A permit to operate within the city is required for all mobile/semi-permanent food establishments and door-to-door sales.
Must provide off-street parking. If parking is shared with another business a written agreement allowing shared parking must be provided with the application.
Temporary Food Events is a service of food at a location for no more than 14 consecutive days in conjunction with an organized event or celebration. Event organizers are responsible for obtaining a Temporary Food Service permit at least 10 days prior to the event and providing operation requirements to each food vendor. Each food vendor must have these requirements posted for the duration of the event. Mobile Food Establishments and Semi-permanent Food Establishments with valid Austin/Travis County inspection reports and Manor permit can operate at an event without a Temporary Food Event permit if they remain within the confines of their mobile unit and do not prepare or sell food from booths outside the unit.
Peddlers carry goods, merchandise, or products from place to place and offer those goods, merchandise, or products for sale with immediate delivery.
Solicitors attempt to sell services, goods, wares, merchandise, subscriptions, publications, food or products from place to place and to be delivered at a future date.
Open Air Vendors sell goods, merchandise or services or exhibiting those upon of from a vehicle, cart, stand, tent, or other such structure and excludes authorized food establishments and garage sales. Must be on commercial, industrial, or public property and comply with, when applicable, site development regulations.
A $5,000 bond conditioned for the final delivery of goods, wares, merchandise or services in accordance with the terms of any order obtained prior to delivery and also conditioned to indemnify any and all purchasers or customers for any and all defects in material or workmanship that may exist in the article sold by the principal of such bond at the time of delivery, and that may be discovered by such purchaser or customer within 30 days after delivery.
Lemonade stands and similar activity conducted and operated entirely by children under the age of sixteen (16) years and upon the private residential premises of such children.