Lexington-Fayette
Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, Environmental Health
In short
Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, Environmental Health issues 4 permits we publish for Lexington-Fayette, last verified 2026-09-09. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Service Establishment Plan Review (local component)only if it applies to you | Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, Environmental Health | Food Service Establishment: $200 new construction / $150 renovation. Retail Food Establishment: $200 / $150. Food and Retail Establishment combined: $300 / $225. Hotels/Motels under 50 units: $200 / $150 (add $100/$75 for food, $100/$75 for retail, $200/$150 for both); 50+ units: $300 / $200. Schools: $200 / $150; Schools with food service: $300 / $225. Youth Camps: $200 / $150. Tattoo/body piercing: $200 / $150. | one-time, per new-construction or remodel project | 2026-09-09 |
| Food Handler Card / Food Manager Certification (local) | Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, Environmental Health | Food Handler card: $23 (in-person or online), a $2 copy fee for a replacement. Food Manager Certification: $85; a duplicate Food Manager certificate is $5; a $20 Food Manager Registry fee also applies. | the Board of Health's Food Service Regulation requires the underlying food-safety exam to be retaken at least every three years; the Food Manager certification's own renewal cycle is not stated in the local regulation | 2026-09-09 |
| Mobile Food Unit Local Registration | Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, Environmental Health | $100 annual Mobile Unit Registration, or $25 per individual event/location for occasional operation. | annual, or per event/location | 2026-09-09 |
| Temporary Food Service Establishment Permitonly if it applies to you | Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, Environmental Health | $60 for 1-3 days of operation; $90 for 4-7 days; $125 for 8-14 days. Waived for a nonprofit organization with documented 501(c)(3) status. | one-time, per event, up to a maximum of 14 consecutive days at a single location under the Board of Health's Food Service Regulation | 2026-09-09 |
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
Food Service Establishment Plan Review (local component)
This is the local add-on the Kentucky state-layer record references for Lexington-Fayette — but it is a one-time construction/remodel plan-review fee, billed in addition to the state's own annual permit fee (recorded at the state layer), not a recurring annual surcharge. The LFCHD documents cited here publish no separate ongoing ANNUAL local component beyond the state's fee band.
Food Handler Card / Food Manager Certification (local)
A city-specific requirement beyond the Kentucky state layer: the Board of Health's own regulation requires every food-service employee to hold a food handler card on file at the establishment, and requires a certified food manager on duty during all hours of operation and food preparation, confirmed directly from the regulation's own Section 5.
Mobile Food Unit Local Registration
This is the LOCAL registration only, on top of the Kentucky statewide Mobile Food Unit permit recorded at the state layer. Operators must register their operating location with LFCHD at least 48 hours before setting up at any location within Fayette County; the Department may void a registration and order the unit removed from a location at its discretion.
Temporary Food Service Establishment Permit
Applications must be submitted at least 48 hours before the event; LFCHD conducts no same-day inspections. A temporary establishment may not return to the same specific location for at least 30 days after its 14-day operating window ends.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Lexington-Fayette
- Phone
- (859) 231-9791
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.
- Environmental Health Local Fee Schedule (encounter/receipt form listing all current program fees), revised July 2019 — linked as "Local Fee Schedule" from LFCHD's own Get a Permit pageLexington-Fayette County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-09
- Lexington-Fayette Urban County Board of Health Food Service Regulation, adopted September 15, 2021Lexington-Fayette Urban County Board of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-09
- Plumbing Plan Submission Requirements and Fee Schedule (Fayette County), dated July 2025Lexington-Fayette County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-09
- Temporary and Mobile Food ServiceLexington-Fayette County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-09
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