Restaurants and food trucks.
Comanche County food-facility health permits run about $335–$425 annually, depending on size or sales volume. Confirm the exact amount with Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), Consumer Health Service (state-administered via the Comanche County Health Department, Lawton) before you budget.
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 Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), Consumer Health Service (state-administered via the Comanche County Health Department, Lawton) issues the health permit.
What the local foodservice landscape looks like — useful whether you’re opening here or sizing up the competition.
▼ 0.4% change in establishments since 2022 (237 → 236).
The average foodservice wage here is $2,593 below the Oklahoma average ($19,641); Oklahoma has about 7,955 food & drink establishments statewide.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 722, food services & drinking places) — establishments with paid employees. Some small-county payroll figures are withheld by Census for confidentiality.
OSDH fees are set statewide; the license is issued through the Comanche County Health Department; Seasonal (180-day) food-service license is $250
Oklahoma has no letter grade or score — violations are logged as priority/priority-foundation/core; inspection reports public in the OSDH online database.
Mobile food establishments use the same OSDH fee schedule as fixed food-service establishments; Under HB 1076 (Oklahoma Food Truck Freedom Act, effective Nov 1, 2025), an OSDH state license is valid statewide and local jurisdictions must recognize it
Fees/payment and forms are on the department site; application steps vary by concept — see the checklist below.
The government permit & plan-review fees below total roughly $670–$850 for Comanche County:
That’s the paperwork only. Add buildout, equipment, deposits and licenses with the cost-to-open calculator. Fees change — confirm current amounts with the department.
Check the health-inspection history and violation scores for any food establishment in Comanche County and Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Department of Health posts food service establishment inspections statewide, though Oklahoma City-County and Tulsa operate their own independent portals.
Oklahoma inspection lookup →Comparison uses the lowest published annual restaurant-permit figure in each county; confirm your exact tier with the department.
U.S. Census 2023 population; County Business Patterns 2022 (NAICS 722).
Plus building, fire, and business-license fees that vary locally — use the cost calculators and the checklist below to budget the full stack.
Under International Plumbing Code (2018, OUBCC), food establishments here must control fats, oils & grease (FOG) with a grease interceptor or trap, and typically register with the local sewer/wastewater authority. Restaurants must install an approved grease interceptor under the state-adopted plumbing code, with discharge governed by the local sewer authority's FOG program.
Size the interceptor with our grease-trap sizing calculator, compare units in the grease-trap catalog, and confirm the local FOG permit with Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), Consumer Health Service (state-administered via the Comanche County Health Department, Lawton) (contact above).
Hood fire suppression (International Fire Code (2018, OUBCC)): commercial cooking under a Type I hood needs a wet-chemical suppression system to NFPA 96, permitted and inspected by the local fire marshal. Commercial kitchen hood suppression must meet NFPA 96 and the state-adopted International Fire Code, enforced by the State Fire Marshal and local fire officials. See do I need a hood? and the hood CFM calculator.
Backflow prevention: Backflow prevention assemblies (typically an RPZ) require annual testing by a certified tester through the local water utility's cross-connection control program. A certified backflow assembly (often an RPZ) on the water service, tested annually, is standard — confirm with your water utility.
| Category | Annual fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bakery / food processing | Food processor/manufacturer $350 initial / $250 renewal / $300 late renewal | OSDH statewide fee |
| Grocery / market with deli | Retail food store $425 initial / $335 renewal / $375 late renewal | OSDH statewide fee |
| Temporary / seasonal event | Temporary food-service $100 for 3 days plus $40 per additional day; seasonal (180-day) $250 | OSDH statewide fee |
| Pushcart / mobile vending | Mobile food establishment $425 initial / $335 renewal / $375 late renewal | State license valid statewide under HB 1076 (effective Nov 1, 2025) |
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 Comanche County with its neighbors.
This is a typical sequence — confirm the exact sequence with your authority having jurisdiction.
Official plan-check requirements: plan-check guide →