Restaurants and food trucks.
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 Franklin County Health Department issues the health permit.
About 198 food & drinking establishments operate here, serving a population of about 106,404. (U.S. Census 2023 estimate; County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 722)
Food regulations require an annual permit; fee schedule is in 'Exhibit B' referenced in the regulations (Section 10), which was not accessible in the reviewed web content; $100 penalty for operating without a permit; Fee not obtained in review
Mobile establishments regulated under the county food regulations; fee in Exhibit B (not accessible)
Fees/payment and forms are on the department site; application steps vary by concept — see the checklist below.
U.S. Census 2023 population; County Business Patterns 2022 (NAICS 722).
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 Franklin County with its neighbors.
This is a typical sequence — confirm the exact sequence with your authority having jurisdiction.