St. Petersburg restricts mobile and roadside vending to specific zoning districts, prohibits operations in the public right-of-way without a permit, and bans Class I food trucks and ice cream trucks from downtown center districts.
Sections 16.50.440, 16.50.450, and 16.50.460 of the Land Development Regulations control where mobile food trucks and roadside vendors may operate. Vending in the public right-of-way is prohibited except by city-issued permit, and downtown center zoning districts prohibit Class I food trucks on rights-of-way and Class III ice cream trucks entirely. Roadside vending markets are limited to non-residential and certain corridor zones, must sit at least 100 feet from existing restaurants or food retailers, may use no more than 200 square feet, may not use more than two parking spaces, and are restricted to daylight hours with one market per block face.
Vending in prohibited zones or rights-of-way without a permit triggers code enforcement fines and can result in permit revocation.
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