Mobile Food or Retail Vendors operating in the City of Federal Way must review and complete this supplemental checklist at the time of their business license endorsement application or renewal.
Federal Way Revised Code (FWRC) defines "mobile food or retail vendor" as "an unaffixed food or retail establishment on wheels, primarily selling goods, food or beverages, which is readily moveable either through self-propulsion or via towing by vehicle, and operates on a previously existing improved property. Mobile food or retail vendors do not include mobile or temporary health services."
There are three (3) classifications of mobile food or retail vendors in Federal Way, subject to the following allowed locations per class:
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CLASSIFICATIONS
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ALLOWED LOCATIONS
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Class I means a mobile food or retail vendor that operates on a particular improved property for no more than a single day each calendar month, and no more than 15 hours during that day.
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Class I mobile vendors are allowed to operate in any zone.
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Class II means a mobile food or retail vendor that does not qualify as a Class I mobile vendor and operates on a particular improved property for no more than 180 days in a calendar year.
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Class II mobile vendors are allowed in all zones in the city except for properties in single-family zones with a current principal use of single-family.
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Class III means a mobile food or retail vendor that operates on a particular improved property but does not otherwise qualify as either a Class I or II mobile vendor.
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Class III vendors which are accessory to an established use on the property are allowed in all zones in the city; except for properties in single-family zones with a current principal use of single-family.
Mobile Food or Retail Vendor Permit
Class III vendors which are the principal use on the property are allowed in all nonresidential zones in the city and must obtain approval under the use process indicated in the use chart for the applicable zone.
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For additional information about Federal Way’s
mobile food or retail vendor permit or review requirements, contact the Planner on Duty at 253-835-2655 or planning@cityoffederalway.com Complete Mobile Food or Retail
Permit Requirements are found in FWRC 19.290.
For information regarding mobile vendors operating in a public right-of-way, contact the Public Works Department. A right-of-way permit may be required.
Right-of-way permit desk: 253-835-2725 or row.permits@cityoffederalway.com