Vendors operating in parks.

San Antonio City Code § 22-2

in effect

Sec. 22-2. - Vendors operating in parks. (a) It shall be permissible for properly licensed vendors to offer for sale in city parks, prepared and packaged food items and soft drinks subject to the following restrictions: (1) Vendor's vehicles, carts and other conveyances shall be restricted to park roads and parking areas. (2) No vending shall be permitted in recreation or other park activity buildings with the exception of the Woodlawn Lake Community Room. (3) Vending shall not be construed to mean dispensing of soft drinks or prepackaged food items from vending machines. (4) Vendors may not operate in any city park or park facility covered by a city concession contract. (5) Vendors shall not use any utility outlets in the conduct of their operations. (6) Vendors shall pick up trash and refuse accumulations in and around their area of operation. (7) Notwithstanding the preceding vending shall not be allowed in any portion of Woodlawn Lake Park or on any street adjacent to the park, except: (a) the Woodlawn Lake Community Room for food and non-alcoholic drink vending services; and (b) in the three (3) designated mobile vending locations identified by the department of parks and recreation. Vendors wishing to provide pre-packaged prepared food items, pre-packaged food items and soft drinks in the mobile vending designated locations in Woodlawn Lake Park shall make application to the Department of Parks and Recreation. Permits will be issued for no more than a three-month period. When more than three (3) applications are received for use of these locations, a lottery will be held by the department of parks and recreation to select the approved vendors for the next three-month period. Approved vendors shall be required to pay a two hundred twenty-five dollar ($225.00) permit fee for each three-month period. (8) The director of parks and recreation shall have authority to institute approved vendor licensing programs in other city parks outside of the downtown business district with similar terms, conditions and restrictions as contained in subsection (7) and shall be authorized to charge a fee of two hundred twenty-five dollar ($225.00) permit fee for each three-month period. (b) The tax assessor-collector shall, when issuing the appropriate license provide with said license an instruction list outlining the above described restrictions. (Code 1959, § 27-9; Ord. No. 42641, §§ 1, 2, 8-16-73; Ord. No. 92500, § 1, 9-14-00; Ord. No. 2006-09-07-1009, § 1, 9-7-06; Ord. No. 2008-09-11-0777E, § 1, 9-11-08; Ord. No. 2010-09-16-0791, § 1(Att. C), 9-16-10; Ord. No. 2014-04-03-0206, § 5, 4-3-14; Ord. No. 2025-02-13-0109, § 1(Exh. I), 2-13-25)

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