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Tyler, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Code
UDC Sec. 10-76
Time Limit
6 hours, then move 50 ft
Restaurant Consent
Within 300 feet
Residential
Not allowed
Food Truck Parks
100 ft apart minimum

Summary

Tyler bars mobile food units from vacant lots and residential districts, requires an improved parking surface, and limits stops to six consecutive hours before the unit must move at least 50 feet. Units document consent from restaurants within 300 feet.

Mobile Food Units may not stop for more than six consecutive hours at any one location to sell or serve food... The Mobile Food Unit shall move at least 50 feet away from its previous location once the six hour period has expired and shall not return to the previous location within a one hour period of time.

Source: Tyler Code of OrdinancesView official code

Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: July 2026: Including amendments through July 22, 2026).

Full Breakdown

Under Sec. 10-76, a mobile food unit outside a Food Truck Park may not stop more than six consecutive hours at one location, must then move at least 50 feet and stay away for an hour, and cannot sit on a vacant lot or unimproved surface. Units must provide written documentation from every restaurant within 300 feet of their front door expressly allowing them to operate. Food Truck Parks are a separate principal use: minor parks of two to four units are by-right in commercial and industrial zones, major parks of five or more need site-plan approval, and no park may sit within 100 feet of another.

Violations & Fines

Vending on a vacant lot, blocking a fire lane or access driveway, or exceeding the six-hour limit violates Sec. 10-76; the Planning Director may revoke transient vendor permits and code enforcement may cite operators.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can food trucks operate in Tyler?
On improved commercial or industrial sites, not vacant lots or residential districts. Units must document consent from restaurants within 300 feet.
How long can a food truck stay in one spot?
No more than six consecutive hours; it must then move at least 50 feet and not return for one hour.

Sources & Official References

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