Local permits & fees

Pueblo County, CO — Commercial Kitchen Permits

Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment (PDPHE), Office of Environmental Health (local public health agency administering the statewide CDPHE/SB25-285 retail food fee schedule) · department site →

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

Restaurant / food-facility permit

Retail Food Establishment License (Restaurant/Caterer, by seating capacity)

$481 (0-100 seats) / $538 (101-200 seats) / $581 (over 200 seats), 2026 statewide SB25-285 schedule - source https://la-h-health.colorado.gov/news-article/notice-to-retail-food-establishments

Colorado retail food license fees are set by the STATE (SB25-285) and are identical statewide; they phase up 2026-2028. PDPHE administers licensing for Pueblo County. Limited food service establishments (bars/limited menu) are $338.

Plan review — required

$155 Retail Food Plan Review Application (statewide SB25-285 schedule) - source https://cdphe.colorado.gov/dehs/rf/licensing. PDPHE's 2023 plan review packet listed a $100 non-refundable plan-review application fee plus $50/hour for plan review and pre-opening activities.

Plan-review details & forms →

Food truck / mobile permit

Mobile Retail Food Establishment License

$481 full service / $338 prepackaged food only, 2026 statewide SB25-285 schedule - source https://la-h-health.colorado.gov/news-article/notice-to-retail-food-establishments

State fee schedule; PDPHE requires a mobile-unit/pushcart plan review packet and an approved commissary/servicing area.

How to apply

Forms & applications

Watch out for

Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment (PDPHE) is a local public health agency that licenses retail food establishments using the statewide CDPHE fee schedule.
Colorado retail food license fees are set statewide by SB25-285 and increase in 2026, 2027 and 2028; each establishment pays only one applicable category fee.
PDPHE publishes separate plan review packets for fixed facilities and for mobile units/push carts.

Other food-service permits in this jurisdiction

Category	Annual fee	Notes
Caterer	$481 (0-100 seats) / $538 (101-200) / $581 (over 200), 2026 - source https://la-h-health.colorado.gov/news-article/notice-to-retail-food-establishments	Colorado's statewide SB25-285 schedule groups caterers with restaurants, licensed by seating capacity. Administered by PDPHE.
Bar / limited food service	$338 (Limited Food Service Establishment), 2026 - source https://la-h-health.colorado.gov/news-article/notice-to-retail-food-establishments	Statewide SB25-285 category for limited-menu operations.
Grocery / market with deli	Grocery with deli: $469 (under 15,001 sq ft) / $894 (over 15,000 sq ft); grocery without deli $244 / $441, 2026 - source https://la-h-health.colorado.gov/news-article/notice-to-retail-food-establishments	Statewide SB25-285 schedule, priced by square footage and whether a deli is present.
Pushcart / mobile vending	Mobile full service $481 / prepackaged food only $338, 2026 - source https://la-h-health.colorado.gov/news-article/notice-to-retail-food-establishments	Statewide SB25-285 mobile retail food establishment fees; PDPHE requires a mobile plan review packet and commissary/servicing area.

Colorado 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: county.pueblo.org · county.pueblo.org · cdphe.colorado.gov · la-h-health.colorado.gov · observed 2026-08-07