Annual fee by risk classification (effective 1/1/2024): Class I $128, Class II $170, Class III $244, Class IV $404; non-profits pay 50%. Class III ($244) is typical for a full-service restaurant. ACHD is a home-rule county health department (operates independently of the PA state retail-food program).
Turnaround: Allow up to ~8 weeks for application/plan review
Annual fee by class: Class I/II $110, Class III/IV $150; non-profits 50%. Temporary/seasonal event vendors: $50 (1 event) up to $130 (4 events), or $30/event for 5+.
| Category | Annual fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| caterer | — | Caterer food permit required for any facility that supplies/prepares/serves food to an off-premise private (contracted) function as the main kitchen tenant; ACHD Food Safety Program. Fee per ACHD fee schedule (not parsed here). |
| commissary/central kitchen | — | "Commissary use permit" applies to mobile food facilities based out of a fixed permitted food facility or a commissary space used for water fill/wastewater disposal. |
| temporary/seasonal/special-event | — | All temporary and seasonal food facilities (except those selling only unprocessed produce or prepackaged non-TCS foods) must hold a current ACHD food permit. |
| food processing/wholesale | — | ACHD regulates food processors and warehouses among food facilities requiring a permit or registration certificate. |