Houston
City of Houston Administration and Regulatory Affairs
In short
City of Houston Administration and Regulatory Affairs issues 2 permits we publish for Houston, last verified 2026-08-22. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Street Vendor Permitonly if it applies to you | City of Houston Administration and Regulatory Affairs | $181.28 per permit | not stated in the published fee schedule | 2026-08-22 |
| Common Market Licenseonly if it applies to you | City of Houston Administration and Regulatory Affairs | $100.71–$268.56 by vendor count | not stated in the published fee schedule | 2026-08-22 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Street Vendor Permit
$181.28. Distinct from the Public Works food vendor's permit for streets and sidewalks and from the Health Department medallion — a unit trading on the street can need more than one of them.
Common Market License
$100.71 for 10 vendors or fewer, $201.41 for 11-20, $268.56 for 21 or more. Licenses the market operator; food vendors inside it still need their own Health Department permits.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Houston
- Phone
- (832) 394-8803
- Website
- www.houstontx.gov/ara/
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- City-Wide Fee ScheduleCity of Houston, Finance Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-22
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