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Jefferson County Public Health, Environmental Health Services

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Jefferson County Public Health, Environmental Health Services issues 4 permits we publish for Jefferson County, last verified 2026-10-10. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Retail Food Establishment License (fixed establishment, annual)Jefferson County Public Health, Environmental Health ServicesAnnual retail food establishment license fee payable to Jefferson County Public Health, governed from January 1, 2026 by C.R.S. 25-4-1607(1.1) (added by Senate Bill 25-285), which sets a statewide fee schedule by establishment type and lets a county or district board of health establish lower fees. JCPH's current fee is not published in a 2026 JCPH document; contact JCPH Environmental Health Services at 303-232-6301 for the amount.calendar year, valid January 1 through December 31; renewable annually2026-10-10
Retail Food License — Mobile Food Unit or Pushcart (annual)Jefferson County Public Health, Environmental Health ServicesAnnual mobile food establishment license fee payable to the Jefferson County Treasurer for Jefferson County Public Health, governed from January 1, 2026 by C.R.S. 25-4-1607(1.1)(a)(VI) (full service and prepackaged tiers), which lets a county or district board of health establish lower fees. JCPH's current fee is not published in a 2026 JCPH document; contact JCPH at Health_EHMobileUnit@jeffco.us or 303-232-6301 for the amount.calendar year; to operate in 2027 the license must be renewed with payment by the end of 20262026-10-10
Temporary/Special Event Retail Food Vendor LicenseJefferson County Public Health, Environmental Health ServicesFull food service: $145 if the complete application is received 14 days or more before the event, $175 if received 13 days or less before; pre-packaged: $125 / $155 (Form 3610, revised 2/28/2025). Payable to the Jefferson County Treasurer.per application, covering the events listed on it; a separate license is needed for each booth operated at the same time2026-10-10
Public Health Land Use Referral Fees (added to Planning & Zoning applications)only if it applies to youJefferson County Public Health, Environmental Health ServicesSite development plan $250; special use $300; rezoning $350; special event permit $200; site approval $350; administrative review $125; building permits reviewed by Planning & Zoning $0; any type not listed $85 an hour (Environmental Health Services Land Use Plan Review Fees — 2026).per application referred2026-10-10

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

Retail Food Establishment License (fixed establishment, annual)

A restaurant, coffee shop or retail food store in Jefferson County, Colorado needs an annual retail food establishment license from Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) Environmental Health Services. JCPH's Guide to Starting a Food Business (March 2025) states that nearly every new or significantly altered food facility must submit plans for review before a license can be issued, that all required building permits must be obtained first, and that the license fee is paid after the pre-operational inspection once the facility is approved. The guide states that the license is renewable annually, is valid from January 1 through December 31, that fees are not prorated, and that licenses are non-transferable, so a change of ownership needs a new application. From January 1, 2026 the annual fee is governed by C.R.S. 25-4-1607(1.1), added by Senate Bill 25-285, which sets a statewide schedule of retail food license fees by establishment type; subsection (1.1)(d)(I)(B) lets a county or district board of health establish fees lower than that schedule. JCPH's current fee is not published in a 2026 JCPH document; contact JCPH Environmental Health Services, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Suite 4500, Golden (303-232-6301), for the amount.

Retail Food License — Mobile Food Unit or Pushcart (annual)

A food truck or pushcart whose primary operating location is in Jefferson County, Colorado is licensed by Jefferson County Public Health; JCPH's Food Service Establishment Inspections page states that a unit whose primary operating location is in another county must be licensed with that county's health department. The page (updated for the 2027 license year) states that a unit planning to operate in 2027 must renew with payment by the end of 2026, that checks are payable to the Jefferson County Treasurer with the operator's Colorado sales tax account number, that renewal inspections take place in November and December 2026 at 645 Parfet Street, Lakewood, and that the license sticker is mailed after the fee is paid and a 2027 commissary agreement or commissary receipt is sent. From January 1, 2026 the annual mobile food establishment fee is governed by C.R.S. 25-4-1607(1.1)(a)(VI), added by Senate Bill 25-285, with full service and prepackaged tiers; subsection (1.1)(d)(I)(B) lets a county or district board of health establish lower fees. JCPH's current fee is not published in a 2026 JCPH document; contact JCPH for the amount.

Temporary/Special Event Retail Food Vendor License

Form 3610, Jefferson County Public Health's vendor license application for temporary and special retail food service (revised 2/28/2025), states that a Jefferson County vendor license is required to operate at temporary or special events in Jefferson County and that applications must be submitted 14 days before the first event. The fee for a full food service vendor is $145 when the complete application is received 14 days or more before the event and $175 when it is received 13 days or less before; a pre-packaged vendor pays $125 and $155. The form states that incomplete applications or applications without payment are not processed, that a separate Jefferson County license is needed for each booth operated at the same time, and that the license must be kept in the booth. C.R.S. 25-4-1607(1.1)(b)(II), added by Senate Bill 25-285, provides that a county or district public health agency establishes the license fees for a retail food establishment at a special event.

Public Health Land Use Referral Fees (added to Planning & Zoning applications)

When Jefferson County Planning & Zoning refers a land-use application to Jefferson County Public Health, JCPH Environmental Health Services charges its own review fee on top of the Planning & Zoning fee. Its 2026 schedule lists $250 for a site development plan, $300 for a special use, $350 for a rezoning, $200 for a special event permit, $350 for a site approval and $125 for an administrative review, with $0 for building permits reviewed by Planning & Zoning and $85 an hour for any type not listed. The Planning & Zoning schedule as of January 1, 2026 states that all preliminary application review cases go to Public Health and that the Public Health fee is added to the base fee.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Jefferson County
Phone
303-232-6301

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.

  1. Development Application, Permit, and License Fees as of January 1, 2026Jefferson County Planning & Zoning · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  2. Environmental Health page (Environmental Health Services relocated to Suite 4500, 100 Jefferson County Parkway)Jefferson County Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  3. Environmental Health Services Land Use Plan Review Fees — 2026Jefferson County Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  4. Food Service Establishment Inspections page (mobile food unit renewal for 2027)Jefferson County Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  5. Form 3610 — Vendor License Application for Temporary/Special Retail Food Service Establishment (revised 2/28/2025)Jefferson County Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  6. Guide to Starting a Food Business in Jefferson County (March 2025)Jefferson County Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  7. SB25-285 bill pageColorado General Assembly · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  8. Senate Bill 25-285, signed act (amending C.R.S. 25-4-1607 and 25-4-1608: retail food establishment fees)Colorado General Assembly · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10

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