What permits do you need to open a restaurant in Lancaster County Ne?

Special Designated License — County Board Action and County Fee (events outside city or village limits)

A Special Designated License allows the sale of alcoholic beverages at a specific, temporary event. The county's Special Designated License page states that only current retail liquor license holders and 501(c) nonprofit organizations may apply, and that "The fee is $80 per application, payable to the County Clerk." The application and the $80 fee go to the County Clerk's Office at least 21 business days (excluding holidays) before the event; the application is routed for review to Building & Safety, the City-County Planning Department, the County Engineer, the Sheriff and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, then scheduled before the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners. After County Board action the county's recommendation form is emailed to the applicant, who must file with the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission at least 7 business days before the event. The page also states that non-caterer retail license holders are limited to 6 SDL days per calendar year. The state charges its own fee, $40 for each day identified in the license (Neb. Rev. Stat. §53-124.11(3)), collected by the Commission. Lancaster County Clerk's Office, 555 S 10th Street, Room 108, Lincoln, NE 68508; 402-441-7484.

Retail Food Establishment Permit

The agriculture department's own fee schedule bands by establishment type and can change from year to year, but its published limited-retail figure sits at $122 for the initial permit and the same $122 annually after that, with each additional food preparation area adding $61. An establishment already operating before applying pays a further $60. This is not a statewide-only programme: applications for Lancaster, Douglas or Hall counties are forwarded to those counties' own delegated health departments — Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department and Douglas County Health Department in Omaha each run their own inspection and permitting programme rather than the state administering it directly.

Shared with other businesses in Lancaster County Ne

• Tobacco License (County Clerk; establishments outside city, town or village limits) — Lancaster County Clerk, $10 per calendar year, for a retail seller; one-half of the fee when the application is made after July 1 (Neb. Rev. Stat. §28-1423), calendar year (January through December); renewed annually. Also required for retail stores and coffee shops; what it involves is set out on the coffee shops page.
• Retail Liquor License — County Board Recommendation and County Treasurer Fee (premises outside city or village limits) — Lancaster County Clerk, State-set annual retail license fees under Neb. Rev. Stat. §53-124.01(11), paid directly to the Lancaster County Treasurer for premises outside the corporate limits of a city or village (§53-124(6)(b)): Class A $100; Class B $100; Class C $300; Class D $200; Class I $250; Class J $50. The amounts are fixed by state statute, not by the county., annual; the license year runs May 1 to April 30, except Class C, which runs November 1 to October 31 (§53-124(10)); renewed each year through the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission. Also required for coffee shops and retail stores; what it involves is set out on the retail stores page.
• Certified Food Protection Manager — Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Consumer Protection, No fee, set by the accrediting programme. Also required for coffee shops and food trucks; what it involves is set out on the food trucks page.