MOBILE FOOD UNITS
Mobile Food Units, including food trucks, carts, and pushcarts, can be permitted within the City of Tualatin as
regulated by Tualatin Municipal Code 9-10.
General Requirements:
Must be on private property and have permission to operate from the property owner
Only one mobile food unit per site at a time
Must be parked on a paved surface and not interfere with the safe passage of vehicles, bikes, and pedestrians
Must obtain a valid Tualatin Business License
Must obtain health and sanitary licenses from Washington and/or Clackamas County
Must be in a zone that allows a mobile food unit or pushcart as applicable (see chart below):
Mobile Food Units (Food Trucks, Food Carts) Pushcarts
Allowed zones: Allowed zones:
Commercial Office (CO) Central Commercial (CC)
Recreational Commercial (CR) General Commercial (CG)
Light Manufacturing (ML) Light Manufacturing (ML)
General Manufacturing (MG) General Manufacturing (MG)
Manufacturing Park (MP) Manufacturing Park (MP)
Manufacturing Business Park (MBP)
Institutional (IN)
Medical Center (MC)
Restrictions: Restrictions:
Not allowed within areas of the Commercial Office zone
that are within 200 feet of the Central Commercial zone
Not allowed within 200 feet of existing restaurant or
fruit/vegetable market unless written consent obtained
from proprietor
Not allowed within 100 feet of a gas station No larger than six feet long
Must be designed to be pushed or pulled by a person
Find out what zone a property is in using our online map: https://www.tualatinoregon.gov/maps/tualgis-maps-apps
Application requirements:
Mobile Food Unit Application Form
Property owner consent letter with signature
Application fee (see current fee schedule)
Proof of health and sanitary license
For pushcarts proposed within 200 feet of a restaurant, or fruit and vegetable market, include letter of consent
from all business owner(s) within 200-foot radius
Site plan showing:
A scaled site plan or aerial map of the entire property where the food unit will be located
Where the food unit will be located on the site (must be on a paved surface)
Nearby pedestrian pathways, driveways, and property lines
MOBILE FOOD UNIT APPLICATION
Applicant Information
Applicant Name:
Mailing Address:
City: State: ZIP:
Email: Phone:
Mobile Food Unit Information
Business Name:
County Mobile Food Unit License Number:
Type of Mobile Food Unit:
Truck Trailer Pushcart (length: ____feet) Other (describe or attach image)____________________
When do you plan to operate the food unit:
Permanent/Ongoing Seasonal (Start Month:______ End Month:_______ ) Other (describe):_____________________________
Briefly describe how you plan to provide garbage and recycling for customers:
Applicant’s Signature: Date:
Site and Property Owner Information (attach extra pages for multiple sites)
Site Address:
Assessor’s Map or Tax Lot Number:
Describe location of food unit on site:
Zone:
Property Owner Name:
Mailing Address:
City: State: ZIP:
Property Owner Signature: Date:
Office Use
Case No:
Date Received:
Received by:
Fee: Complete Review:
Receipt No: