The City of Wilmington passed legislation in the fall of 2016 to establish a Mobile Food Truck program. The program establishes a number of permanent parking spots on City streets, where food trucks will be able to reserve a parking spot and conduct their business.

The Commissioner of the Department of Public Works has established three food truck locations, all in the downtown district of the City. Signage has been installed to inform all drivers of the restrictions on these parking spots, which will be available for reservation during the day from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Locations

• 400 block of Delaware Avenue, northern side of street (directly next to H.B. Dupont Plaza)
• 100 block of French Street, eastern side of street
• 800 Block of French Street, western side of street (across from Louis L. Redding City/County Building)

Sign Up

How can I sign up for the Food Truck Program?

The City of Wilmington has strived to make entering the program as straightforward and simple as possible. Before a truck can reserve a spot, they must first receive a Mobile Food Service Establishment License from the City’s Department of Licenses and Inspections. There is no cost for this license. The application for the license, which is available below, requires only basic information/documentation that most food trucks should already have, i.e. business licenses, health inspections, fire marshal’s inspection. The complete list of requirements can be found on the first page of the application.

• Mobile Food Service Establishment License/Permit Application
• Business License Application

The City’s Departments of Finance and Fire are ready to handle any requests from food trucks for a City Business License and/or a fire inspection. For more information, please contact the Finance Department by dialing 311 (or (302) 576-2620 if calling from outside City limits) or the Fire Marshal’s Office at (302) 576-3120.

Once your application is completed and the required documents are submitted and reviewed, the Department of Land Use & Planning will issue the truck owner a license.

Reserve a Spot

Once I get my mobile food service license, how will I be able to reserve a spot?

The City has partnered with BestFoodTrucks.com to handle the day-to-day scheduling and reservations of the available food truck parking spots. A licensed truck will simply need to create an account on BestFoodTrucks.com, and then select the desired spots and date(s) to make a reservation.

Rather that charging an annual fee, the City will only charge a participating truck a daily use fee of $22 for the day(s) that a truck signs up for a spot, along with a small BestFoodTruck transactional fee. Once a spot has been reserved, BestFoodTruck will provide the participating truck with a printable notice that the truck can display in its window on the date of reservation.

Questions?

Who can I call with any questions I might have about the application or the food truck program?

If you have any questions about the mobile food service application, or more general questions about the food truck program, please contact the Department of Land Use & Planning by calling 311 or (302) 576-2620 if calling outside City limits.