Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Utah (2026)

Utah's Mobile Business Licensing and Regulation Act (Utah Code Title 11, Chapter 56) requires municipalities to…

Provo requires every mobile food business, food trucks and trailers alike, to hold a City business license before…

Sandy requires every mobile food truck or cart to hold a Sandy City business license, carry general liability…

West Valley City caps food vending unit licenses at 15 citywide and only accepts applications each year between April 1…

Layton requires every food cart and food truck operator to hold a City business license before operating anywhere in…

Lehi requires every food truck operator to hold a City business license under Title 4, plus a current annual fire…

Orem only licenses mobile vendors that sell food, and every one needs Utah County Health Department licensing on top of…

Salt Lake City requires a business license for every mobile food truck before it can operate, plus location and…

Salt Lake County requires every mobile food business to file its license application before starting operation…

South Jordan requires mobile food vendors to hold a City business license, a Salt Lake Valley health permit, and a fire…

St. George requires anyone selling food or drinks from a temporary, portable, or mobile unit to hold a city business…

A mobile food business operating in unincorporated Washington County needs a County business license under § 3-1-2 for…

A mobile food trailer or kiosk in unincorporated Weber County is licensed as a short-term vendor under Section…

Every mobile food business in West Jordan must obtain a City business license from the Business Licensing Division…

Layton confines routine food cart and food truck vending to specific commercial, industrial, and mixed-use zoning…

Salt Lake City confines sidewalk vending carts to five designated zones, the expanded and Secondary Central Business…

West Valley City bans food vending units within set distances of intersections, driveways, other vendors, buildings…

Food trucks in Lehi may set up wherever the Development Code allows as a temporary use, but never on a street with a…

Provo confines mobile food business right-of-way vending to specific commercial and industrial zones under Provo City…

Salt Lake County lets mobile food businesses set up in any zoning district that allows a restaurant, once they hold a…

Sandy allows mobile food trucks and street vendors only in commercial and industrial land use areas, plus limited…

South Jordan limits mobile food vending to eight commercial and mixed-use zones, plus schools, churches, parks, and…

A single food truck operates citywide on a business license, but a food truck park is a distinct zoning use: it needs…

Washington County treats a food truck as a listed permitted use, not a special vendor category. County Code § 10-10-2's…

West Jordan limits mobile food truck vending in the public right-of-way to specific zoning districts under City Code…

Layton allows street vendor carts on sidewalks and within street rights-of-way only in the MU and MU-TOD zoning…

Salt Lake City confines sidewalk carts to specific downtown and Sugar House districts, city parks, and Washington…

Salt Lake County bars mobile food businesses from operating in the public right-of-way at all, unless the vending is…

Sandy City caps street vendor carts at 3.5 feet wide by 8 feet long, requires vendors to keep at least a four-foot…

Selling goods from a vehicle on West Valley City public streets requires a police I.D. card and compliance with strict…

Provo mobile food vendors using the public right-of-way must park in parallel spaces only, keep vending windows facing…

St. George requires anyone selling food or beverages from a temporary, portable, or mobile sidewalk unit to first…

West Jordan requires mobile food trucks vending in the public right-of-way to keep sidewalks clear. City Code section…

South Jordan's mobile food vendor rules explicitly exclude vending carts, so sidewalk cart vending isn't subject to the…