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Clermont County Public Health

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Clermont County Public Health issues 10 permits we publish for Clermont County, last verified 2026-10-27. 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
Septic Installer / Service Provider Registrationonly if it applies to youClermont County Public HealthPer the CCPH FEE SCHEDULE (updated 11/12/25), rows effective 1/1/2026: septic installer or service provider registration $125; septage hauler registration and inspection (septage and garbage) $75.annual; the CCPH Contractor Registration page states that registrations must be renewed 'by the end of each calendar year'2026-10-27
Food Service Operation / Retail Food Establishment LicenseClermont County Public HealthTotal annual fee, amount through November 30, 2026 (FEE SCHEDULE updated 11/12/25) → amount from December 1, 2026 (Resolution No. 12-26). Commercial under 25,000 sq ft: risk level 1 $294 → $301; risk level 2 $329 → $334; risk level 3 $615 → $600; risk level 4 $775 → $749. Commercial over 25,000 sq ft: risk level 1 $418 → $417; risk level 2 $439 → $436; risk level 3 $1,515 → $1,436; risk level 4 $1,606 → $1,520. Non-commercial under 25,000 sq ft: risk level 1 $147 → $150.50; risk level 2 $164.50 → $167; risk level 3 $307.50 → $300; risk level 4 $387.50 → $374.50. Non-commercial over 25,000 sq ft: risk level 1 $209 → $208.50; risk level 2 $219.50 → $218; risk level 3 $757.50 → $718; risk level 4 $803 → $760. Renewal after the deadline: a mandatory penalty of 25% of the renewal fee.licensing period March 1 to the last day of February, per the Temporary Food License Application Packet2026-10-27
Food Facility Plan Reviewonly if it applies to youClermont County Public HealthPer the CCPH FEE SCHEDULE (updated 11/12/25), rows effective 12/1/2023: $250 for risk level 1 or 2 under 2,500 sq ft; $620 for risk level 3 or 4 under 2,500 sq ft, or any risk level over 2,500 sq ft; $100 for a major update to plans. Resolution No. 12-26 does not list these rows, so the same amounts apply after December 1, 2026.one-time, per construction or renovation project2026-10-27
Mobile Food LicenseClermont County Public HealthTotal annual fee, amount through November 30, 2026 (FEE SCHEDULE updated 11/12/25) → amount from December 1, 2026 (Resolution No. 12-26): mobile food service operation or high-risk retail food establishment $134 → $104; mobile low-risk retail food establishment $81 → $69.50.licensing period March 1 to the last day of February, per the Temporary Food License Application Packet2026-10-27
Temporary Food Licenseonly if it applies to youClermont County Public HealthPer day of the event, commercial and non-commercial alike: $42 through November 30, 2026 (FEE SCHEDULE updated 11/12/25, effective 12/1/2025) → $36 from December 1, 2026 (Resolution No. 12-26).per event of no more than five consecutive days; at most ten temporary licenses per person per licensing period (March 1 to the last day of February)2026-10-27
Vending Machine Location Licenseonly if it applies to youClermont County Public HealthTotal fee for each vending location (operation): $28.54 through November 30, 2026 (FEE SCHEDULE updated 11/12/25, effective 12/1/2025) → $35.15 from December 1, 2026 (Resolution No. 12-26).licensing period March 1 to the last day of February, per the Temporary Food License Application Packet2026-10-27
Public Swimming Pool, Spa or Special-Use Pool Licenseonly if it applies to youClermont County Public HealthTotal annual fee, amount through November 30, 2026 (FEE SCHEDULE updated 11/12/25, effective 12/1/2025) → amount from December 1, 2026 (Resolution No. 12-26): individual public swimming pool, spa or special-use pool $393 → $506; each additional pool, spa or special-use pool at the same address $211 → $268; government or tax-supported school pool, spa or special-use pool $236 → $293.annual2026-10-27
Body Art Establishment Licenseonly if it applies to youClermont County Public HealthAmount through November 30, 2026 (FEE SCHEDULE updated 11/12/25, effective 12/1/2025) → amount from December 1, 2026 (Resolution No. 12-26): tattooing, body piercing or combined body art service establishment $311 → $218; time-limited establishment $93 → $70; establishment plan review $137 → $91.annual for an establishment; per event for a time-limited establishment2026-10-27
Plumbing Contractor Registrationonly if it applies to youClermont County Public Health$100 per year, per the 2026 Application for Plumbing Registration and the CCPH FEE SCHEDULE (updated 11/12/25) row 'Plumbing/Med Gas Registration', effective 1/1/2024; bond paperwork is filed with the registrationcalendar year; the 2026 application states 'All registrations expire on December 31 of each year'2026-10-27
Commercial Plumbing Permitonly if it applies to youClermont County Public HealthPer the CCPH FEE SCHEDULE (updated 11/12/25), rows effective 1/1/2024: commercial plumbing plan review $150; commercial, industrial or institutional base permit fee $150; plus $20 per fixture for a commercial building or $75 per fixture for an industrial or institutional building; plumbing installation begun without a permit is charged two times the applicable fees. Annual backflow recertification test fee: $25 through December 31, 2026 → $30 from January 1, 2027 (Resolution No. 12-26).per project; the backflow recertification test is annual2026-10-27

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

Septic Installer / Service Provider Registration

A contractor who installs or services household or small-flow septic systems, or hauls septage, in the Clermont County Public Health district registers with CCPH. CCPH's Contractor Registration page states: 'Per the Ohio Department of Health, septic contractors (installers, service providers, and haulers) must renew their registrations annually with each local health district by the end of each calendar year. Requirements include submitting a renewal application, paying fees, providing proof of liability insurance, filing a surety bond, and completing continuing education.' The amounts are from the Clermont County Public Health 'FEE SCHEDULE (updated 11/12/25)', which the Food Safety page links as 'Fee Schedule': $125 for a septic installer or service provider registration and $75 for a septage hauler registration and inspection, both effective 1/1/2026. Resolution No. 12-26's septic rows cover the operation permit renewal, the operation permit reinspection and the blackwater holding tank variance, not these registrations. Questions go to CCPH at 513-732-7499.

Food Service Operation / Retail Food Establishment License

Clermont County Public Health's Food Safety Program 'licenses and inspects establishments that prepare and sell food in Clermont County.' Its Food Safety page describes the Food Service Operation (FSO) license as issued 'to a location or area where food is prepared and served in individual portions', such as restaurants and cafeterias, and the Retail Food Establishment (RFE) license as issued 'to a facility that sells prepackaged food items or sells multiple servings of food products', such as grocery stores, gas stations and most pizza shops. Clermont County Public Health's About page states that the agency 'serves approximately 214,000 residents in 14 townships and nine villages in Clermont County and contracts for public health services with the City of Milford.' The fees change on December 1, 2026. The amounts in effect through November 30, 2026 are the totals printed in the Clermont County Public Health 'FEE SCHEDULE (updated 11/12/25)', which the Food Safety page links as 'Fee Schedule', where the food rows carry the effective date 12/1/2025. The amounts from December 1, 2026 are the totals adopted by Board of Health Resolution No. 12-26, adopted October 14, 2026 after a public hearing on September 9, 2026, which states that the revised food, vending, temporary, mobile, pool and body art fees 'hereby become effective on December 1, 2026'; the Board of Health page links the resolution under 'Recent/Pending Resolutions and Public Announcements'. Most rows go down slightly; commercial risk levels 1 and 2 under 25,000 sq ft and non-commercial risk levels 1 and 2 under 25,000 sq ft go up. The CCPH Food License Application states that 'There is a mandatory penalty fee of 25% of the renewal fee for operating a food service operation or retail food establishment after the deadline (Chapter 3717 of the Ohio Revised Code).' The licensing period runs from March 1 to the last day of February, per the Temporary Food License Application Packet.

Food Facility Plan Review

Building or renovating a restaurant, coffee shop, grocery or other food facility in the Clermont County Public Health district starts with a plan review. The Food Safety page lists among the program's duties to 'Approve plans for all new and renovated food-related establishments', and publishes a Food Plan Review Application and a Planning for Success guide. The amounts are from the Clermont County Public Health 'FEE SCHEDULE (updated 11/12/25)', which the Food Safety page links as 'Fee Schedule': $250 for a risk level 1 or 2 facility under 2,500 square feet, $620 for a risk level 3 or 4 facility under 2,500 square feet or a facility of any risk level over 2,500 square feet, and $100 for a major update to plans, each with the effective date 12/1/2023. These rows are not among the fees Resolution No. 12-26 revises, so they continue unchanged after December 1, 2026. Clermont County Public Health's About page states that the agency 'serves approximately 214,000 residents in 14 townships and nine villages in Clermont County and contracts for public health services with the City of Milford.' Plan review sits alongside the food license, which is charged separately.

Mobile Food License

A food truck, trailer or cart licensed by Clermont County Public Health holds a Mobile Food License, which the Food Safety page describes as 'Issued to a moveable structure which must change locations at least once every 40 days.' The fee goes down on December 1, 2026. Through November 30, 2026 the totals printed in the Clermont County Public Health 'FEE SCHEDULE (updated 11/12/25)', which the Food Safety page links as 'Fee Schedule' are $134 for a mobile food service operation or high-risk retail food establishment and $81 for a mobile low-risk retail food establishment (effective 12/1/2025). From December 1, 2026 the totals adopted by Board of Health Resolution No. 12-26, adopted October 14, 2026 after a public hearing on September 9, 2026, which states that the revised food, vending, temporary, mobile, pool and body art fees 'hereby become effective on December 1, 2026' are $104 and $69.50. The CCPH Mobile Food Unit Application asks for a complete menu and a scale drawing of the unit's layout, states that 'Within 30 days after completed plans are submitted, CCPH will review the plans', and states that the Mobile Food Unit License 'is only valid for the layout and menu printed on the back of your license'. Clermont County Public Health's About page states that the agency 'serves approximately 214,000 residents in 14 townships and nine villages in Clermont County and contracts for public health services with the City of Milford.'

Temporary Food License

Serving food at a festival, fair or other short event in the Clermont County Public Health district takes a Temporary Food License. CCPH's Temporary Food License Application Packet (Rev 5/26) states that the license 'is required for any individual that wishes to prepare and/or serve food for a cost or required donation at an event for no more than five consecutive days', that applicants are 'limited to ten temporary food service licenses per person, per licensing period (March 1st – Last Day of February)', and that the application and payment go to CCPH 'at least 2 days prior to the event'. The fee is charged by the day and goes down on December 1, 2026: the Clermont County Public Health 'FEE SCHEDULE (updated 11/12/25)', which the Food Safety page links as 'Fee Schedule' prints $42 per day for temporary food service operations and retail food establishments, commercial and non-commercial (effective 12/1/2025), and Board of Health Resolution No. 12-26, adopted October 14, 2026 after a public hearing on September 9, 2026, which states that the revised food, vending, temporary, mobile, pool and body art fees 'hereby become effective on December 1, 2026', sets $36 per day. Clermont County Public Health's About page states that the agency 'serves approximately 214,000 residents in 14 townships and nine villages in Clermont County and contracts for public health services with the City of Milford.'

Vending Machine Location License

A shop, gym or repair shop with food or drink vending machines on site needs a Vending Machine License from Clermont County Public Health. The Food Safety page states that 'Each vending location (an area or the room where one or more vending machines are installed and operated) must obtain one license regardless of the number of machines present', that 'Machines separated by more than 150 feet are considered a separate licensable vending location', and that 'Gum ball machines are exempt from a vending machine food license.' The process starts with the Vending Machine Location Plan Review Application. The fee goes up on December 1, 2026: the total printed in the Clermont County Public Health 'FEE SCHEDULE (updated 11/12/25)', which the Food Safety page links as 'Fee Schedule' is $28.54 for each vending food service operation (effective 12/1/2025), and Board of Health Resolution No. 12-26, adopted October 14, 2026 after a public hearing on September 9, 2026, which states that the revised food, vending, temporary, mobile, pool and body art fees 'hereby become effective on December 1, 2026', sets $35.15. Clermont County Public Health's About page states that the agency 'serves approximately 214,000 residents in 14 townships and nine villages in Clermont County and contracts for public health services with the City of Milford.'

Public Swimming Pool, Spa or Special-Use Pool License

A gym, studio or club with a pool, spa or special-use pool open to members or the public in the Clermont County Public Health district needs a license for each one; a studio without a pool has no pool license. CCPH's Pools page states that its inspectors check water quality, filtration and circulation equipment, safety equipment, record-keeping and overall maintenance. The fee goes up on December 1, 2026. The totals printed in the Clermont County Public Health 'FEE SCHEDULE (updated 11/12/25)', which the Food Safety page links as 'Fee Schedule' are $393 for an individual public swimming pool, spa or special-use pool, $211 for each additional one at the same address and $236 for a government or tax-supported school pool (effective 12/1/2025). Board of Health Resolution No. 12-26, adopted October 14, 2026 after a public hearing on September 9, 2026, which states that the revised food, vending, temporary, mobile, pool and body art fees 'hereby become effective on December 1, 2026', sets $506, $268 and $293. The Pools page also states that if a pool or spa 'is renovated or substantially altered, plans must be submitted to the Ohio Department of Health, and written approval must be received before any work is started', and that equipment replacement needs an Equipment Replacement Notification to the Ohio Department of Health. Clermont County Public Health's About page states that the agency 'serves approximately 214,000 residents in 14 townships and nine villages in Clermont County and contracts for public health services with the City of Milford.'

Body Art Establishment License

This record applies only to a salon or studio that offers tattooing, body piercing or permanent makeup. CCPH's Body Art page states that body art 'includes the practice of tattooing, permanent makeup, and/or body piercing', is regulated under ORC Chapter 3730 and OAC Chapter 3701-9, and that 'To open a body art facility in Clermont County, approval must first be obtained from the local zoning office. Then, facility plans must be submitted to Clermont County Public Health and to the Clermont County Building Inspections Department.' A tattoo or piercing business working at a fair, rally or convention needs a time-limited permit, and the page states that 'The requirements are the same as for a permanent body art establishment', including a hand sink with running water. The fees go down on December 1, 2026. the Clermont County Public Health 'FEE SCHEDULE (updated 11/12/25)', which the Food Safety page links as 'Fee Schedule' prints $311 for an establishment, $93 for a time-limited establishment and $137 for plan review (effective 12/1/2025); Board of Health Resolution No. 12-26, adopted October 14, 2026 after a public hearing on September 9, 2026, which states that the revised food, vending, temporary, mobile, pool and body art fees 'hereby become effective on December 1, 2026', sets $218, $70 and $91. Clermont County Public Health's About page states that the agency 'serves approximately 214,000 residents in 14 townships and nine villages in Clermont County and contracts for public health services with the City of Milford.'

Plumbing Contractor Registration

A plumbing contractor working in the Clermont County Public Health district registers with CCPH each year. The 2026 Application for Plumbing Registration states that 'All registrations must have Bond Paperwork (if not already on file) and $100 registration fee with this registration form', with checks payable to the Clermont County Treasurer, and asks the registrant to check residential, commercial or medical gas; for commercial work 'a copy of State Plumbing license also needs to be included'. A bond number is required on the form. The same $100 appears in the Clermont County Public Health 'FEE SCHEDULE (updated 11/12/25)', which the Food Safety page links as 'Fee Schedule' as 'Plumbing/Med Gas Registration', effective 1/1/2024; Resolution No. 12-26 does not revise it. The application states that 'All registrations expire on December 31 of each year.' Clermont County Public Health's About page states that the agency 'serves approximately 214,000 residents in 14 townships and nine villages in Clermont County and contracts for public health services with the City of Milford.'

Commercial Plumbing Permit

New plumbing in a restaurant, salon, shop, clinic, gym, childcare center or other commercial building in the Clermont County Public Health district is permitted and inspected by CCPH; Permit Central's FAQ lists 'Plumbing (from General Health District)' among the permits a project may need. The amounts are from the Clermont County Public Health 'FEE SCHEDULE (updated 11/12/25)', which the Food Safety page links as 'Fee Schedule': commercial plumbing plan review $150, a $150 base permit fee for commercial, industrial or institutional work, and $20 per fixture in a commercial building or $75 per fixture in an industrial or institutional building, each effective 1/1/2024. The schedule defines commercial buildings to include restaurants, gas stations and office buildings, and industrial and institutional buildings to include factories, warehouses and educational, hospital and government buildings. Work begun without a permit is charged two times the applicable fees. The annual backflow recertification test fee is $25 through December 31, 2026; Board of Health Resolution No. 12-26, adopted October 14, 2026, sets it at $30 and states that its plumbing fees 'hereby become effective on January 1, 2027.' Clermont County Public Health's About page states that the agency 'serves approximately 214,000 residents in 14 townships and nine villages in Clermont County and contracts for public health services with the City of Milford.'

Contact

Jurisdiction
Clermont County
Phone
513-732-7499

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. 2026 Application for Plumbing RegistrationClermont County Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  2. About - Clermont County Public HealthClermont County Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  3. Board of Health - Clermont County Public HealthClermont County Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  4. Body Art - Clermont County Public HealthClermont County Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  5. Contractor Registration - Clermont County Public HealthClermont County Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  6. FEE SCHEDULE (updated 11/12/25)Clermont County Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  7. Food License ApplicationClermont County Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  8. Food Safety - Clermont County Public HealthClermont County Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  9. Mobile Food Unit ApplicationClermont County Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  10. Permit Central/Building Inspection - Frequently Asked QuestionsClermont County Permit Central/Building Inspection Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  11. Pools - Clermont County Public HealthClermont County Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  12. Resolution No. 12-26: Resolution Establishing Revised License Fees (adopted October 14, 2026)Board of Health of the Clermont County General Health District · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  13. Temporary Food License Application Packet (Rev 5/26)Clermont County Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27

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