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, 2018

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 $30)

• 0-50 seats  $425
• 51-75 seats  $503
• 76-100 seats  $610
• Over 100 seats  $786
• 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  $326
• 51-75 seats  $385
• 76-100 seats  $466
• Over 100 seats  $597
• 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  $203
• 51-75 seats  $242
• 76-100 seats  $295
• Over 100 seats  $383
• Late Fee  $27

Mobile Unit License  $422

Special Transitory Food Unit (STFU) License  $155 
STFU Non-Profit License  $116 
STFU Inspection  $90 

Temporary Food License  (includes State Surcharge and Consumer/Industry Education Fees of $9)

• 1-9 days  $100
• 10-14 days  $124
• Late Fee (2-5 business days before event)  $45
• Late Fee (Friday before weekend/day before weekday event)  $90
• Late Fee (day of event) 1-9 days  $182 + License Fee
• Late Fee (day of event) 10-14 days  $230 + License Fee

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

• 1-9 days  $55  
• 10-14 days  $68
• Late Fee (2-5 business days before event)  $45
• Late Fee (Friday before weekend event/day before weekday event)  $90
• Late Fee (day of event) 1-9 days  $100 + License Fee
• Late Fee (day of event) 10-14 days  $126 + License Fee

Food Workers Class  $97
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  $844
• 51-75 seats  $1,009
• 76-100 seats  $1,213
• 101+ seats  $1,540
• Limited  $668
• Mobile/STFU  $962
• Body Art $354

Enforcement

• Construction without plans  DOUBLE NORMAL FEE
• Pre-opening follow-up inspection  $261
• Office Conference  $59
• Informal Hearing/2nd Office Conference within 2 years $434
• Administrative/Formal Hearing  $648
• Enforcement Re-inspection  $134
• Additional inspection requests  $198/hr (minimum 1 hr, 15 min increments thereafter)

Septic Permits - Residential

• Permit  $434
• Engineered/Alternative System Review  $257
• Installation/Construction of system without permit  DOUBLE NORMAL FEE
• Board of Appeals  $391

Septic Permits - Commercial

• 1-1,000 gallons per day  $434
• 1,001-2,000 gpd  $643
• 2,001-5,000 gpd  $771
• 5,001-10,000 gpd  $932

Septic/Well Evaluations

• Mortgage/Performance Evaluation - Well Only  $198  (Bacti, P. Chem & Pb) + $26 per lead sample
• Mortgage/Performance Evaluation - Septic Only  $326
• Mortgage/Performance Evaluation - Well & Septic  $455 + $26 per lead sample

Raw Land Evaluation  $198  (void after 3 years)
Soil Re-evaluation  $102
Plat Review  $562 + $16 per lot
Septic Installer Initial Registration Class  $112
Septic Installer Registration  $204 every 3 years
Cemetery Development Review  $557

Well Permits

• Residential Type III  $188
• Commercial Type III  $231
• Commercial Type II (Non-Community)  $338
• Non-Community Level II Assessment  $183
• Irrigation/Test Well (no sample)  $219
• Installation without permit  DOUBLE NORMAL FEE
• Capacity/Quantity Test  $183

Pools

• Public Swimming Pools/Spas Inspections  $183 ($54 per additional pool at same location)
• Swimming Pools/Spas Follow-up/Enforcement Re-inspections  $75

 MDHHS Inspections  (Day Care, Foster Care)

• Inspection/Plan Review  $391

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

Permanent Campground Inspection  $183
Temporary Campground Inspection  $91

Body Art Facility Inspection  $183
Body Art Facility Plan Review  $354