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Helotes lowers mobile food-vendor permit to $258, adds reinspection and amendment fees

6439230 · October 10, 2025
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Summary

The Helotes City Council amended its municipal fee schedule to align mobile food-vendor permits with Department of State Health Services limits, reducing the permit from $300 to $258 and adding a $200 reinspection fee plus a fee for amendments; staff said fees will apply only to vendors not already regulated by DSHS or county authorities.

Helotes—The Helotes City Council approved an amendment to the municipal fee schedule that lowers the permit fee for mobile food vendors and creates new reinspection and amendment fees.

City staff explained the change is required to align Helotes fees with limits posted by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). Henry, a city staff member in Development Services, told the council the permit fee must be no greater than the DSHS maximum and that the city will reduce its…

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