Proposed Current Fee Structure Changes For 2019

The Department of Environmental Health is proposing new permit fee categories in response to recent state laws and modifying existing fees to allow more flexibility for the permittee.  The majority of fees will remain unchanged.  The proposed changes would be effective by the end of 2019.

NEW PROGRAM FEE CATEGORIES

1. Limited Food Sales – Includes low-risk vendors such as confectioneries and convenience stores
2. Host Facilities – Allows a venue to host a Catering Operation that provides onsite food service 
3. Catering Operations – Allows permitted caterers and restaurants to serve at a Host Facility 
4. Vending Machines – Creates a specific category for vending machine and robotic equipment review
5. Satellite Food Service – Allows limited food service operations on the same property to be located away from the food preparation kitchen 
6. Charitable Feeding Operations – Creates a category for charitable feeding organizations 

UPDATED PROGRAM FEES CATEGORIES

Mobile Food Facility Plan Reviews – Provides a lower fee for less complex operations (i.e. a coffee cart or hot dog cart) than a full-service food truck.

A link to the current fee schedule can be accessed with the link below.

CPD Fee Schedule​

​​​​​Santa Clara County 
Department of Environmental Health
Consumer Protection Division
PROPOSED UPDATED FEE CATEGORY DESCRIPTION ​ ​ ​

​Type of Fee/Charge submitted for Review​	​Proposed Rate	​Comment
​​CERTIFIED FARMER'S MKT - COORDINATOR PERMIT MORE THAN 2-10 P​ERMITS	​$172.00​​​	​Category created to separate farmers market coordinators from temporary event coordinators.  No increase from current fee.   ​ ​
​CERTIFIED FARMER'S MKT - COORDINATOR PERMIT MORE THAN 11-20 PERMITS​	​$252.00	​Category created to separate farmers market coordinators from temporary event coordinators.  No increase from current fee.   ​ ​
​​CERTIFIED FARMER'S MKT - COORDINATOR PERMIT M​ORE THAN 20 PERMITS	​$343.00	​Category created to separate farmers market coordinators from temporary event coordinators.  No increase from current fee.   ​ ​
​PREPACKAGED NON-PHF 25- 300 SQ FT​	​$175.00	​Category created to identify limited food service facilities with certain exemptions.  No increase from current fee.
​DEMONSTRATOR/SAMPLER, INCIDENTAL FOOD SALES (ANNUAL)​	​$175.00	​Update category description to reflect separation of Limited Food Sales into three separate fee categories.  No increase from current fee.

​​​​Santa Clara County 
Department of Environmental Health
Consumer Protection Division
PROPOSED ​NEW FEE CATEGORY

​Type of Fee/Charge submitted for Review	​Proposed Rate​	​Comment
​LIMITED FOOD SALES​	​$329.00	​Category created to identify facilities with limited food sales.  Intermediate category for facilities with limited operations; reduced fee compared to grocery store.
​FOOD BANK	​$438.00	​​Category created to conform with AB2178-L​imited Service Charitable Feeding Operation legislation. AB2178: Limited Service Charitable Feeding Operations
​CHARITABLE FEEDING OPERATION NO PREP	​$99.00
​CHARITABLE FEEDING OPERATION FOOD PREP	​$99.00
​HOST FACILITY APPLICATION FEE	​$340.00	​​​​Category created to conform with AB-2524-Catering Host permits legislation. AB2524: Catering Host Permits​
​CATERING OPERATION @ HOST FACILITY APPLICATION FEE	​$340.00
​HOST FACILITY ANNUAL PERMIT	​$438.00
​OUT OF COUNTY CATERING OPERATION @ HOST FACILITY	​$219.00
​SATELLITE FOOD SERVICE - NO FOOD PREP/PREPACKAGED	​$219.00	​​Category created to identify facilities operating as satellite foo​d service. ​ ​
​SATELLITE FOOD SERVICE - FOOD PREP RISK CAT 1	​$438.00
​SATELLITE FOOD SERVICE - FOOD PREP RISK CAT 2	​$635.00
​NEW OR MAJOR REMODEL - SATELLITE FOOD SERVICE - PREPACKAGED FOODS ​	​$438.00	​​Category created for satellite food service permit plan review.
​NEW OR MAJOR REMODEL - SATELLITE FOOD SERVICE - NONPREPACKAGED FOODS ​	​$635.00
​​VENDING MACHINE PLAN REVIEW	​$438.00	​Category created for vending machine plan review.
​Mobile Food Facility Carts. MSU PLAN CHECK NO FOOD PREP-RISK CAT 1​	​$219.00	​Category created for mobile food facility plan check service based on extent of operation
​Mobile Food Facility Carts. MSU PLAN CHECK LIMITED FOOD PREP-RISK CAT 2	​$438.00	​Category created for mobile food facility plan check service based on extent of operation
Mobile Food Facility Carts. MSU PLAN  CHECK FULL FOOD PREP-RISK CAT 3​	​$635.00	​Category created for mobile food facility plan check service based on extent of operation

We are currently accepting public comments regarding the proposed fees.  Comments may be submitted by September 13, 2019 by emailing [email protected].

We are currently anticipating this item will be heard at the Board of Supervisor's meeting on Tuesday, October 8th no later than 9:30 am.  Please check back on this website regularly for updates on the proposal.  

Estamos aceptando comentarios públicos por correo electrónico a [email protected] o por teléfono al 408-918-4676. Todos los comentarios deben enviarse antes del 13 de septiembre de 2019.

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