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Kitsap Public Health District, Environmental Health Division

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Kitsap Public Health District, Environmental Health Division issues 6 permits we publish for Kitsap County, last verified 2026-10-26. 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 Plan Review and Pre-Op Inspectiononly if it applies to youKitsap Public Health District, Environmental Health Division$995 per mobile unit plan review (2026 fees, Resolution 2025-06, 'Mobile Units' under 'Plan Review and Pre-Op Inspections'); the operating permit is charged separatelyone-time per mobile unit, before the unit operates2026-10-26
Permanent Food Establishment Annual Permit (Low Risk or High Risk class)Kitsap Public Health District, Environmental Health Division$340–$800 a year (2026 fees, Resolution 2025-06): Low Risk Class $340; High Risk Class $800; late payment adds 1% of the fee per day for up to 30 daysannual2026-10-26
Food Establishment Plan Reviewonly if it applies to youKitsap Public Health District, Environmental Health Division$855 per review (2026 fees, Resolution 2025-06, 'Food Establishment Plan Review - All Other Establishments'); change in menu and/or equipment review $265; change of ownership application $165, or two times that fee if not submitted 30 days before the changeone-time, before opening or before the change is made2026-10-26
Temporary Food Establishment Permit (single or recurring event)only if it applies to youKitsap Public Health District, Environmental Health Division$110–$240 per permit (2026 fees, Resolution 2025-06): single event Limited $110, Complex $165; recurring event Limited $130, Complex $240; permit-exempt food no charge; 25% surcharge for applications submitted from 13 to 2 days before the eventsingle event: up to 21 days in one location; recurring event: to the end of the recurring event or 1 year from issuance2026-10-26
Public or Semi-Public Swimming Pool and Hot Tub Permitonly if it applies to youKitsap Public Health District, Environmental Health Division$1,040 for one pool plus $195 for each additional pool (2026 fees, Resolution 2025-06); inactive pool $195; pool pre-op inspection $500; reinspection $165 with a site visit or $95 withoutpermit service charge billed each year under the schedule's late-penalty rule (footnote 16); the pool line itself prints no term2026-10-26
Onsite Sewage Building Clearance — Commercialonly if it applies to youKitsap Public Health District, Environmental Health Division$550 per commercial building clearance (2026 fees, Resolution 2025-06, ONSITE SEWAGE section); 'Commerical Building Clearance Exemption' $145per building permit project2026-10-26

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 Plan Review and Pre-Op Inspection

A food truck or other mobile food unit in Kitsap County goes through plan review with the Kitsap Public Health District before it operates. Per the 2026 fees in Kitsap Public Health Board Resolution 2025-06 (Environmental Health Division Fee Schedule, effective January 1, 2026), the 'Mobile Units' line under 'Plan Review and Pre-Op Inspections' is $995. This is a plan review fee, not the operating permit. KPHD's Mobile Unit Plan Review Packet states that a mobile unit needs 'to obtain either a Temporary Food Service Establishment Permit or a Permanent Food Service Establishment Permit': the temporary permit covers operating 'In one location for up to 21 days in a row in conjunction with a single public event OR in multiple locations up to three days per week in conjunction with public events', and the permanent permit covers a fixed location or multiple sales sites for one year. A food truck on a permanent permit therefore pays this $995 plan review plus the annual Low Risk ($340) or High Risk ($800) permit. The packet also calls for Washington Department of Labor and Industries approval of the unit before the KPHD pre-opening inspection. These are the 2026 fees; the Board sets each year's schedule by resolution. Call Environmental Health at 360-728-2235.

Permanent Food Establishment Annual Permit (Low Risk or High Risk class)

A restaurant, coffee shop, grocery or other permanent food establishment anywhere in Kitsap County, including Bainbridge Island, Bremerton, Port Orchard and Poulsbo, needs an annual food establishment permit from the Kitsap Public Health District, which its mission page describes as 'a local government agency serving all of Kitsap County and its cities.' Per the 2026 fees in Kitsap Public Health Board Resolution 2025-06 (Environmental Health Division Fee Schedule, effective January 1, 2026, approved at the Board's Nov. 4, 2025 meeting), the annual permit is $340 for the Low Risk Class and $800 for the High Risk Class. KPHD FOOD Policy 2026-01 (effective 01/01/2026) sets the class: Low Risk applies when food handling activities 'do not exceed the following processes: 1. Preparation and service of cold-held foods 2. Heating for immediate service of commercially prepared, fully cooked foods', and includes bakeries limited to shelf-stable foods; High Risk applies when activities 'include one or more of the following processes: 1. Hot holding of TCS foods 2. Cooking raw animal proteins to destroy pathogens 3. Cooling of TCS foods'. Footnote 16 of the schedule adds a late penalty of 1% of the fee per day for up to 30 days, after which the establishment is subject to closure. Reinspections are $165 with a site visit and $95 without. KPHD's Mobile Unit Plan Review Packet states that a food truck operating at a fixed location or multiple sales sites holds this permanent permit, which 'allows you to operate for one year and is renewed annually'. Plan review is charged separately. These are the 2026 fees; the Board sets each year's schedule by resolution. Call Environmental Health at 360-728-2235.

Food Establishment Plan Review

Before a new restaurant, coffee shop or food store opens in Kitsap County or any of its cities, the Kitsap Public Health District reviews its plans and makes a pre-operational inspection. Per the 2026 fees in Kitsap Public Health Board Resolution 2025-06 (Environmental Health Division Fee Schedule, effective January 1, 2026), listed under 'Plan Review and Pre-Op Inspections', the fee is $855 for 'Food Establishment Plan Review - All Other Establishments'. The same section prices a change in menu and/or equipment review at $265, a variance request review at $265 and a special process plan review at $445. A change of ownership application (a new permit holder with no menu or equipment change) is $165 and 'must be submitted 30 days prior to ownership change or the fee will be two (2) times the approved fee.' Footnote 18 to the section reads 'Minimum one (1) hour.' Mobile food units have their own plan review fee, recorded separately. The plan review is separate from the annual food establishment permit. These are the 2026 fees; the Board sets each year's schedule by resolution. Call Environmental Health at 360-728-2235.

Temporary Food Establishment Permit (single or recurring event)

A food truck, restaurant or coffee business serving food at a fair, festival or other public event in Kitsap County needs a temporary food establishment permit from the Kitsap Public Health District. Per the 2026 fees in Kitsap Public Health Board Resolution 2025-06 (Environmental Health Division Fee Schedule, effective January 1, 2026): a single event permit is $110 for a Limited menu and $165 for a Complex menu; a recurring event permit is $130 Limited and $240 Complex; permit-exempt food is listed at no charge. KPHD FOOD Policy 2026-02 (effective 01/01/2026) defines the menus: Limited when activities 'do not exceed' preparation and service of cold-held foods (excluding any raw animal proteins), heating for immediate service of commercially prepared, fully cooked foods, and hot holding of commercially prepared, fully cooked foods; Complex when they include hot holding of TCS foods, raw animal proteins for immediate consumption, cooking raw animal proteins to destroy pathogens or cooling of TCS foods. The policy states that recurring event permits 'expire at the end of the recurring event, or 1 year from issuance.' Footnote 20 of the resolution states that single event permits 'are good for a maximum of 21 days in one location', that applications and fees are due 'fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the event', that 'There is a 25% permit fee surcharge for applications submitted from 13 to 2 days prior to an event', and that 'No permit will be issued less than 2 business days prior to an event.' These are the 2026 fees; the Board sets each year's schedule by resolution. Call Environmental Health at 360-728-2235.

Public or Semi-Public Swimming Pool and Hot Tub Permit

A gym or fitness studio in Kitsap County that operates a swimming pool or hot tub open to members or the public needs a permit from the Kitsap Public Health District, which serves all of Kitsap County and its cities. Per the 2026 fees in Kitsap Public Health Board Resolution 2025-06 (Environmental Health Division Fee Schedule, effective January 1, 2026), under 'Public or Semi Public Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs', the fee is $1,040 for one pool and $195 for each additional pool; an inactive pool is $195, a pool pre-op inspection is $500, a water recreation facility variance request review is $165, and a reinspection is $165 with a site visit or $95 without. Footnote 21 states that inspections are made in accordance with the State Board of Health rules governing swimming pool facilities. Footnote 16 applies to the section: a permit service charge not paid by its due date carries a late penalty of 1% of the charge per day for up to thirty days. A studio without a pool or hot tub has no permit under this program. These are the 2026 fees; the Board sets each year's schedule by resolution. Call Environmental Health at 360-728-2235.

Onsite Sewage Building Clearance — Commercial

A commercial building project on a property served by an onsite sewage (septic) system in Kitsap County goes through a building clearance with the Kitsap Public Health District. Per the 2026 fees in Kitsap Public Health Board Resolution 2025-06 (Environmental Health Division Fee Schedule, effective January 1, 2026), the ONSITE SEWAGE section lists 'Building Clearance - Commercial' at $550 and a 'Commerical Building Clearance Exemption' at $145; footnote 11 states that the exemption charge 'covers staff time to conduct records search, plan review, and record processing; subject to the Health District's policy covering Building Clearance Exemption Referrals.' The same section lists an 'Accepted BSA/BC Records Replacement for Building Permit' line, tying the clearance record to the building permit. Where a new, altered or expanded commercial onsite sewage system is needed, the schedule's building site application is $1,250 on a private water supply or $955 on a public water supply, and a sewage system installation permit is $600. The schedule's WATER section prices building clearances for sewered properties separately ($90 with a public water supply, $145 with a private one). These are the 2026 fees; the Board sets each year's schedule by resolution. Call Environmental Health at 360-728-2235.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Kitsap County
Phone
360-728-2235

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. FOOD Policy 2026-01, Risk-Based Food Service Establishment Permit Classification Policy (effective 01/01/2026)Kitsap Public Health District · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-26
  2. FOOD Policy 2026-02, Risk-Based Temporary Food Permit Policy (effective 01/01/2026)Kitsap Public Health District · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-26
  3. Kitsap Public Health Board approves environmental health fees for 2026Kitsap Public Health District · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-26
  4. Kitsap Public Health Board Resolution 2025-06, Kitsap Public Health District Environmental Health Division Fee Schedule (Effective January 1, 2026)Kitsap Public Health District · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-26
  5. Mobile Unit Plan Review PacketKitsap Public Health District · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-26
  6. Risk-based permitsKitsap Public Health District · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-26
  7. Vision, Mission — 'a local government agency serving all of Kitsap County and its cities'Kitsap Public Health District · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-26

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