Troy, MI Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)

5(A) of Chapter 49 draws the basic line on where a Mobile Food Vending Unit may operate: it cannot be "stopped or parked on a public roadway or highway," but it can operate on private property with the owner's permission or on public property that is not a street or highway, with an exception letting units park in a legal parking space on a residential street while complying with the rest of the City Code. 5(B) adds a competitive buffer, barring operation within 300 feet, measured as the crow flies, of the property line of any brick-and-mortar restaurant.

5(D) requires units to stay more than 25 feet from handicapped parking spaces and access ramps and bars placement on any property without the owner's written permission. 5(C) and (H) round out the zone restrictions: units cannot impede building entrances or driveways, and cannot operate in a way that increases traffic congestion or delay, blocks vehicular or pedestrian travel, or obstructs emergency vehicle access. in non-residential areas.