Local permits & fees

Fairfield County, CT — Commercial Kitchen Permits

No single county health department - Connecticut food licensing is delegated to town health departments and multi-town health districts (e.g., City of Bridgeport Environmental Health; City of Stamford Health Dept; Town of Fairfield Health Dept; Greenwich Health Dept) · department site →

Fees change often — always confirm the current amount with the department before you budget.

Restaurant / food-facility permit

Annual Food Establishment License (CT Class 1-4, per Connecticut Public Health Code and CGS 19a-36i)

null - set by each town/district, varying by class AND seating capacity; not a county fee. For reference, an out-of-county CT town (East Hartford) charges $575 for a Class IV license - Fairfield County town fees are comparable but must be confirmed on each town's Fee & Licensing Schedule (Bridgeport, Stamford, Fairfield, Greenwich, etc.).

CT uses statewide risk classes: Class 1 (low-risk retail), Class 2 (limited prep, hot/cold holding), Class 3 (full-service/complex prep, restaurants & caterers), Class 4 (highly susceptible populations / specialized processes). Class 2, 3, and 4 establishments must employ a Certified Food Protection Manager (Qualified Food Operator). Bridgeport EH (203) 576-7474; Fairfield Health Dept (203) 256-3020.

Plan review — required

null - plan-review fee is set per town and required for new or remodeled Class 2, 3, and 4 establishments; amounts vary by town (see each town's Fee & Licensing Schedule).

Turnaround: null - not published

Plan-review details & forms →

Food truck / mobile permit

Mobile Food Establishment License (town-issued; no statewide CT food-truck license)

null - set by each town/district by class; not published as a uniform figure. See the operating town's Fee & Licensing Schedule.

Connecticut has NO statewide food-truck license - each of ~71 local health departments and ~19 health districts licenses mobile units separately, so a truck must be licensed in each town it operates. A signed commissary letter (commissary must be a licensed CT food establishment, not a home kitchen) is required for plan-review submission.

How to apply

Apply / county portal →Forms & applications

Watch out for

CT is town/district-run: there is no Fairfield County health department - Bridgeport, Stamford, Fairfield, Greenwich, etc. each license and set their own fees.
License class (1-4) is statewide-defined, but the actual license and plan-review fees are set locally by each town/district and are not published as a single county schedule.

Other food-service permits in this jurisdiction

Category	Annual fee	Notes
temporary/seasonal/special-event	$125.00	'Temporary Vendor - Festival' (seasonal). Fairfield County CT has no county health dept; licensing is municipal/district. Figures are City of Bridgeport (reference jurisdiction provided). General food establishments licensed by size/class (Class 1-4, $230-$400), not by the caterer/bakery/commissary categories.

Connecticut statewide rules

Who licenses you, reciprocity, and the state regime.

What equipment you need

Build a tailored equipment checklist for your concept.

Permits & plan review, explained

The stack of approvals before you open.

Sources: www.bridgeportct.gov · www.bridgeportct.gov · fairfieldct.gov · law.justia.com · portal.ct.gov · observed 2026-08-07