Food Truck Vendor Permit (Private Property) (Raleigh, North Carolina)

This is the official Food Truck Vendor Permit (Private Property) from City of Raleigh Planning and Development. You can fill it in its original layout in your browser or with an AI assistant, then download it to review, sign and submit to the agency.

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Issuer: City of Raleigh Planning and Development
Jurisdiction: Raleigh, North Carolina
Type: Food truck and mobile vending permits
Questions: 53
Last mapping review: 2026-10-02

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What this form asks

Applicant Information: Applicant Name
Applicant Information: Date (date)
Applicant Information: If an LLC, name of the person(s) authorized to sign on behalf of the LLC
Applicant Information: Address
Applicant Information: City
Applicant Information: State
Applicant Information: Zip Code
Applicant Information: Phone Number
Applicant Information: Email
Business Information: Application Type (choose one)
Business Information: If renewal, existing (FT-XX-XXXX) case number
Business Information: Food Truck Name
Business Information: Name of Business/Corporation/LLC
Business Information: Business Address
Business Information: City
Business Information: State
Business Information: Zip Code
Business Information: Phone Number
Business Information: Email
Business Information: Owner's Name
Checklist: Proof of storage location of food truck (when associated with a Home Occupation); if located within the City limits or ETJ (checkbox)
Checklist: Proof of commercial business location (checkbox)
Checklist: County Food Service Permit (if applicable) (checkbox)
Checklist: N.C. Department of Agriculture Food Permit (if applicable) (checkbox)
Checklist: N.C. Sales and Use Certificate (checkbox)
Checklist: Copy of vehicle or trailer registration (required for new and renewals) (checkbox)
Checklist: Location of approved grease disposal facility (required for new and renewals) (checkbox)
Checklist: Permit fee (checkbox)
Acknowledgement: Outdoor seating shall only be provided by the property owner or an associated principal use (checkbox)
Acknowledgement: A Mobile Vending Permit must be obtained for the Mobile Retail business, and all required county and city permits and licenses must be clearly displayed on the Mobile Retail Vehicle (checkbox)
Acknowledgement: This Mobile Vending Permit is required to be renewed annually (checkbox)
Acknowledgement: Prior to the issuance of the mobile retail permit, the vendor must provide evidence of having obtained a NC Sales and Use Certificate (checkbox)
Acknowledgement: Mobile Retail Vehicle(s) must be located on a surface meeting the standards of UDO Sec. 7.1.9 (checkbox)
Acknowledgement: The food truck must provide evidence of a County Environmental Services food service permit and a means for the disposal of grease within an approved grease disposal facility (checkbox)
Acknowledgement: Operating without a county and/or state-issued food service permit, including one that has been suspended or revoked, shall be considered a violation of this ordinance (checkbox)
Signing Applicant: Applicant Name (printed)
Signing Applicant: Address
Signing Applicant: City
Signing Applicant: State
Signing Applicant: Zip Code
Signing Applicant: Phone Number
Signing Applicant: Email
Date Signed (date)
Owner's Name
Mobile Retail Checklist 1. Label all proposed and existing lot lines. Provide lot dimensions with metes and bounds (choose one)
Mobile Retail Checklist 2. Show all existing structures (choose one)
Mobile Retail Checklist 3. Acreage and square footage of parcel (choose one)
Mobile Retail Checklist 4. Dimension the location of Mobile Retail Vehicle(s). Also identify if Mobile Retail Vehicles are existing or proposed (choose one)
Mobile Retail Checklist 5. Identify and label the Zoning use of each Mobile Retail Vehicle (choose one)
Mobile Retail Checklist 6. Dimension the distance from Mobile Retail Vehicle(s) to property lines and public right-of-way (choose one)
Mobile Retail Checklist 7. Dimension Food Truck(s) distance to the entrance of any eating establishment (choose one)
Mobile Retail Checklist 8. Dimension Mobile Retail Vehicle distance from driveways, public sidewalks, utility boxes and vaults, handicapped ramps, building entrances/exits, emergency access, call boxes and fire hydrants (choose one)
Mobile Retail Checklist 9. Show all existing parking spaces and identify handicap accessible parking spaces (choose one)

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