Georgia
You need a mobile food unit permit from the Fulton or DeKalb County Board of Health first. To sell from the city’s designated public right-of-way spots, you also need a City of Atlanta public vending food truck permit and must reserve locations in Street Food Finder. Private-property vending is a separate city permit.
Last checked 2026-11-09 (America/New_York).
Amounts below come from the linked official pages or PDFs. If a figure could not be confirmed, we say so and do not invent one.
| Item | Amount | Term and source |
|---|---|---|
| City of Atlanta public vending food truck permit — annual application fee Required to operate from designated public right-of-way food truck locations. Unlawful to operate from any public right-of-way location without this permit. Separate from the city’s private-property food truck permit. |
$75 | Annual; all listed city fees are non-refundable atlantaga.gov Street Eats |
| Annual electronic reservation fee (Street Food Finder) Covers required use of the city’s electronic reservation system. The city says a per-location booking fee is not required. |
$350 | Annual atlantaga.gov Street Eats |
| Criminal background check Paid with the city invoice, then completed at Atlanta Police Department License and Permit Unit, 3493 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy NW. |
$50 | Annual atlantaga.gov Street Eats |
| Fingerprinting One-time fee, completed with the background check at APD License and Permit Unit. |
$20 | One-time atlantaga.gov Street Eats |
| Fulton County Board of Health — new facility plan review, Risk Type I (includes mobile with base and unit in Fulton) Confirm current amount Quoted from the Board of Health Environmental Health fee schedule documents publicly posted as the 2022 and 2023 schedules. Confirm the current amount with FCBOH before you pay — we did not find a later official schedule. |
$450 | Plan review FCBOH fee schedule (2023 PDF) |
| Fulton County Board of Health — new facility plan review, Risk Type II Confirm current amount Same 2023 published schedule; confirm current fees with FCBOH. |
$600 | Plan review FCBOH fee schedule (2023 PDF) |
| Fulton County Board of Health — new facility plan review, Risk Type III Confirm current amount Same 2023 published schedule; confirm current fees with FCBOH. |
$750 | Plan review FCBOH fee schedule (2023 PDF) |
| Fulton County Board of Health — annual foodservice inspection fee, Risk Type I (includes mobile with base and unit in Fulton) Confirm current amount Same 2023 published schedule; confirm current fees with FCBOH. |
$450 | Annual FCBOH fee schedule (2023 PDF) |
| Fulton County Board of Health — annual foodservice inspection fee, Risk Type II Confirm current amount Same 2023 published schedule; confirm current fees with FCBOH. |
$600 | Annual FCBOH fee schedule (2023 PDF) |
| Fulton County Board of Health — annual foodservice inspection fee, Risk Type III Confirm current amount Same 2023 published schedule; confirm current fees with FCBOH. |
$750 | Annual FCBOH fee schedule (2023 PDF) |
The city requires a copy of your mobile food unit permit from the Fulton or DeKalb County Board of Health before you can apply for the public vending permit. Contact Fulton County Board of Health Central District Office at 404-613-1303 or DeKalb County Board of Health at 404-371-9256. Plan-review and annual inspection fees depend on menu risk type. Figures in our fee table for Fulton come from the 2023 official PDF — call FCBOH to confirm what you will be charged now. DeKalb fees are not quoted here; confirm with DeKalb BOH.
The public vending food truck permit is not valid unless accompanied by a City of Atlanta general business license or a business license from the municipality where the food truck business is based. Apply via ATLCORE. The general business license fee is not quoted here — confirm in ATLCORE.
A Georgia Department of Revenue Sales and Use Tax ID number is required for the city application.
Submit the public vending application in ATLCORE with your ID, tax ID, menu description, photo of the truck, and county health permit. The Office of Revenue invoices: $75 annual permit, $350 annual reservation-system fee, $50 annual background check, and $20 one-time fingerprinting. Then complete fingerprinting and the background check at APD License and Permit Unit. Upon clearance, the city issues the permit.
After the permit is issued, register with Street Food Finder and reserve a designated location and meal slot in advance. The permit covers designated public right-of-way locations only. Private-property vending uses a different city permit — confirm that process and fee with the city; we are not quoting an unverified private-property fee.
Fire-suppression, propane, and generator rules are not fully itemized on the Street Eats page. If you use propane or a hood/suppression system, check with the fire authority that has jurisdiction and with your county health plan review. Fees are not quoted here unless published on an official page we checked.
Only the operator must hold the city public vending permit; the operator is responsible for staff working the truck.
Email vending@atlantaga.gov for Street Eats questions.
Map pins use OpenStreetMap. Listings are not a complete official directory.
4260 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Clarkston, GA
Food-truck commissary in Clarkston (DeKalb County), outside Atlanta city limits. Confirm with the Fulton or DeKalb Board of Health that it can serve as your base of operations.
Last checked 2026-11-09. Confirm availability and whether the kitchen can sign your official commissary paperwork.
This page is not affiliated with Atlanta or the agencies above. It is a practical summary by Thirty and Beyond, LLC. Confirm current rules before you spend money or start construction.
