Federal Way, WA Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

020 makes it unlawful to conduct a temporary business, including door-to-door sales, without first obtaining a temporary business registration from the city clerk. Subsection (5) specifically covers "roving mobile vendors" involved in businesses "such as door-to-door sales, sales from ice-cream trucks, or other businesses that do not have a fixed location(s) within the city," and permits them to operate regardless of zone for no more than 90 days, whether consecutive or nonconsecutive, once a temporary business registration is obtained. The city clerk may authorize a single seven-day extension per occurrence, subject to additional fees, but a vendor operating longer than the statutory window must instead secure a permanent business registration.

030 requires the applicant to submit, before the requested start date, an application on city forms with signed consent from the property owner (if operating from a fixed site), a site plan if applicable, and applicable fees. 050, which require the vendor to hold a current Washington State license and UBI number on file with the city for the duration of the business and to comply with all other applicable city, county, state, and federal law. 020(6) allows one registration listing all locations rather than a separate registration per site.