Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals License (See Chapter 183 for additional details)
Iowa retail sales tax permit
Proof of commercial general liability insurance, including coverage for bodily injury, death and property damage with limits of liability of not less than one million dollars per occurrence and aggregate combined single limit
An approved fire inspection from one of the following cities: Altoona, Ankeny, Clive, Des Moines, Grimes, Johnston, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Urbandale, Waukee, or West Des Moines
Photographs of the front, back, and side of the mobile food unit
City affiliated events in Colby Park and Use of Colby Park Food Truck Plaza:
City affiliated events may require a Special Occurrence Permit in addition to the Mobile Food Unit License. Please contact Deputy City Clerk Nate Leuthold at nleuthold@windsorheights.org if you are interested in vending at Special Events.
The Colby Park food truck plaza has 6 spaces available located just south of the Colby Park parking lot as shown below.
These spaces can be utilized by current mobile food unit license holders at no cost when special events are not occurring. Contact Deputy City Clerk Nate Leuthold at nleuthold@windsorheights.org to confirm there are no special event conflicts if you are planning to utilize the space and to confirm use details. For evening special events, such as the Movies in the Park series, the food truck plaza is reserved for confirmed and approved vendors starting at noon that day.
Rules
Users must hang their current Mobile Food Unit License in the rearview mirror (or similarly prominent location) of their mobile unit for easy license validation.
Users must provide trash receptacles for customers and clean up any trash generated by the the mobile food unit at the end of the day's use.
Spaces are available on a first-come, first-serve basis, subject to approval by Deputy City Clerk Nate Leuthold.
Users should park in the east-most available space (starting with spot #1, nearest to the playground).
Follow the entering/exiting guidelines as highlighted in the graphic above.
The City reserves the right to restrict use for mobile food vendors that violate the above rules.
Electrical
See below for a layout of the electrical ports available, at no cost, at each space:
Advertising
Units who have verified their time-slot for the Food Truck Plaza with Deputy City Clerk Nate Leuthold may utilize the following three areas to post signage:
To the south of the southern sidewalk on 63rd and University
East of the sidewalk to the south of the City Hall Driveway entrance at 1145 66th St
At the entrance of Colby Park at 69th and School
Signs should be removed when vending ceases, and should not be up for more than 24 hours at a time.