Utah opening guide
Open a food business under the Summit County Health Department
Permit steps, plan review and contact details for Summit County, read from the department's own pages.
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Food permit steps
The permit steps,
in order.
- Complete the restaurant permit application.
- Submit construction/remodeling plans (allow 2 weeks for review).
- Schedule the pre-operational inspection after plan approval.
- Apply for the yearly food establishment permit with a food safety manager certification.
- Make sure all employees get Utah food handler permits.
- Get county business licensing approvals (Auditor, Sheriff, Health, Fire, Planning).
- Get a Park City business license if inside Park City.
- Contact Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District about grease traps.
Print it and tick each step as you finish it, so nothing is missed on inspection day.
Plan review
Send your plans
before you build.
Plans and documents are required for construction, conversion or remodeling. The department asks you to allow at least two weeks for the review, and equipment spec sheets must come with your plans.
Forms and guides from the department
The checklist shows what an inspector can check, so your plans match it.
Fees
What the department
has published.
The department's page lists the home kitchen and food handler fees only. The page did not show the food permit or plan review fee.
As published on September 29, 2026 in summitcountyhealth.org/new-food-business:
- Microenterprise home kitchen: operational permit + kitchen review: 364 dollars + 182 dollars
- Food handler training (online or in person): 25 dollars
Fees change, and this list may not cover every case. For any fee not listed here, ask the department for the current fee, and read its food permit page.
See the daily checks that fill your binder while you wait on your permit.
Trucks and home kitchens
Not a restaurant?
Ask first.
Food trucks and carts
Mobile food businesses follow Utah Rule R392-102, not the restaurant rule, so ask the department for its food truck steps.
Home kitchens
Summit County lists a microenterprise home kitchen (MEHK) permit. Utah Code 26B-7-416 says a local health department "may grant" one, so confirm the steps with the department.
Each guide shows the rule behind a check, so you know why it is asked.
Food handler permits
Every worker needs one
within 30 days.
Online courses (State Food Safety, Easy Food Handlers, Premier Food Safety are named) or in person; 25 dollars.
Permit fee: 25 dollars, as published on September 29, 2026.
Utah Code 26B-7-413: finish approved training within 14 days of starting, and get the food handler permit within 30 days.
CleanCleaver keeps each worker's 14 and 30 day dates on one board, so nobody's permit slips.
City business licenses
The city license
is a separate step.
Park City
The city application asks for a federal ID and a state sales tax number. Licenses end on September 30 each year, and fees are worked out after the building inspection. Summit County Health Department says Park City licensing needs its approval (Park City licensing: 435-615-5220). Park City sits in both Summit and Wasatch counties, so confirm which health department covers your address. City business license page (read September 29, 2026).
The checklist puts the city license and the health permit in one order.
Contact
Who to call,
and who they cover.
The Summit County Health Department covers Summit County.
- Website: summitcountyhealth.org
- Food permit page: summitcountyhealth.org/new-food-business
- Phone: Environmental Health 435-333-1502; County Clerk 435-336-3204; Park City Business Licensing 435-615-5220; Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District (grease trap) (435) 649-7993
Your county health department has the final word.
Bring the checklist to your first call, so you ask the right questions.
Sources and access date
Where each fact
came from.
Every fact on this page was read from the pages below. Rules and fees change, so check the department's page before you act.
- summitcountyhealth.org (read September 29, 2026)
- summitcountyhealth.org/new-food-business (read September 29, 2026)
- summitcountyhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/HEALTH-DEPARTMENT-REQU (read September 29, 2026)
- parkcity.gov/Documents/Services/Permits%20and%20Licenses/BUSINESSAPPNewF (read September 29, 2026)
- le.utah.gov/xcode/Title26B/Chapter7/26B-7-S413.html (read September 29, 2026)
- le.utah.gov/xcode/Title26B/Chapter7/26B-7-S416.html (read September 29, 2026)
The final word
Your county health department
has the final word.
This page is information, not legal advice. Rules and fees change, and the Summit County Health Department decides what applies to your place. Call before you build or buy.
Start your daily logs now, so your binder is filling before the inspector's first visit.
Questions
Before you
start.
Do I need plan review before I build in Summit County?
Plans and documents are required for construction, conversion or remodeling. The department asks you to allow at least two weeks for the review, and equipment spec sheets must come with your plans.
Which counties does the Summit County Health Department cover?
The Summit County Health Department covers Summit County. Phone: Environmental Health 435-333-1502; County Clerk 435-336-3204; Park City Business Licensing 435-615-5220; Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District (grease trap) (435) 649-7993. Its food permit page is https://summitcountyhealth.org/new-food-business/.
How do I get a food handler permit in Summit County?
Online courses (State Food Safety, Easy Food Handlers, Premier Food Safety are named) or in person; 25 dollars. Utah Code 26B-7-413 says to finish approved training within 14 days of starting and to get the food handler permit within 30 days.
What does a food permit cost in Summit County?
We could not confirm a published food permit fee for this department. Ask the department for the current fee: Environmental Health 435-333-1502; County Clerk 435-336-3204; Park City Business Licensing 435-615-5220; Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District (grease trap) (435) 649-7993.
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