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Join the City of Des Moines' Small Business Support Center for a FREE informational workshop for prospective and existing TRANSIENT MERCHANTS within the City of Des Moines. TRANSIENT MERCHANTS are a City licensing category that includes food trucks and other mobile vendors that sell goods and services from vehicles, trailers, and pushcarts. This workshop will bring together transient merchants and City staff for a detailed presentation and Q&A session covering all of the considerations related to transient merchant permitting within the City of Des Moines. Date: Monday, April 6, 2026
Time: 5:30-6:30PM
Location: Des Moines’ New City Hall, 1200 Locust Street, Des Moines (across from Central Library)
Who From The City Will Be There?
• Fire Department staff—To discuss required safety inspections for mobile cooking operations
• Zoning Division staff—To discuss locational considerations for transient merchants
• City Clerk’s staff—To discuss required paperwork, insurance, and licensing
Who Should Attend?
• Aspiring entrepreneurs that are interested in starting a mobile business
• Experienced transient merchant operators that want to stay up on current regulations
• Small business champions, real estate professionals, and others that play a role in supporting the development of our transient merchant entrepreneur community
Getting There:
• Validated garage parking is available at City garage located at 13th/Mulberry Streets
• Metered/paid street parking is available on streets surrounding the building (downloading ParkDSM app is recommended)
• Main entrance to the building is located on Locust Street, facing the Library
• An additional building entrance (and aforementioned City parking garage) are connected to the Downtown skywalk system
RSVPs encouraged but not required.
With questions or to RSVP, contact Nick Tarpey at [email protected], 515-283-4585
or Breann Bye at [email protected], 515-283-4013.
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1200 Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50391-0500, United States
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