What permits do you need to open a coffee shop in Monmouth County?

Retail Food Establishment Re-Inspection Fee (County Health Department Member Towns)

This is a county re-inspection charge, not a license. Section V of Monmouth County Board of Health Ordinance 1-2020 states that the Board of Health does not charge fees for the initial inspection of retail food establishments, and sets re-inspection fees of $100.00 for the first re-inspection, $250.00 for a second re-inspection within two years and $500.00 for a third re-inspection within two years. The ordinance defines a re-inspection as one performed because conditions found at an initial or routine first inspection did not meet applicable standards. It states that failure to pay within thirty days of the fee notice results in a summons to municipal court and a penalty of not less than $100.00 in addition to the re-inspection fee. The Consumer Public Health page states that food establishments within the Department's jurisdiction are inspected at least once per year. The fee applies only in the 34 member municipalities listed on the Health Department's About page: Aberdeen, Allentown, Asbury Park, Atlantic Highlands, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Eatontown, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Hazlet, Highlands, Holmdel, Howell, Keansburg, Keyport, Lake Como, Little Silver, Manasquan, Marlboro, Matawan, Middletown, Millstone, Neptune City, Neptune Township, Oceanport, Ocean Township, Red Bank, Roosevelt, Shrewsbury Borough, Shrewsbury Township, Union Beach, Upper Freehold and West Long Branch. Freehold Borough is served by the Freehold Area Health Department, according to that department's own page. The food license itself is issued by the municipality.

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• County Planning Board Site Plan and Subdivision Review (Development Review Committee) — Monmouth County Planning Board, Development Review Committee, Per the Development Review Committee's Addendum A-3 Fee Schedule (effective August 1, 2026): site plan not abutting a county road or county drainage facility with less than one acre of impervious surfaces, $100.00; nonresidential site plan with one or more acres of impervious surfaces, or abutting a county road or county drainage facility, $500.00 plus $7.50 per new car parking space plus $15.00 per truck bay/loading area and truck parking space; industrial or warehousing site plan with one or more acres of impervious surfaces, $750.00 plus $10.00 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, or $7.50 per car parking space plus $15.00 per truck bay/loading area and truck parking space, whichever is greater. Subdivisions: $100.00 (three lots or less, not abutting a county road or drainage facility); $300.00 plus $50.00 per new lot (three lots or less, abutting); $500.00 plus $50.00 per new lot (more than three lots and/or new streets). Revised major subdivision or site plans involving county requirements: $500.00, $1,000.00, $1,500.00, then $2,500.00 for each subsequent revision., one-time, per application. Also required for contractors and trades, restaurants, retail stores and auto repair shops; what it involves is set out on the retail stores page.
• Retail Food Establishment Plan Review Fee (County Health Department Member Towns) — Monmouth County Health Department (Office of Public Health), Monmouth County Board of Health, $25–$200 per new facility plan review, by risk category: Risk 1 $25, Risk 2 $75, Risk 3 $100, Risk 4 $200 (Board of Health Ordinance 1-2020, Section VI), one-time, per new facility plan review. Also required for restaurants and retail stores; what it involves is set out on the retail stores page.
• Retail Food Establishment License — New Jersey Department of Health, Public Health and Food Protection Program, $80–$1,000 a year, set by the local board of health across more than a hundred jurisdictions, annual, usually the calendar year. Also required for restaurants; what it involves is set out on the restaurants page.
• Certified Food Protection Manager — New Jersey Department of Health, Public Health and Food Protection Program, No fee, set by the certifying programme, not by New Jersey. Also required for restaurants; what it involves is set out on the restaurants page.