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Utah County Health Department (UCHD), Environmental Health

In short

Utah County Health Department (UCHD), Environmental Health issues 9 permits we publish for Utah County, last verified 2026-09-30. 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
Mobile Food Unit Permit (Food Truck / Food Cart)Utah County Health Department (UCHD), Environmental Health$350–$500 a year per unit (2026 fee schedule): Food Truck Primary Permit Tier One $350 / Tier Two $500; Food Cart Permit Tier One $350 / Tier Two $500Annual2026-09-30
Food / Mobile-Unit Plan Reviewonly if it applies to youUtah County Health Department (UCHD), Environmental HealthMobile Business (food truck, trailer or cart) $570. Plan Review Category 1 $440; Category 2 $670; Category 3 $875; Category 4 $1,030. Remodel of an existing kitchen $250. Change of ownership $260. School kitchen $650.One-time per project2026-09-30
Onsite Wastewater (Septic) System Permit — commercialonly if it applies to youUtah County Health Department (UCHD), Environmental HealthSystem Permit and Plan Review $1,800 (includes the state fee), one-time. Plan Review Resubmittal $150. Post-Approval Review $250. Alternative at Grade system $1,985 (includes the state fee). Alternative Packed Bed Media system $2,170 (includes the state fee), plus $100 a year. Holding Tank Installation $1,090, plus $100 a year. Repair Permit and Inspection $100 (plus $100 per additional visit). Septic Tank Abandonment $105. Site Evaluation $310. Follow-Up Inspection $140.One-time per installation, with an added annual fee on an Alternative Packed Bed Media system or a Holding Tank Installation2026-09-30
Food Establishment Permit (annual)Utah County Health Department (UCHD), Environmental Health$250–$640 a year, by Risk Category (2026 fee schedule): Risk 1 $250, Risk 2 $350, Risk 3 $475, Risk 4 $640Annual2026-09-30
Temporary Food / Event Permitonly if it applies to youUtah County Health Department (UCHD), Environmental Health$102–$410 per event (2026 fee schedule): 1-14 consecutive-day event (new or additional) $102; Extended Temporary Permit (under tents) $310; Temporary Seasonal Permit $310; late fee $50 (submitted under 4 business days out); Temporary Mass Gathering 1,000-1,999 people $300; 2,000 or more people $410; the late fee doubles for a mass gathering submitted under 30 days outPer event2026-09-30
Swimming Pool / Spa Operational Permitonly if it applies to youUtah County Health Department (UCHD), Environmental HealthSeasonal operating permit $675; Year-Round operating permit $1,135. Additional fees: reopen fee $95; plan-review resubmittal $150; registered maintenance company fee $125; re-sample fee $125; remodel review, by tier, $390, $970, $1,340 or $1,750.Annual or seasonal, depending on the operating schedule elected2026-09-30
Residential Care / Home Daycare Kitchen Inspectiononly if it applies to youUtah County Health Department (UCHD), Environmental Health$85 per inspection (2026 fee schedule)Per inspection2026-09-30
Tobacco Retailer Permitonly if it applies to youUtah County Health Department (UCHD), Environmental HealthNew Retail Tobacco Permit $30; Renewal $20; New Retail Tobacco Specialty Business Permit $30; Plan Review for a Tobacco Specialty Business $250; Permit Reinstatement Fee $30.Annual (new and renewal permits); plan review is a one-time fee2026-09-30
Body Art Permitonly if it applies to youUtah County Health Department (UCHD), Environmental HealthTemporary Body Art Permit $190 (includes one workstation). Plan Review $260. Additional Workstation $40. Technician Registration $20 a year. Follow-Up Inspection $140.Per permit; Technician Registration renews annually at $202026-09-30

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

Mobile Food Unit Permit (Food Truck / Food Cart)

A food truck, trailer or cart operating in Utah County needs its own annual Mobile Food Unit Permit from UCHD, priced by tier under the 2026 fee schedule: a Food Truck Primary Permit is $350 at Tier One or $500 at Tier Two, and a Food Cart Permit is the same $350 or $500 by tier. Each mobile unit needs its own permit, and plan review is billed separately (see the Food/Mobile-Unit Plan Review record). A temporary food or event permit applies instead when the same unit operates only at a single short event rather than on an ongoing basis (see the Temporary Food / Event Permit record). Where a unit may park is set by the applicable city or, in unincorporated Utah County, by county zoning, not by UCHD.

Food / Mobile-Unit Plan Review

Before a restaurant, coffee shop or mobile food unit is newly built, remodeled or changes ownership in Utah County, UCHD reviews the plans and charges a one-time fee under the 2026 fee schedule: $570 for a mobile business, $440 to $1,030 across four plan-review categories depending on the scope of the project, $250 for remodeling an existing kitchen, $260 for a change of ownership, and $650 for a school kitchen. Plan review approval is a prerequisite to the annual Food Establishment Permit or Mobile Food Unit Permit recorded separately for Utah County, and to the pre-operational inspection UCHD performs before a new or remodeled food business opens.

Onsite Wastewater (Septic) System Permit — commercial

Any commercial business on a septic system anywhere in Utah County — a restaurant, retail store, childcare facility, fitness studio, veterinary clinic, auto-repair shop, salon, or a contractor installing the system — needs a permit from UCHD before installation. A standard system permit and plan review is $1,800, including the state fee, and an Alternative at Grade or Alternative Packed Bed Media system costs more ($1,985 and $2,170 respectively, each including the state fee), with the Packed Bed Media system and a Holding Tank Installation each also carrying an additional $100-a-year fee. Site evaluation before design is $310, a repair permit and inspection is $100 (plus $100 for each additional visit), and abandoning a septic tank is $105. These are the 2026 UCHD fee-schedule figures, current county-wide.

Food Establishment Permit (annual)

A restaurant or coffee shop preparing or serving food anywhere in Utah County needs an annual food establishment permit from the Utah County Health Department (UCHD), Environmental Health. UCHD is Utah County's own single-county local health department — one of seven single-county departments among Utah's thirteen local health districts, not a field office shared with any neighboring county. The 2026 fee schedule prices the permit by risk category: $250 at Risk 1 (minimal preparation), $350 at Risk 2, $475 at Risk 3, and $640 at Risk 4 (the highest-risk preparation methods, such as cooking with cooling and reheating). Plan review before construction, remodeling or a change of ownership is billed separately under the separate Utah County Food/Mobile-Unit Plan Review record. Alcohol service itself is licensed by the State of Utah (DABS) and, for on-premise beer service, by the county's own beer license, not by UCHD.

Temporary Food / Event Permit

A food truck, restaurant or coffee shop operating at a fair, festival or other one-off event in Utah County needs a temporary food or event permit rather than the annual permit used for an ongoing location. The 2026 fee schedule prices a 1-to-14-day event at $102, an extended temporary permit for an event held under tents at $310, and a temporary seasonal permit also at $310; submitting under 4 business days before the event adds a $50 late fee. A temporary mass gathering of 1,000-1,999 people is $300 and 2,000 or more is $410, with the late fee doubled for an application filed under 30 days before the event. This permit is separate from the ongoing Food Establishment Permit and Mobile Food Unit Permit records for Utah County, which apply to a business's regular, non-event location or unit.

Swimming Pool / Spa Operational Permit

A fitness studio or gym operating a swimming pool, spa or hot tub in Utah County needs an operating permit from UCHD: $675 a year for a seasonal permit or $1,135 for a year-round permit under the 2026 fee schedule. Additional fees apply for specific events: a $95 reopen fee, a $150 plan-review resubmittal fee, a $125 fee for using a registered maintenance company, a $125 re-sample fee, and remodel plan review priced in four tiers from $390 to $1,750 depending on scope. A studio with no pool, spa or hot tub needs no permit under this program.

Residential Care / Home Daycare Kitchen Inspection

A home-based daycare or residential-care kitchen in Utah County is inspected by UCHD for $85 per inspection under the 2026 fee schedule, listed on the Department's own program page as its 'Home Daycare or Residential Care' inspection category. This inspection is separate from the state Office of Licensing's own child care program license, which sets its own center- and residential-program licensing thresholds and is recorded at the state layer.

Tobacco Retailer Permit

A retail store selling tobacco or e-cigarette products in Utah County needs a Tobacco Retailer Permit from UCHD: $30 for a new permit, $20 to renew, and $30 for a new Retail Tobacco Specialty Business Permit (a store where tobacco is the primary product line). A specialty business also pays a $250 plan-review fee, and reinstating a lapsed permit is $30. These are the 2026 UCHD fee-schedule figures, current county-wide.

Body Art Permit

A salon that also offers body art or piercing services in Utah County needs a Body Art Permit from UCHD in addition to its general business license: a Temporary Body Art Permit, which includes one workstation, is $190, with plan review of $260 and $40 for each additional workstation. Each technician performing body art registers separately for $20 a year, and a follow-up inspection is $140. A salon offering only hair, nail or skin services with no body art or piercing needs no permit under this program.

Contact

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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. Utah County Health Department Fee Schedule 2026Utah County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
  2. Utah County Health Department, Environmental Health — Annual Permits & CertificationsUtah County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
  3. Utah IBIS-PH, Local Health Departments — lists Utah County as one of Utah's thirteen local health departments, a single-county department distinct from the state's multi-county districtsUtah Department of Health and Human Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30

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