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City of Fort Worth

Development Services Department

Mobile Vendor Certificate of Occupancy Requirements

Application Requirements

Any vendors of merchandise or food that occupies a specific location on a parcel or lot for more than

one hour must apply and obtain a Mobile Vendor Certificate of Occupancy. The following items are

required at the time of application or renewal. All names must match on all documents. There are no

exceptions for any of these documents. Items are in order to minimize processing time.

1. Assumed Business Name Certificate - This can be obtained at the Tarrant County Court House

located at 200 Taylor St Plaza Building 3

floor Fort Worth, TX 76102. Main office number: 817-

884-1550.

www.tarrantcounty.com

2. Current State Sales Tax & Use Tax Permit - This can be obtained at the State Comptroller of Public

Accounts Office located at 6320 Southwest Blvd #201, Benbrook, TX 76109

Main office number:

(817) 377-8855.

www.window.state.tx.us

3. Current and valid State Vehicle Registration on the Mobile Vending Unit they are using for the sale

of their goods, if applicable. Please note, it must match the vehicle information located on the health

permit issued to them by either the Tarrant County Public Health Department or the Code

Compliance Consumer Health Division.

4. Current and valid Vehicle Insurance on the Mobile Vending Unit or vehicle pulling the unit that

will be used for the sale of their goods, if applicable.

5. Current and valid State Motor Vehicle Operators License (State Driver’s License) for the owner of

the Mobile Vending Unit or if an employee is driving the unit; their valid driver’s license and proof of

insurance.

6. Property Owner Authorization Letter authorizing applicant the use of the property the Vending

Unit will be on and the use of the restroom from the property owner. This letter MUST be original

and correctly notarized (within the last 30 days) before we can accept them.

7. For Food Vendors, a valid health permit is required. This can be obtained either the Tarrant County

Public Health Department (if operating only in the Tarrant County portions of Fort Worth) or from

the City of Fort Worth Code Compliance Consumer Health Division located at Hazel Harvey Peace

Center for Neighborhoods, 818 Missouri Ave. Main office number: 817-392-7255.

www.FortWorthTexas.gov/Health

8. Basic Site Plan Sketch – This must show the entire property and the location of the Vending Unit

relative to the property boundaries, accesses, parking, Fire lane(s) and any structures. This sketch

should be drawn to scale, have labeled “North Arrow”, and contain the property address and Legal

Description i.e. Lot, Bock, Legal Name/Subdivision or Addition. Note: No more than one Mobile

Vending Unit per individual tract, parcel or platted lot shall be allowed.

Required Applicants and Zoning

Any vendors of merchandise or food that occupies a specific location on a parcel or lot for more than

one hour must apply and obtain a Mobile Vendor Certificate of Occupancy. Vendors operating as

part of an approved flea market or city-sanctioned event are excluded. Mobile Vendor Certificates of

Occupancy are issued for each specific address to be occupied by a vendor. Vendors that require a CO

are defined below as per Ordinance 15249:

1. Food Vendor, Non-Potentially Hazardous – A food vendor that sells food products that are not

potentially hazardous, such as popcorn, pretzels, and nut, and as further defined in Chapter 16,

“Health and Sanitation” of the City Code of the City of Fort Worth, from an informal fixed location

out of a vehicle that is pulled or is portable under its own power. As per Chapter 4 Article 8 of

Ordinance 13896, as a use both temporary and transient, is allowed in “E” Neighborhood Commercial

District zoning and above.

2. Food Vendor, Potentially Hazardous – A food vendor that sells natural or synthetic food products

that require temperature control and as further defined in Chapter 16, “Health and Sanitation” of the

City Code of the City of Fort Worth, from an informal fixed location out of a vehicle that is pulled or

is portable under its own power. As per Chapter 4 Article 8 of Ordinance 13896, as a use both

temporary and transient, is allowed in “FR” Restricted Commercial District zoning and above.

3. Merchandise Vendor – A merchandise Vendor that sells merchandise products from an informal

fixed location. As per Chapter 4 Article 8 of Ordinance 13896, as a use both temporary and transient,

is allowed in “I” Light Industrial District zoning and above.

4. Door-to-Door Merchandise/Food/Services Vendor – A person who travels by foot or vehicle from

door-to-door, house-to-house, building to building, or place to place, within the city, for the purpose

of offering for sale, or soliciting orders for future delivery, of goods, services, or merchandise. As per

Chapter 4 Article 8 of Ordinance 13896, as a use both temporary and transient, is allowed in “ER”

Neighborhood Commercial Restricted District zoning and above. These applicants will need to apply

for this certificate with the Development Department Administration Secretary.

Non-Required Applicants

1. Transient Food Vendor – A food vendor that sells food products, from a pushcart or out of a

Mobile Vending Unit that is pulled or portable under its own power, for sale to the general public

from an informal location, other than a public street or thoroughfare, for a period not more than 60

consecutive minutes at any one location. Example: Transient Food Vendors may not stop for more

than 60 consecutive minutes at any one location to sell or serve food.

Basic Restrictions

1. No mobile vending unit shall operate at any time between the hours of 2:00 AM and 7:00 AM.

2. Transient Food Vendors may not stop for more than 60 consecutive minutes at any one location to

sell or serve food.

3. No more than one Mobile Vending Unit per individual tract, parcel or platted lot shall be allowed.

A maximum of three mobile vending units shall be allowed on an individual tract, parcel, or platted

lot in which a grocery store with a footprint exceeding 50,000 square feet, may be located with a

special exception by the Board of Adjustment, provided, however, that in granting any such special

exception, the Board shall consider the following:

a. The reason for the request;

b. The number of available parking spaces on the lot;

c. Whether an increase number of mobile vending units would be compatible with

the existing use and permitted development of adjacent properties; and

d. Any other issued the Board of Adjustment considers to be relevant.

4. Vending Units must park on improved surfaces and may not occupy required parking spaces,

obstruct traffic movement or impair visibility or safety to the site. Units must also observe standard

setback restrictions.

5. A food vendor selling food that is Potentially Hazardous (natural or synthetic food products that

require temperature control) shall remove the Mobile Vending Unit daily from the property.

6. No Mobile Vending Unit may operate within 50 feet from a Single Family or Multi-Family

residential use. Single-Family or Multi-Family residential use shall not include a residence that is part

of a business or a Mixed-Use structure.

7. All Mobile Vending Units between 50 and 100 feet from a Single-Family or Multi-Family

residential use must obtain the unanimous consent of all the owners of the of the Single-Family or

Multi-Family residential property within 100-foot radius around the Mobile Vending Unit.

a. Consent from the property owners must be original, signed, notarized, and dated within 30

days from the date the vendor applies for a Vendor Certificate of Occupancy.

b. If the Single-Family or Multi-Family residential property is not the primary residence of the

owner, the resident or tenant of the property must give his or her consent.

c. Measurement shall be determined in a straight line (ignoring intervening structures) from the

closest point of the Mobile Vending Unit to the closest point of the property line of the

Single-Family or Multi-Family residential use.

8. Food vendors must have access to a restroom and may not be open unless access to the restroom is

made available to the vendor.

9. The Mobile Vendor Certificate of Occupancy is good only for the location assigned to it. Each

different location will require a separate Vendor Certificate of Occupancy.

10. Mobile Vendor Certificate of Occupancies may be renewed no earlier than 24 hours prior to

expiration. Renewals after the expiration date are on a first come first served basis. There is not a grace

period.

Application can be made at:

City of Fort Worth Development Services Department

200 Texas St Fort Worth, TX 76102

817-392-2222

City of Fort Worth

Development Services Department

Certificate of Occupancy Application

Project Address: ______________________________________________________________________Bldg/Suite/Unit#:_________________

Legal Description: Addition ___________________________________________________________Block _______________ Lot ___________

(Apartments require a list of all addresses, number of units in each building, site plan, floor plan drawn to

scale of any non-residential spaces, and pre-code inspections.)

Name of Business: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Proposed Business Use: _____________________________________Previous Business Use:__________________________________

Electricity Release: ( Y / N )

Previous Certificate of Occupancy # (if known): ______________________________________________________________________

Zoning of Property: ___________ Legal Non-Conforming (LNC#): _____________________

Annexation: ( Y / N ) (If yes, copy of Annexation letter is required)

Mobile Vendor: ( Y / N ) License Plate Number For Mobile Vendor: ____________________________

Site Contact Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: _________________________________ *E-Mail Address: _________________________________________________________

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* Please fill out the information below if a Change of Use Required:

Change of Use with Remodel: Yes _______ (If yes, complete the items below)No _______(If no, skip to Applicant Name & Signature)

Total Cost of Construction with Materials & Labor: _______________________________________________________________________

Total Cost of Construction not including Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing: ___________________________________________

TABS # (if Cost of Construction is $50,000 or more ): ____________________________________________________________________

City of Fort Worth Contractor Registration #: _________________________________________________________________________

Contractor’s Business Name: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: _________________________________ *E-Mail Address: _________________________________________________________

Plans Exam Contact Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: _________________________________ *E-Mail Address: _________________________________________________________

Applicant Name (Printed): _________________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: _________________________________ *E-Mail Address: ________________________________________________________

Applicant’s Signature: ___________________________________________________________ Date: ___________________________________

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*Information used, to provide Plan Review status and holds. Revised: 05/12/22 DB

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CityofFortWorth

MobileVendorPropertyAccess&RestroomAccessLetter

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Name&AddressofBusiness:_______________________________________________________________________

I________________________theowner/leasee,amauthorizing__________________________________________to

locateaMobileVendingUnitattheaboveaddress.   (NameofMobileVendingUnit)



Iunderstandthatbygranti ngtheabovenamedMobileVendorpermission

tolocateatthisaddressandhaveaccessto

therestroomfacilities,theCityofFortWorth(“City”)willissueaVendorCertificateofOccupancy,providedtheMobile

VendormeetsallotherCityrequirements.

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TheCity’sZoningOrdinancedoesnotallow morethanoneMobileVendingUnitperindividualtract,parcel,

orplatted

lot.NomorethanoneMobileVendingUnitmayoperateonthepropertyatanygiventime.Thepropertyownermust

completethisformindicatingthetimesinwhicheachMobileVendingUnitwilloperateonthepremises.

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IcertifythatIhaveaccesstoparkingspacesfortheoccupancyoftheMobileVendingUnitortheMobileVendingUnit

willnotoccupyrequiredparkingspaces.

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Ifurthercertifythatthe

MobileVendingUnithaspermissiontousetherestroomfacilitiesonthepropertyduringthe

hoursof____________mto_____________m(timeatlocation) ondays oftheweek:

______________________________________eachweek(SSMTWTHF).

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IalsoauthorizetheCitytohaveaccesstothepropertyfor

thepurposeofperformingsiteinspectionsinanticipationofa

VendorCertificateofOccupancybeingissued.

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___________________________________  ________________________________________

(Signature)(NotarySignature)

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___________________________________  ________________________________________

(PrintedName)(CommissionExpires)

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___________________________________

(Date)NotarySeal

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**Formmustbecompletedinitsentiretypriortosigningandnotarizingordocumentisinvalidandwillnotbe

accepted.Notarystampmustbewithin30daysofsignature.**