Determination of qualified applicants.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 32-226
in effectSec. 32-226. - Determination of qualified applicants.
Upon receipt of each application, the director shall examine its contents and determine whether the applicant is qualified for issuance of a permit based on the following factors:
(1) The application meets the requirements of this article;
(2) The park food service establishment is in compliance with the food service establishment specifications set out in chapter 20 of this Code and with all other applicable city ordinances;
(3) Given the particular characteristics of the park in which the park food service establishment is to be operated, and of the pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the area, the operation of the proposed park food service establishment will not interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic in the park or with the public's use of the park;
(4) Operation of the park food service establishment is not expected to obstruct vehicular or pedestrian travel upon any sidewalk or public street;
(5) The products to be sold are not expected to cause or contribute to littering in the parks nor to annoy, through noxious odors or other means, the park's patrons; and
(6) The park food service establishment and the equipment proposed to be used will be appropriate, suitable and aesthetically pleasing in that area of the park.
(Ord. No. 2016-65, § 2(Exh. A), 1-20-2016)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH32PARE_ARTIXPAFOVE_DIV1GE_S32-226DEQUAPFetched: 10/26/2026