Wayne, NJ Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)

Section 149-15 of the Wayne Township Code is the location rule for food trucks and other vehicle vendors. It bars a person from stopping a vehicle for operation as an itinerant food vendor in any public place or quasi-public place on any municipal, county or state road or right-of-way. It also bars stopping less than 1,000 feet from the front entrance door of any business for which a valid, current Township of Wayne retail food establishment license has been issued. The one carve-out is soliciting at temporary construction sites, which is exempt from the 1,000-foot provision.

The definition in § 149-4 adds a time limit. An itinerant food vendor's vehicle must be stationary in an area only for the time necessary to complete sales transactions with customers, not to exceed 30 minutes in any given area in one day. Section 149-17 exempts persons holding a Township retail food establishment license when they operate their own licensed businesses, so a restaurant is not caught by the article.

The Health Officer administers the program. A vendor must hold a vehicle license from the Health Department under § 149-5, and the certificate must be displayed on the vehicle. Section 149-16 allows the Health Officer to suspend or revoke a license for any violation of the article, and the licensee can appeal to the Township Council.

Location is also handled in Wayne's land development code for the Mount Laurel Round Three District-5 (MLR3D-5). The conditional-use criteria in § 134-54.9 allow food trucks only when the gathering location or locations are shown on the site plan, publicly available restrooms sufficient for the size of the facility are within 600 feet by the line of travel, and appropriate trash and recycling facilities are provided.