Cleveland
Cleveland Department of Public Health
In short
Cleveland Department of Public Health issues 2 permits we publish for Cleveland, last verified 2026-09-04. 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 Establishment License | Cleveland Department of Public Health | $252–$1,138 a year, by risk level and whether the space is under or over 25,000 square feet | annual — the license year runs March 1 through the end of February, with the renewal window opening February 1 | 2026-09-04 |
| Day Care Permit to Operate | Cleveland Department of Public Health | $50 a year | annual | 2026-09-04 |
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 Establishment License
Cleveland licenses food establishments through its own independent health department rather than the Cuyahoga County Board of Health that covers most of the rest of the county. A mobile high-risk unit runs $428 a year, a low-risk unit $228, and a vending location $24.30.
Day Care Permit to Operate
Every Cleveland day care needs both the state Ohio Department of Job and Family Services license and this separate city permit — the city's own process additionally requires a building permit with architectural drawings, a certificate of occupancy signed off by building, fire and environmental health inspectors, and an annual district nurse compliance inspection.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Cleveland
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
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 of Cleveland — day care centers permit to operateCleveland Department of Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Cleveland Department of Public Health — 2026 foodservice license fee scheduleCleveland Department of Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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