St. George, UT Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- St. George Code § 10-17A-20
- Zoning classification
- Permitted-with-standards use
- Site plan
- Required before opening
- Drive-through service
- Not permitted
- Right-of-way vending
- Prohibited
Summary
A single food truck operates citywide on a business license, but a food truck park is a distinct zoning use: it needs an approved site plan, must fit the lot-size rules of its zone, and cannot use a public right-of-way or run a drive-through.
Food truck parks shall meet the following additional standards: A. Lot Requirements: 1. All parcels dedicated to food truck parks shall meet the lot size and width requirements of the zone in which they are located. ... 3. Main access shall be permitted only from a public street. ... D. All proposed activity within a food truck park shall not occur within a dedicated public right-of-way. F. Food truck parks are not permitted to operate drive-through services.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-062, passed August 6, 2026).
Full Breakdown
St. George Code § 10-17A-20 sets the standards for food truck parks. Parcels must meet the lot size and width requirements of the zone they sit in, main access must come only from a public street, and the operator needs an approved site plan showing vendor pads, parking, trash enclosures, landscaping, and utility hookups before opening. Food truck parks cannot occupy a dedicated public right-of-way, cannot run drive-through service, and must be run by a common manager. Individual trucks still need a separate mobile-vendor business license under Title 3, chapter 2, article R.
Violations & Fines
Operating a food truck park without an approved site plan or business license, or letting activity spill into a public right-of-way, can trigger license revocation and the penalty set in Code § 3-1-21.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can one food truck park anywhere in St. George?
Does a food truck park need city approval before opening?
Sources & Official References
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