Issuance; denial; fee.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-392
in effectSec. 26-392. - Issuance; denial; fee.
(a) An application that contains all of the information required by section 26-391 of this Code shall be a complete application. A complete application shall be approved and the valet parking service permit shall be issued upon payment of the fee specified by subsection (c) below unless:
(1) The information provided in the application is materially false or incorrect or the applicant has failed in any material way to comply with this article;
(2) The applicant or an entity owned or controlled by the applicant or any of the principals of the applicant has had a valet parking service permit revoked during the preceding one year period;
(3) The director determines that proof of insurance provided by the applicant does not meet the requirements of section 26-411 of this Code;
(4) The parking official determines that there exist one or more unresolved parking citations, as defined in section 26-261 of this Code, for any vehicle owned by the applicant or any of its principals; or
(5) The applicant or any of its principals is not in compliance with the criminal history provisions of section 1-10 of this Code.
(b) In the event that an application is denied, the director shall promptly inform the applicant in writing of the reasons for the denial. The applicant, upon written request, shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing regarding the denial before the director or a hearing officer appointed by the director. The appeal process shall be conducted in accordance with rules promulgated by the director for that purpose. If the denial is based in whole or in part upon section 1-10 of this Code, then the notice and hearing procedures shall also include any requirements to comply with section 1-9 of this Code and applicable state laws. The determination of the hearing examiner with respect to the application shall be final, unless otherwise provided by law.
(c) The initial annual fee and the annual fee for renewal of a valet parking service permit are stated for this provision in the city fee schedule. No portion of the fee shall be refundable.
(Ord. No. 07-1111, § 2(Exh. A), 10-3-07; Ord. No. 2010-1016, § 2, 12-15-2010; Ord. No. 2011-1168, § 13, 12-14-2011)
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_CH26PA_ARTVIIVAPASE_DIV2VAPASEPE_S26-392ISDEFEFetched: 10/26/2026