Plano, TX Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

Plano Code of Ordinances § 11-145 governs itinerant vendors operating temporary businesses on privately owned property (carnivals are covered by the same section but under separate sub-rules). 00 fee, comply with all city ordinances, secure any required tent/food/animal/structure permits or inspections from the building official, hold proof of a valid state sales tax certificate or exemption, and get the property owner's written permission. daily, no living quarters may be located on site, and a dimensioned or scaled site plan showing the display area, curb cuts and parking is required.

Rules specific to itinerant vendors require the permit application to be filed with the building inspection department at least five calendar days before the first day of operation, the permit must be displayed and visible from the abutting street, and the permit runs a minimum of five days up to a maximum of 45 days per calendar year at any one physical address, no address can host an itinerant vendor business longer than that in a year. The vendor must also provide at least one unisex portable sanitary facility, or a written permission letter to use a facility within a 200-foot radius (not across a four-lane-or-larger thoroughfare).

The building official may revoke a permit for a violation of law or a false statement on the application, with an appeal available in writing to the city manager within five business days, decided within five business days. Violating any provision of the division is a misdemeanor subject to the general fine schedule of subsection 1-4(b), with each day of continued violation counted as a separate offense.