Definitions.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 20-18
in effectSec. 20-18. - Definitions.
When used in this article, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Department shall mean the Houston Health Department.
Extensively remodeled shall mean having been subjected to a remodeling that includes a wall reconfiguration, in-wall plumbing modification or change of location or addition of any floor mounted equipment.
Frozen dessert shall mean any of the following: ice cream, light ice cream, ice milk, frozen custard, fruit sherbet, non-fruit water ice, frozen dietary dairy dessert, frozen yogurt, quiescently frozen confection, quiescently frozen dairy confection, mellorine, lorine, parevine, freezer-made milk shake, or nondairy frozen dessert. The term also includes mix used in the freezing of one of those frozen desserts.
(Ord. No. 99-1346, § 1, 12-15-99; Ord. No. 06-826, § 8, 8-9-06; Ord. No. 07-229, § 1, 2-21-07; Ord. No. 07-1051, § 2(Exh. A), 9-12-07; Ord. No. 07-1055, § 2, 9-19-07; Ord. No. 2015-820, §§ 34, 36, 8-26-2015; Ord. No. 2015-1202, §§ 3—8, 96, 12-2-2015; Ord. No. 2025-743, § 6, 8-27-2025)
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_CH20FODR_ARTIIFOESGE_DIV1GE_S20-18DEFetched: 10/26/2026