Restaurants.
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 Local municipal health departments (Connecticut) issues the health permit. Connecticut food establishments are permitted by the local or regional health department/district under the CT Food Code (RCSA 19-13-B42); fees are set locally by each town or health district — there is no county-wide fee. Contact your town or regional health district.
Connecticut food establishments are permitted by the local or regional health department/district under the CT Food Code (RCSA 19-13-B42); fees are set locally by each town or health district; there is no county-wide fee; Contact your town or regional health district
Fees/payment and forms are on the department site; application steps vary by concept — see the checklist below.
Under IPC 2021, food establishments here must control fats, oils & grease (FOG) with a grease interceptor or trap, and typically register with the local sewer/wastewater authority. Grease interceptors are required where grease-laden waste is produced, sized under the state plumbing code, with the FOG discharge permit issued by the local sewer authority.
Size the interceptor with our grease-trap sizing calculator, compare units in the grease-trap catalog, and confirm the local FOG permit with Local municipal health departments (Connecticut) (contact above).
Hood fire suppression (IFC 2021): 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 follows NFPA 96 and is permitted and inspected by the local fire marshal under the Connecticut State Fire Safety/Prevention Code. See do I need a hood? and the hood CFM calculator.
Backflow prevention: An annual RPZ/backflow assembly test is required under state cross-connection control rules and administered by the public water supplier. 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 Windham County with its neighbors.
This is a typical sequence — confirm the exact sequence with your authority having jurisdiction.