-10B restricts where a licensed peddler can operate. Congested areas are off-limits wherever a peace officer, code enforcement officer or police officer judges, in good faith, that peddling would impede, endanger or inconvenience the public or add to congestion. Year-round, no peddler may park a vehicle, cart, wagon or trailer along County Road 39 from Sunrise Highway (State Route 27) to County Road 39A, along County Road 39A between County Road 39 and Montauk Highway, or along Montauk Highway (State Route 27) from County Road 39A to the Town's eastern boundary at Wainscott.
Peddling on a state highway itself is separately barred so long as it remains governed by Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1157(c) and § 1800. It is unlawful to peddle within 500 feet of any church, schoolhouse or schoolgrounds, and unlawful to peddle in Town-owned parks and recreation areas without a contract or facility-use agreement from the Department of Parks and Recreation. Separately, Chapter 255, adopted in 2023, bars obstructing a lane of travel or a roadway center median while peddling or soliciting anywhere in town, citing rising accident risk, though it exempts permitted street closures for special events, Town-issued lane permits, government functions and roadside emergencies. Vehicles used for peddling cannot exceed 28 feet in total length under § 254-10D.
Violations & Fines
Violating the location restrictions in § 254-10 is punishable under § 254-14 by a fine of $250 to $500 for a first offense up to $750 to $1,000 for a third, plus up to 15 days' jail and a mandatory $100 blight mitigation surcharge; violating the separate roadway-obstruction ban in Chapter 255 carries the same $250 to $1,000 escalating fine schedule under § 255-4, with community service allowed in lieu of a fine.
Frequently Asked Questions
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