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 San Benito County Health & Human Services Agency - Environmental Health Services issues the health permit.
About 100 food & drinking establishments operate here, serving a population of about 68,175. (U.S. Census 2023 estimate; County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 722)
Annual permit fee amounts are set by Board resolution and not published as an online table; the EH webpage lists only application forms (no fee schedule PDF); Per County Code Sec; 7.14.004, plan check is charged at actual cost, hourly rate of $110. Contact EH at (831) 636-4035
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 San Benito County with its neighbors.
This is a typical sequence — confirm the exact sequence with your authority having jurisdiction.