Environmental Health Services - Fee Schedule 

Payment can be made by cash, check, or credit/debit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover).
An enhanced access fee will be assessed on the total amount of the credit/debit card payment.

Fees Effective October 1, 2017

ANNUAL LICENSES - Restaurants, Bars, Commissaries

Saginaw County Government, Indian Tribes, Emergency Needs Organizations (soup kitchen, rescue mission, etc) are exempt.

Food Service License (includes State Surcharge and Consumer/Industry Education Fees of $27)

• 0-50 seats  $414
• 51-75 seats  $491
• 76-100 seats  $596
• Over 100 seats  $768
• Late Fee - 20% of base rate after April 30 through May 31, additional 10% per month thereafter

Seasonal Fee (operates 6 months or less per year, includes License Surcharge)

• 0-50 seats  $317
• 51-75 seats  $375
• 76-100 seats  $454
• Over 100 seats  $583
• Late Fee - 20% of base rate after April 30 through May 31, additional 10% per month thereafter

Non-Profit Organization (includes Consumer/Industry Education Fees of $5)

• 0-50 seats  $199
• 51-75 seats  $237
• 76-100 seats  $290
• Over 100 seats  $376
• Late Fee  $26

Mobile Unit License  $411

Special Transitory Food Unit (STFU) License  $141 (updated 1/1/2018)
STFU Non-Profit License  $106  (updated 1/1/2018)
STFU Inspection  $90 

Temporary Food License  (includes State Surcharge and Consumer/Industry Education Fees of $8)

• 1-9 days  $97
• 10-14 days  $121
• Late Fee (2-5 business days before event)  $41
• Late Fee (Friday before weekend/day before weekday event)  $89
• Late Fee (day of event) 1-9 days  $178 + License Fee
• Late Fee (day of event) 10-14 days  $226 + License Fee

Temporary Food License - Non-Profit  (includes Consumer/Industry Education Fees of $5)

• 1-9 days  $54  
• 10-14 days  $67
• Late Fee (2-5 business days before event)  $41
• Late Fee (Friday before weekend event/day before weekday event)  $89
• Late Fee (day of event) 1-9 days  $98 + License Fee
• Late Fee (day of event) 10-14 days  $124 + License Fee

Food Workers Class  $95
ServSafe® classes are now being held through MSU Extension.  For more information, click here.
 

Plan Review/Site Audit (new construction or remodel or evaluation of existing facility prior to purchase/operating)

• 0-50 seats  $827
• 51-75 seats  $989
• 76-100 seats  $1,189
• 101+ seats  $1,510
• Limited  $655
• Mobile/STFU  $943
• Body Art $347

Enforcement

• Construction without plans  DOUBLE NORMAL FEE
• Pre-opening follow-up inspection  $256
• Office Conference  $58
• Informal Hearing/2nd Office Conference within 2 years $425
• Administrative/Formal Hearing  $635
• Enforcement Re-inspection  $131
• Additional inspection requests  $194/hr (minimum 1 hr, 15 min increments thereafter)

Septic Permits - Residential

• Permit  $425
• Engineered/Alternative System Review  $252
• Installation/Construction of system without permit  DOUBLE NORMAL FEE
• Board of Appeals  $383

Septic Permits - Commercial

• 1-1,000 gallons per day  $425
• 1,001-2,000 gpd  $630
• 2,001-5,000 gpd  $756
• 5,001-10,000 gpd  $914

Septic/Well Evaluations

• Mortgage/Performance Evaluation - Well Only  $194
• Mortgage/Performance Evaluation - Septic Only  $320
• Mortgage/Performance Evaluation - Well & Septic  $446

Raw Land Evaluation  $194  (void after 3 years)
Soil Re-evaluation  $100
Plat Review  $551 + $16 per lot
Septic Installer Initial Registration Class  $110
Septic Installer Registration  $200 every 3 years
Cemetery Development Review  $546

Well Permits

• Residential Type III  $184
• Commercial Type III  $226
• Commercial Type II (Non-Community)  $331
• Non-Community Level II Assessment  $179
• Irrigation/Test Well (no sample)  $215
• Installation without permit  DOUBLE NORMAL FEE
• Capacity/Quantity Test  $179

Pools

• Public Swimming Pools/Spas Inspections  $179 ($53 per additional pool at same location)
• Swimming Pools/Spas Follow-up/Enforcement Re-inspections  $74

 MDHHS Inspections  (Day Care, Foster Care)

• Inspection/Plan Review  $383

Clean Indoor Air (CIA) Act Regulation Fines  $100, $500, $1,000

Campground Inspection  $179

Body Art Facility Inspection  $179
Body Art Facility Plan Review  $347

Radon Test Kit  $10