McKinney
City of McKinney Environmental Health
In short
City of McKinney Environmental Health issues 6 permits we publish for McKinney, last verified 2026-10-09. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permit Amendmentonly if it applies to you | City of McKinney Environmental Health | $125–$375 per amendment, by gross annual food sales | per amendment | 2026-08-24 |
| Temporary Health Permitonly if it applies to you | City of McKinney Environmental Health | $52 per permit | Single Event | 2026-08-24 |
| Farmers Market Permitonly if it applies to you | City of McKinney Environmental Health | $100 per year | 1 year | 2026-08-24 |
| Food Establishment Permit | City of McKinney Environmental Health | $258–$773 per year, by gross annual food sales | 1 year | 2026-08-24 |
| Daycare Food Safety Inspection (on request)only if it applies to you | City of McKinney Environmental Health | $150 per inspection | Per inspection | 2026-10-09 |
| Public Swimming Pool / Spa Permitonly if it applies to you | City of McKinney Environmental Health | A nonrefundable annual permit fee set in Appendix A of the Code of Ordinances under section 94-3; the City's Health Compliance page does not print the amount. School districts named in section 94-3(e) are exempt from the fee. | Annual, expires 30 April | 2026-10-09 |
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
Permit Amendment
Banded on the same turnover thresholds as the permit itself: $125 up to $49,999.99, $250 from $50,000 to $149,999.99 and $375 at $150,000 or more. Each mobile food unit, roadside vendor, school food establishment or central preparation facility is $125 flat. Worth pricing into a sale or a rebrand — on a large establishment the amendment costs almost half a new small permit.
Temporary Health Permit
$52, the figure that recurs across Texas because it tracks the state maximum for a temporary food establishment permit under Chapter 437. A concession stand is priced separately at $100. The City's Health Compliance page lists it as 'Temporary Permit (Single Event): Reduced to $52', so each event needs its own permit.
Farmers Market Permit
$100 a year, which is the ceiling the state sets. Under Health and Safety Code section 437.0065 a farmers market permit must run for at least a year, may not cost more than $100 to issue or renew, and must cover sales at every farmers market, farm stand and farm inside the permitting authority's jurisdiction — so one permit covers all McKinney markets, not one per stall.
Food Establishment Permit
Three bands on gross annual food sales: $258 up to $49,999.99, $515 from $50,000 to $149,999.99 and $773 at $150,000 or more. A delinquent fee of $100 applies on top if you are late, and a non-permitted food establishment inspection costs $150 — that is the fee for being caught operating without one, and it does not replace the permit. Reinspection is $200. The whole schedule is stated to be non-refundable, so an application withdrawn after payment is money gone.
Daycare Food Safety Inspection (on request)
The City's Health Compliance page states that daycare permits are no longer required, and that a daycare needing a food safety inspection to meet Texas Health and Human Services requirements may request one from the City's Health Compliance Department; it gives the food safety inspection request fee as $150. The same $150 appears as the non-permitted food establishment inspection fee in the Chapter 46 fee schedule passed on 2 December 2025. The inspection is a service on request, not a City permit to operate.
Public Swimming Pool / Spa Permit
Under section 94-3 of the Code of Ordinances it is unlawful to operate a public swimming pool, spa or public interactive water feature within the city limits without a valid pool permit, and permits remain in effect until 30 April each year regardless of when the application was made. A permit that lapses for more than one month is reinstated only on payment of the permit fee and a late fee. Chapter 94 defines a public swimming pool as any pool not built in conjunction with a single-family residence or two-residence townhouse, so a gym or studio with a pool or spa is covered; a certified pool operator is also required (section 94-4).
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- McKinney
- 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 McKinney Food Establishment Ordinance, Chapter 46City of McKinney, filed with Texas Department of State Health Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-24
- City of McKinney Ordinance amending Chapter 46, Food Establishment Regulations, and Appendix A Schedule of Fees, passed 2 December 2025City of McKinney, filed with Texas Department of State Health Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-24
- Health Compliance (Permit and Fee Structure; HB 2844 Mobile Food Vendors)City of McKinney · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
- McKinney Code of Ordinances, Chapter 94 Standards for Public Swimming Pools, Spas, and Public Interactive Water Features and FountainsCity of McKinney (Municode) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
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