Mobile business operation.
Utah Code § 11-56-106
in effect11-56-106. Mobile business operation.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a political subdivision may not:
(a) entirely or constructively prohibit mobile businesses in a zone in which a food establishment is a permitted or conditional use;
(b) prohibit the operation of a food truck within a given distance of a restaurant;
(c) restrict the total number of days a mobile business may operate within the political subdivision during a calendar year;
(d) require a mobile business to:
(i) provide to the political subdivision:
(A) a site plan for each location in which a mobile business operates in the public right of way, if the political subdivision permits mobile businesses in the public right of way; or
(B) the date, time, or duration that a mobile business will operate within the political subdivision; or
(ii) obtain and pay for a land use permit for each location and time during which a mobile business operates; or
(e) if a mobile business has the consent of a private property owner to operate on the private property:
(i) limit the number of days the mobile business may operate on the private property;
(ii) require that the mobile business provide to the political subdivision or keep on file in the mobile business the private property owner's written consent; or
(iii) require a site plan for the operation of the mobile business on the private property where the mobile business operates in the same location for less than 10 hours per week.
(2) A political subdivision may prohibit a mobile business on a street or the sidewalk abutting a street that is temporarily closed by the political subdivision for a temporary mass gathering or other special event.
Amended by Chapter 432, 2026 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title11/Chapter56/11-56-S106.html?v=C11-56-S106_2026050620260506Fetched: 10/26/2026