Local permits & fees

Marion County, OR — Commercial Kitchen Permits

Marion County Health & Human Services, Environmental Health Services (licenses food service facilities under ORS Chapter 624; fees set by ORS 624.490) · department site →
Fees change often — always confirm the current amount with the department before you budget.

Restaurant / food-facility permit

Restaurant License (annual)
Full service: 0-15 seats $530 / 16-50 seats $600 / 51-150 seats $700 / more than 150 seats $770; Limited service $335

Fees are set statewide by ORS 624.490 and collected by Marion County Environmental Health. A formal plan review must be completed before an annual restaurant license is issued.

Plan review — required

null - Marion County/Oregon do not publish a separate restaurant plan-review fee; plan review (Restaurant Plan Review Packet) must be completed and approved before the annual license is obtained

Plan-review details & forms →

Food truck / mobile permit

Mobile Unit license
$255 (each mobile unit, annual, ORS 624.490); $25 inspection fee for a mobile unit already licensed in another Oregon county

A Mobile Unit Plan Review Packet is required for new units. Out-of-county units submit a copy of their existing Oregon mobile license plus the $25 inspection fee.

Watch out for

  • Oregon statutory fee schedule (ORS 624.490) also sets: commissary $350, warehouse $180, mobile unit $255, bed & breakfast $200, plus vending-machine tiers ($90 for 1-10 up to $1,700 for 1,500+).
  • Environmental Health: 3160 Center St NE, Salem, OR 97301, 503-588-5346.
  • Grocery/retail food stores and packaged-food processors are licensed by the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), not the county health authority.
  • Single-event temporary restaurants operated by benevolent organizations are exempt from license and inspection fees (ORS 624.106).

Other food-service permits in this jurisdiction

CategoryAnnual feeNotes
Bar / limited food service$335 (limited service restaurant, ORS 624.490)Bars serving limited food are licensed as limited service restaurants; alcohol licensing is separate through OLCC.
Commissary / central preparation kitchen$350 (commissary, ORS 624.490)Statewide statutory fee collected by Marion County Environmental Health.
Pushcart / mobile vending$255 (each mobile unit, ORS 624.490); $25 inspection fee for a unit already licensed in another Oregon countyMobile Unit Plan Review Packet required for new units.
Grocery / market with delinull - retail food stores/grocery in Oregon are licensed by the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), not the county health authoritySee the ODA Food Safety license fee schedule; a deli preparing food to order may fall under an ORS 624 restaurant license instead.
Bakery / food processingnull - retail and wholesale bakeries and packaged-food processors are licensed by the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), not Marion CountyCounty ORS 624 licensing covers restaurants/food service, not ODA-regulated food manufacturing.
Temporary / seasonal eventnull - the intermittent/seasonal temporary restaurant fee is set under ORS 624.490 but no fixed amount is published; single-event temporary restaurants run by benevolent organizations are exempt from license and inspection fees (ORS 624.106)Marion County provides a Temporary Restaurant Application; confirm the current fee with Environmental Health.
Sources: oregon.public.law · www.co.marion.or.us · www.co.marion.or.us · observed 2026-08-07