Evaluation of applications.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 32-227
in effectSec. 32-227. - Evaluation of applications.
The vendors to be issued permits shall be selected by a comparison of the applications submitted for each area and park. The director may request the assistance of the health officer to evaluate these applications. If more than one qualified applicant has applied for a license to serve the same area of a park, the director shall choose from among the applicants based upon the following criteria:
(1) Ability to contribute to the availability of a variety of foods for park patrons;
(2) Ability to address consumer preferences for particular foods in a particular park or in parks generally;
(3) Ability to engage in park vending activities for an optimum number of hours and days per week;
(4) Ability to successfully operate a mobile food vending business and comply with the applicable ordinances of the city governing his activities and his park food service establishment based on his ability as determined from his financial resources and history and any experience in similar types of ventures; and
(5) Ability to provide a reasonable and competitive price structure for the food proposed to be sold.
Based upon the information set out in the applications, the director shall rate each applicant's relative ability to meet the above criteria. The applicant receiving the highest overall rating shall be the applicant selected as the vendor for that area. The director may consider applicants who were not selected but were otherwise qualified, for areas of the same or other parks for which the city received no applications.
(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_S32-227EVAPFetched: 10/26/2026