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Council adopts ordinance aligning food‑truck rules with state registration; city to charge $100 registration fee
Summary
Ordinance 2026‑10 amending city code to align with Texas Health and Safety Code chapter 437B passed unanimously; the city will retain site, fire and zoning requirements and will register (not license) state food‑truck permits locally for a $100 fee.
The council adopted ordinance 2026‑10 to amend provisions of chapter 11 (sections 11‑37 through 11‑46) of the city code to align local rules with chapter 437B of the Texas Health and Safety Code governing mobile food vendors.
Mr. Monk, who described the ordinance at council, said the city will retain zoning restrictions, fire and site inspection requirements but will no longer issue the state license itself. "The state will issue the license. We will charge a $100 fee to register that license here," Mr. Monk said, summarizing the licensing change in the ordinance.
Council members asked which department will handle site inspections and whether staff will provide guidance to food‑truck operators. Staff said the building‑inspections office will handle the city’s site inspections and will coordinate any required fire inspections; staff also said they would summarize permitting and registration steps on the city website so applicants can find the information in one place.
The ordinance was put to a recorded vote and passed with affirmative votes from the mayor and council members. Staff said follow‑up materials and web guidance would be prepared to help operators navigate the new state registration/local registration process.
