Restaurants and food trucks.
Collin County food-facility health permits run about $40–$600 annually, depending on size or sales volume. Confirm the exact amount with Collin County Development Services (unincorporated + contracting cities); City of Plano Environmental Health Division (within Plano) before you budget.
Confirm the authority for your exact address. Some cities run their own health division, and building, planning, fire, sewer/grease and business-license approvals are separate even when Collin County Development Services (unincorporated + contracting cities); City of Plano Environmental Health Division (within Plano) issues the health permit.
Cities with their own health department: Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen, Wylie, The Colony, Celina. Food businesses inside these cities apply to the city health department (with its own fees and rules), not Collin County. Confirm which authority covers your exact address.
About 2,507 food & drinking establishments operate here, serving a population of about 1,195,359. (U.S. Census 2023 estimate; County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 722)
County only permits unincorporated areas and 6 listed cities; for all other Collin cities (incl; Plano) apply to that city directly; City of Plano runs its own Environmental Health permitting; Plano-specific fees not captured here (contact City of Plano); Verify county fees may be listed under 'Health Permits' on Development Services main page
Turnaround: Complete plans must be submitted, reviewed and approved before construction/remodel begins (per City of Plano Food Code; county follows plan-review procedures)
Texas (TFER) demerit-based inspection: score = 100 minus demerits, fail above 30 demerits; administered by city/county health authorities, reports public.
County issues mobile food establishment permits via Citizen Self-Service portal; specific fee not published on fee page; NOTE: Effective 2026-07-01 Texas moved mobile food unit permitting to the STATE (Texas DSHS); verify current authority; fee not found
Fees/payment and forms are on the department site; application steps vary by concept — see the checklist below.
Comparison uses the lowest published annual restaurant-permit figure in each county; confirm your exact tier with the department.
U.S. Census 2023 population; County Business Patterns 2022 (NAICS 722).
Plus building, fire, and business-license fees that vary locally — use the cost calculators and the checklist below to budget the full stack.
A code-compliant kitchen in Collin County needs more than the health permit — these approvals are handled by separate offices. Confirm current requirements with each.
| Building / plans | Collin County Development Services (unincorporated only; TX cities issue their own building permits) |
| Fire marshal | Collin County Fire Marshal - commercial inspections in unincorporated areas (IFC 2021) |
| Zoning / planning | N/A - Texas counties have no zoning authority; zoning exists only within incorporated cities (limited county controls for SOB/junkyards/slaughter only) |
| Sewer / grease | Collin County Development Services - On-Site Sewage Facilities (OSSF/septic, unincorporated); grease/FOG via municipal utility inside cities |
| Business license | N/A - Texas has no general county/state business license (TX Comptroller sales-tax permit only) |
| Category | Annual fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| temporary/seasonal/special-event | $40 | Temporary Event permit (short-term event, up to 14 days at a single location) |
Health-department plan review looks for specific, code-compliant fixtures. Compare spec-filtered options, then confirm counts and sizes with your local requirements. See the full list in what equipment a commercial kitchen requires.
Permit costs and rules change at the county line — compare Collin County with its neighbors.
This is a typical sequence — confirm the exact sequence with your authority having jurisdiction.
Official plan-check requirements: plan-check guide →