Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Utah (2026)
46 rules on the books across Utah, 17 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Food Truck Permits
Licenses and health permits required to operate a food truck, including fees, inspections, and renewal requirements.
Utah: statewide
StatewideFew RestrictionsUtah's Mobile Business Licensing and Regulation Act (Utah Code Title 11, Chapter 56) requires municipalities to…
Read full rule →Logan
Significant RestrictionsRunning a food truck, food trailer or ice cream truck in Logan City, Utah requires a mobile food vendor license under…
Read full rule →Provo
Significant RestrictionsProvo requires every mobile food business, food trucks and trailers alike, to hold a City business license before…
Read full rule →Sandy
Significant RestrictionsSandy requires every mobile food truck or cart to hold a Sandy City business license, carry general liability…
Read full rule →West Valley City
Significant RestrictionsWest Valley City caps food vending unit licenses at 15 citywide and only accepts applications each year between April 1…
Read full rule →Iron County
Some RestrictionsA mobile restaurant or roadside food stand operating in unincorporated Iron County cannot get or renew a county…
Read full rule →Layton
Some RestrictionsLayton requires every food cart and food truck operator to hold a City business license before operating anywhere in…
Read full rule →Lehi
Some RestrictionsLehi requires every food truck operator to hold a City business license under Title 4, plus a current annual fire…
Read full rule →Ogden
Some RestrictionsOgden City Code § 15-13-37 lets mobile food trucks and trailers park in private lots with owner approval or curbside in…
Read full rule →Orem
Some RestrictionsOrem only licenses mobile vendors that sell food, and every one needs Utah County Health Department licensing on top of…
Read full rule →Salt Lake City
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake City requires a business license for every mobile food truck before it can operate, plus location and…
Read full rule →Salt Lake County
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake County requires every mobile food business to file its license application before starting operation…
Read full rule →South Jordan
Some RestrictionsSouth Jordan requires mobile food vendors to hold a City business license, a Salt Lake Valley health permit, and a fire…
Read full rule →St. George
Some RestrictionsSt. George requires anyone selling food or drinks from a temporary, portable, or mobile unit to hold a city business…
Read full rule →Taylorsville
Some RestrictionsNo one may operate a food truck, catering truck, or street vending business in Taylorsville without a City business…
Read full rule →Washington County
Some RestrictionsA mobile food business operating in unincorporated Washington County needs a County business license under § 3-1-2 for…
Read full rule →Weber County
Some RestrictionsA mobile food trailer or kiosk in unincorporated Weber County is licensed as a short-term vendor under Section…
Read full rule →West Jordan
Some RestrictionsEvery mobile food business in West Jordan must obtain a City business license from the Business Licensing Division…
Read full rule →Vending Zones
Designated areas where food trucks and mobile vendors can operate, including time limits, distance from restaurants, and residential area restrictions.
Iron County
Significant RestrictionsIron County Code § 5.08.120(D) keeps peddlers, including mobile food vendors, away from schools and parks in the…
Read full rule →Layton
Significant RestrictionsLayton confines routine food cart and food truck vending to specific commercial, industrial, and mixed-use zoning…
Read full rule →Logan
Significant RestrictionsIn Logan City, Utah, food trucks and food trailers are prohibited in seven residential zoning districts and cannot…
Read full rule →Ogden
Significant RestrictionsOgden restricts sidewalk vending carts to specific downtown commercial zones (C-MU, C-ENT, H25 and C-9) and the 25th…
Read full rule →Salt Lake City
Significant RestrictionsSalt Lake City confines sidewalk vending carts to five designated zones, the expanded and Secondary Central Business…
Read full rule →West Valley City
Significant RestrictionsWest Valley City bans food vending units within set distances of intersections, driveways, other vendors, buildings…
Read full rule →Lehi
Some RestrictionsFood trucks in Lehi may set up wherever the Development Code allows as a temporary use, but never on a street with a…
Read full rule →Provo
Some RestrictionsProvo confines mobile food business right-of-way vending to specific commercial and industrial zones under Provo City…
Read full rule →Salt Lake County
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake County lets mobile food businesses set up in any zoning district that allows a restaurant, once they hold a…
Read full rule →Sandy
Some RestrictionsSandy allows mobile food trucks and street vendors only in commercial and industrial land use areas, plus limited…
Read full rule →South Jordan
Some RestrictionsSouth Jordan limits mobile food vending to eight commercial and mixed-use zones, plus schools, churches, parks, and…
Read full rule →St. George
Some RestrictionsA single food truck operates citywide on a business license, but a food truck park is a distinct zoning use: it needs…
Read full rule →Taylorsville
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville limits food trucks, catering trucks and street vendors to commercial and industrial land use areas…
Read full rule →Washington County
Some RestrictionsWashington County treats a food truck as a listed permitted use, not a special vendor category. County Code § 10-10-2's…
Read full rule →West Jordan
Some RestrictionsWest Jordan limits mobile food truck vending in the public right-of-way to specific zoning districts under City Code…
Read full rule →Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
Permits and rules for sidewalk vendors and pushcarts, where vending is allowed, cart and equipment standards, and the distance and hours rules that come with a vendor permit.
Iron County
Significant RestrictionsIn unincorporated Iron County, peddlers and mobile vendors, including food sellers who go place to place, cannot set up…
Read full rule →Layton
Significant RestrictionsLayton allows street vendor carts on sidewalks and within street rights-of-way only in the MU and MU-TOD zoning…
Read full rule →Logan
Significant RestrictionsIn Logan City, Utah, selling food, nonalcoholic beverages, flowers, crafts or similar goods on a public sidewalk…
Read full rule →Ogden
Significant RestrictionsSelling food, drinks, flowers, caps, T-shirts, souvenirs or crafts from a cart on an Ogden public sidewalk requires a…
Read full rule →Salt Lake City
Significant RestrictionsSalt Lake City confines sidewalk carts to specific downtown and Sugar House districts, city parks, and Washington…
Read full rule →Salt Lake County
Significant RestrictionsSalt Lake County bars mobile food businesses from operating in the public right-of-way at all, unless the vending is…
Read full rule →Sandy
Significant RestrictionsSandy City caps street vendor carts at 3.5 feet wide by 8 feet long, requires vendors to keep at least a four-foot…
Read full rule →West Valley City
Significant RestrictionsSelling goods from a vehicle on West Valley City public streets requires a police I.D. card and compliance with strict…
Read full rule →Provo
Some RestrictionsProvo mobile food vendors using the public right-of-way must park in parallel spaces only, keep vending windows facing…
Read full rule →St. George
Some RestrictionsSt. George requires anyone selling food or beverages from a temporary, portable, or mobile sidewalk unit to first…
Read full rule →Taylorsville
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville requires a mobile food business using the public right-of-way to face its vending window toward the…
Read full rule →West Jordan
Some RestrictionsWest Jordan requires mobile food trucks vending in the public right-of-way to keep sidewalks clear. City Code section…
Read full rule →South Jordan
Light RestrictionsSouth Jordan's mobile food vendor rules explicitly exclude vending carts, so sidewalk cart vending isn't subject to the…
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