Food Carts

Food carts meeting the criteria below are permitted to operate within the city and  are exempt from Design Review and development standards applicable to buildings.

Design:

• Must be licensed by Clackamas County Public Health as a mobile food unit.
• Must meet the State definition for a trailer or vehicle (ORS 801.560 and 590).
• Must remain mobile and the wheels attached at all times.
• Any canopies, awnings, or other attachments must be entirely supported by the cart and not touch the ground.
• One pop-up, fabric-covered canopy is allowed per food cart. The canopy must:
• Adjoin the food cart;
• Be under 200 square feet in size;
• Have a fabric cover free of text/advertisement;
• Be safely anchored and secured; and
• Be fully collapsed outside of business hours.

Location:

• Must be located on private property in one of the following Zoning Districts:
• General Commercial (GC)
• Office Business Center (OBC)
• Campus Industrial (CI)
• Must be parked on a hard surface such as concrete, asphalt, or pavers.
• Must not occupy or obstruct a required parking space for another existing use as required in CDC 46 (Off-Street Parking).
• Must not obstruct or otherwise make unsafe any areas designed for pedestrian or vehicular movement to, from, or through the property on which the cart is located.
• Sites hosting one or more MFU for more than 5 hours in a calendar day (midnight to midnight) must provide an RV style sewer, water, and electrical hookup in compliance with COWL MC 4.005 (Use of Public Sewers Required).

Operation:

• Food Cart operators must obtain a West Linn Business License.
• Due to the potential for traffic impacts, food cart providing drive-through restaurant service as defined in CDC 02.030 are subject to design review.