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

County Local Fee on TABC Alcohol License or Permit

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission issues the license; the commissioners court may levy a fee on each license issued for premises in the county. Section 61.36(a) caps that fee at one-half the statutory fee in the code as of 31 August 2021, and section 11.38(d)(2) exempts a mixed beverage permit from the local fee for the three years after issuance. The Collin County schedule lists the TABC license fee under the Tax Assessor-Collector at 50% of the state fee, for a new license or a renewal. This record states the basis of the fee and does not compute a dollar amount. Fee currency: the amount is from Collin County's FY 2026 Adopted Fee Schedule, in effect through 30 September 2026, and the county's FY 2027 proposed fee schedule lists the same amount; the fee schedule for the period after 30 September 2026 is not yet published as adopted in any source available on 29 September 2026.

Food Service Establishment Permit

The county's Food Service and Health page says Collin County only permits establishments for food service (including restaurants, food stores, schools, day cares, mobile vendors, temporary events, etc.) in the unincorporated areas and the city limits of Wylie, Melissa, Lowry Crossing, Weston, Josephine and Farmersville, and that food service in any other city must be permitted by that city. McKinney, Plano, Frisco, Allen, Prosper and Celina are outside the county programme. The fee is the county's own, with no state fee bundled, banded on floor area. Apply through the Collin County Citizen Self-Service Portal. Fee currency: the amount is from Collin County's FY 2026 Adopted Fee Schedule, in effect through 30 September 2026, and the county's FY 2027 proposed fee schedule lists the same amount; the fee schedule for the period after 30 September 2026 is not yet published as adopted in any source available on 29 September 2026.

Fire Construction Permit, Commercial Cooking Hood System

A commercial cooking automatic fire-extinguishing (hood) system installed in unincorporated Collin County needs a Fire Marshal construction permit at $75 per permit. The same schedule prices other suppression systems, fire alarms and other fire construction permits separately. The permit applies in the unincorporated areas only; a restaurant inside a city goes through that city. Fee currency: the amount is from Collin County's FY 2026 Adopted Fee Schedule, in effect through 30 September 2026, and the county's FY 2027 proposed fee schedule lists the same amount; the fee schedule for the period after 30 September 2026 is not yet published as adopted in any source available on 29 September 2026.

Fire Construction Permit, Tent, Membrane Structure or Canopy

A tent, membrane structure or canopy in unincorporated Collin County needs a Fire Marshal construction permit at $100 per unit; the schedule prices temporary structures and uses at $100 per unit as well. A separate non-construct tent operational permit is $50 per permit. The permit applies in the unincorporated areas only, and applies to a tent set up for a restaurant, a retail sale or a food vendor at an event. Fee currency: the amount is from Collin County's FY 2026 Adopted Fee Schedule, in effect through 30 September 2026, and the county's FY 2027 proposed fee schedule lists the same amount; the fee schedule for the period after 30 September 2026 is not yet published as adopted in any source available on 29 September 2026.

Shared with other businesses in Collin County

• Temporary Event Food Permit — Collin County Development Services (Environmental Health), $40 per permit, up to 14 days at a single location, up to 14 days at a single location. Also required for food trucks and restaurants; what it involves is set out on the restaurants page.