Mobile food vendors; operation on public or private property.
Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250159
in effectSec. 250159. - Mobile food vendors; operation on public or private property.
Mobile food vendors are authorized to operate on public or private property subject to the following regulations:
(a) Mobile food vendors based in Coral Springs shall obtain a Coral Springs business tax receipt.
(b) Mobile food vendors shall remain stationary during their operation and shall not drive from place to place to look for customers.
(c) Mobile food vendors shall not operate between the hours of 11:00 PM and 8:00 AM.
(d) Mobile food vendors shall obtain written authorization from the property owner of a site prior to operating at any site.
(e) Mobile food vendors shall not operate within one thousand (1,000) feet of any brick-and-mortar restaurant unless such restaurant gives written authorization to the mobile food vendor or otherwise expressly authorized in writing by the City.
(f) While operating, mobile food vendors shall post conspicuously for inspection by any person at all times, the following: proof of licensure from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, or its successor agency, a certification issued within the previous twelve (12) months from a fire inspector with an active license issued by the Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals that the specific vehicle operating as a mobile food vendor successfully passed a fire inspection, inspection results from most recent health department inspection, and a copy of the business tax receipt from the municipality which the Mobile Food Vendor is based.
(g) Mobile food vendors shall only operate at locations when three (3) business days advance notice was provided to the Community Development Division. The notification shall include, at a minimum, the following information: the date and times of operation; the location of the operation; a general site plan that includes the location of the vehicle, available parking, restroom facilities, and police and fire access locations.
(h) Mobile food vendors shall not operate on any public or private property if such operation obstructs or otherwise hinders the free flow of traffic.
(i) Depending on the location selected by a mobile food vendor, such as a parking lot, if the total number of parking spaces will be reduced by the Mobile Food Vendor, a temporary use permit may be required.
(j) Violations of this Section shall be a $500.00 fine, which may be enforced in accordance with this Land Development Code, or Chapter 162, Florida Statutes. All code compliance officers, and law enforcement officers are authorized to require the mobile food vendor to cease operations if they are in violation of any provision herein.
(Ord. No. 2018-103, § 4, 5-2-18; Ord. No. 2021-109, § 4, 6-2-21; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 134, 4-19-23)
Source: City of Coral Springs, Florida, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/coral_springs/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=CH25ZOOR_ARTIINGE_S250159MOFOVEOPPUPRPRFetched: 11/8/2026