A food cart, also known as a mobile food unit, is a vehicle that is self-propelled or that can be pulled or pushed down a sidewalk, street, or highway, on which food is prepared or processed and is used in selling and dispensing food to the consumer.
A building permit is not required for a mobile food unit as long as:
- The vehicle is on wheels at all times. (There is no requirement that it be moved at any specific time interval only that it be able to be moved.)
- It is not enclosed by a structure, attached to a structure, or otherwise restricted from being able to be moved at all times.
- It does not require a special permit from the Oregon Department of Transportation to be moved.
- Connection to onsite electrical is via a flexible cord plugged into a receptacle; no hard-wired connection allowed.
- There is no piped connection to water service or wastewater piping.
View our Food Vending Fact Sheet Opens a New Window. to learn more about rules and regulations related to food carts and trucks.
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