Restaurants and food trucks.
Curry County food-facility health permits run about $180–$770 annually, depending on size or sales volume. Confirm the exact amount with ORS 624.490 (License fees) sets the statewide restaurant/food-service license fee schedule; Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division is the licensing authority (OAR ch. 333). Local public health authorities administer/collect via intergovernmental agreement. 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 ORS 624.490 (License fees) sets the statewide restaurant/food-service license fee schedule; Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division is the licensing authority (OAR ch. 333). Local public health authorities administer/collect via intergovernmental agreement. issues the health permit. Oregon sets food-establishment fees at the state level through ORS 624.490 (License fees) sets the statewide restaurant/food-service license fee schedule; Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division is the licensing authority (OAR ch. 333). Local public health authorities administer/collect via intergovernmental agreement., EXCEPT in counties/cities that run their own health department (which set their own fees). Confirm which applies to your exact address.
What the local foodservice landscape looks like — useful whether you’re opening here or sizing up the competition.
▲ 1.2% change in establishments since 2022 (82 → 83).
The average foodservice wage here is $1,799 below the Oregon average ($26,591); Oregon has about 11,223 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.
Set at the state level by ORS 624.490 (License fees) sets the statewide restaurant/food-service license fee schedule; Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division is the licensing authority (OAR ch; 333); Local public health authorities administer/collect via intergovernmental agreement; a single statewide fee schedule for counties without their own health department; Effective ORS 624.490 schedule current as of 2026 (statute; no explicit effective date in the section text)
State-set mobile-food fee; confirm commissary and local requirements
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 $230–$1,025 for Curry 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.
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 UPC, food establishments here must control fats, oils & grease (FOG) with a grease interceptor or trap, and typically register with the local sewer/wastewater authority. A grease interceptor sized to the Oregon plumbing specialty code is required, with a municipal sewer-authority FOG discharge permit.
Size the interceptor with our grease-trap sizing calculator, compare units in the grease-trap catalog, and confirm the local FOG permit with ORS 624.490 (License fees) sets the statewide restaurant/food-service license fee schedule; Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division is the licensing authority (OAR ch. 333). Local public health authorities administer/collect via intergovernmental agreement. (contact above).
Hood fire suppression (IFC): 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 hood suppression must meet NFPA 96 and the Oregon fire code enforced by the local fire authority. See do I need a hood? and the hood CFM calculator.
Backflow prevention: An approved backflow preventer with a certified annual test is required by the local water purveyor. A certified backflow assembly (often an RPZ) on the water service, tested annually, is standard — confirm with your water utility.
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 Curry County with its neighbors.
This is a typical sequence — confirm the exact sequence with your authority having jurisdiction.