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Fees effective Nov. 1, 2019. Select category to view the related fee table.
Title | Fee | Description |
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Bakery (Baked Goods Only) | $385 | Annual permit fee |
Bed & Breakfast | $385 | Annual permit fee |
Campground/Park Food Service (seasonal - no more than 3 consecutive months) |
$401 | Annual permit fee |
Caterers - low risk | $385 | Annual permit fee |
Caterers - medium risk | $580 | Annual permit fee |
Caterers - high risk | $797 | Annual permit fee |
Catering endorsement | $195 | Additional annual fee for permitted food businesses that also cater. |
Mobile food vehicle - low risk | $385 | Annual permit fee |
Mobile food vehicle - medium risk | $580 | Annual permit fee |
Mobile food vehicle - high risk | $797 | Annual permit fee |
Food service with on-site sewage disposal review | $195 | Additional review fee charged with annual food service permit. |
Vending machines with potentially hazardous food, risk level low | $195 | Annual permit fee |
General Food Service |
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All sizes, low risk | $385 | Annual permit fee |
0-50 seats, medium risk | $580 | Annual permit fee |
0-50 seats, high risk | $797 | Annual permit fee |
51-150 seats, medium risk | $665 | Annual permit fee |
51-50 seats, high risk | $918 | Annual permit fee |
151+ seats, medium risk | $728 | Annual permit fee |
151+ seats, high risk | $992 | Annual permit fee |
Food Safety Education |
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Food worker cards - 2-year initial or 3-year renewal | $10 | |
Food worker cards - replacement for lost card | $10 | |
Plan Reviews |
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Limited Grocery, tap/tasting room | $195 | Plan review and pre-operation inspection fee |
General plan review | $740 | Plan review and pre-operation inspection fee |
Additional permit for multiple-permit facility | $195 | Fee for each additional permit, in addition to initial permit fee. |
Food stand, mobile food vehicle | $464 | Plan review and pre-operation inspection fee |
Change of ownership | $390 | Plan review and pre-operation inspection fee |
Variance without Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) | $195 | |
Variance with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (when required by WAC for menu items) | $390 | Plus lab fees |
Remodel/Plan revision | $195 | For alteration to existing establishment or revision of approved plan. Includes pre-operation inspection. |
Plan review consultation | $195 | On or off site |
Mobile food vehicle reciprocity | $195 | Processing fee for permits when food vehicle is already properly permitted in another county. |
Schools/Youth |
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School central kitchen, no direct food service | $612 | Annual permit fee |
School satellite kitchen with food service | $390 | Annual permit fee |
School kitchen with food service | $464 | Annual permit fee |
School/youth concession stand - low risk | $148 | Annual permit fee |
School/youth concession stand - medium risk | $243 | Annual permit fee |
School/youth concession stand - high risk | $348 | Annual permit fee |
Temporary Food Service |
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Low risk, single event | $69 | Event permit fee |
Low risk, recurring event (1 location) | $158 | Annual permit fee |
Low risk, recurring event (additional location) | $121 | Annual permit fee |
Medium risk, single event | $95 | Event permit fee |
Medium risk, recurring event (1 location) | $243 | Annual permit fee |
Medium risk, recurring event (additional location) | $121 | Annual permit fee |
High risk, single event | $211 | Event permit fee |
High risk, recurring event (1 location) | $570 | Annual permit fee |
High risk, recurring event (additional location) | $121 | Annual permit fee |
Blanket event permit | $540 | Judged cooking events |
Food demonstrator permit, single event | $53 | Event permit fee. Non-potentially hazardous foods only. |
Food demonstrator permit, recurring event | $106 | Annual permit fee. Non-potentially hazardous foods only. |
Exempt from permit | $47 | Processing fee only |
Expedited Review fee |
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Add 50% to normal fee. | Available for limited grocery, general, and multiple permit facility plan review. May apply to additional fees as approved by division director on a case-by-case basis. | |
Operating without a permit |
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Double normal permit fee | ||
Late charges |
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Late charge for annual permit renewal | $300 | Additional charge if annual permit renewal fee has not been received by 5 p.m. on the last day permit is valid. |
Late charge for temporary permits | $56 | Non-refundable fee if application is not received at least 14 days before the event. |
Reinspection and reinstatement |
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Reinspection and office conference | $327 | Per III.B.3 enforcement procedures. |
Reinspection after first preoccupancy inspection | $195 | Reinspection fee |
Reinstatement following closure by Health Officer order | $390 | Reinstatement fee |
Food service establishment reinspection | $195 | Reinspection fee. Applies to all permitted food service operations. |
Title | Fee | Description |
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Permits for Solid Waste Sites |
Valid July 1 to June 30 | |
Closure (engaged in) or closed (prior to 2/10/2003) landfill | $591 | Includes abandoned landfill permit review and inspection |
Composting facility - 30,000 tons or less incoming raw material | $3,703 | Add $195 per hour for each additional hour over 19 |
Composting facility - Over 30,000 tons incoming raw material | $5,064 | Add $195 per hour for each additional hour over 26 |
New conditionally exempt sites & facilities | $591 | |
Existing conditionally exempt sites & facilities | $390 | |
Energy recovery & incineration - Mixed Municipal Waste | $6 per ton | Annual permit fee |
Energy recovery & incineration - Demolition/Industrial Waste | $3,703 base fee | Add $195 per hour for each additional hour over 19 |
Inert waste landfill | $3,703 base fee | Add $195 per hour for each additional hour over 19 |
Intermediate solid waste handling (transfer station, baling and compaction facility, drop box) | $3,703 base fee | Add $195 per hour for each additional hour over 19 |
Land application | $3,703 base fee | Add $195 per hour for each additional hour over 19 |
Limited purpose landfill (contaminated soil, woodwaste landfill, etc.) | $3,703 base fee | Add $195 per hour for each additional hour over 19 |
Moderate risk waste - fixed (for facilities not operated by Snohomish County) | $390 | Annual permit fee |
Moderate risk waste - limited (for facilities not operated by Snohomish County) | $195 | Annual permit fee |
Municipal solid waste landfill | $6 per ton | Annual permit fee |
Piles for storage and treatment (solid waste, road sweeping, etc.) | $3,703 base fee | Add $195 per hour for each additional hour over 19 |
Snohomish County facilities | * | *System-wide negotiated fee |
Surface impoundment & tanks | $3,703 | Annual permit fee |
Waste tire storage | $1,952 | Annual permit fee |
Plan Review |
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Application review (applies to initial permit application) | $2,216 base fee | Add $195 per hour for each additional hour over 11, plus costs for publishing SEPA notices in newspaper |
Revised or amended plan review (applies to application review of approved plans and permitted sites/facilities) | $591 base fee | Add $195 per hour for each additional hour over 3, plus costs for publishing SEPA notices in newspaper |
Waste screening determination |
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Application review | $195 base fee | Add $195 per hour for each additional hour over 1 |
Less than full year permit |
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Permits issued on or after the preceding January 1 are charged one-half of the annual permit fee | For permits expiring June 30 | |
Late charge |
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Late charge for renewal of annual permits | $317 | Additional charge if annual permit renewal fee has not been received by the Health District by the end of the last day that the permit is valid. |
Multiple solid waste & toxic permits |
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Fees for multiple solid waste and toxic facilities at one location | Highest permit fee plus 2/3 the fee for each additional permitted operation |
Title | Fee | Description |
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Child Care Health Program STARS Credit | $10 per credit | Classes hosted through online learning portal |
Group Camps |
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Group camp permit | $327 | Annual permit fee |
Group camp plan review | $506 | Annual permit fee |
Illegal Drug manufacturing or storage sites response |
These fees do not include civil penalties for violations of Chapter 11.3, Section IX of the Health District Sanitary Code | |
Appeal procedure for illegal drug sites only - Step 1 | No fee | |
Appeal procedure for illegal drug sites only - Step 2 | $1076 | Fee refundable if appellant prevails |
Decontamination workplan review - Stationary Property | $981 base fee | Add $195 per hour for each additional hour over 5 |
Decontamination workplan review - Vehicle | $591 base fee | Add $195 per hour for each additional hour over 3 |
Enforcement | $195 per hour | Add other costs, including but not limited to analytical fees, hearing examiner fees, contractor costs of barricading or otherwise securing contaminated properties and contractor fees |
Inspection of suspected contaminated property (requested by property owner) | $390 base fee | Add analytical sample costs plus $195 per hour for each additional hour over 2 |
School safety |
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School safety inspection | $195 per hour | |
School construction pre-occupancy inspection | $195 per hour | |
School construction plan review | $925 | Add food establishment plan review fee if review includes kitchen, and pool plan review if review includes pool |
Portable classroom plan review | $290 | |
Addition or remodel of existing school building | $586 | |
Secure medicine return |
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Activities to enforce against noncompliance | $195 | Prorated per month the year DOH assumes permitting |
Annual operating fee | $20,372 | |
Initial plan review fee | $16,975 | |
Review of petition for alternative disposal method | $427 | |
Revision of an approved plan | $195 per hour | |
Water recreation facilities |
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Float pod facility safety inspection - first facility | $496 | No water quality testing |
Float pod facility safety inspection - each additional facility | $106 | No water quality testing |
Office conference | $306 | |
Year-round - 6+ months -pool permits (swimming, spa, wading, spray) | $739 annual permit for first pool | $496 for each additional year round pool |
Seasonal - <6 months - pool permits (swimming, spa, wading, spray) | $496 annual permit for first pool | $306 fee for each additional seasonal pool |
Pool plan review, swimming pool, 50,000 gallons or more | $982 | |
Pool plan review,swimming pool, less than 50,000 gallons | $739 | |
Pool plan review, spa pools | $369 | |
Pool plan review, spray pools | $369 | |
Pool plan review, wading pools | $369 | |
Pre-occupancy inspection | $248 | |
Plan review | $195 | For alteration to existing facility or revision of approved plan |
Re-inspection/re-opening after closure | $195 | |
EXPEDITED REVIEW FEE |
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Add 50% to original fee | Available for plan reviews for schools, camps, pools, spas and float pod facilities. May apply to additional fees as approved by the division director on a case-by-case basis. | |
Less than full year permit |
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Permits issued on or after the preceding December 1 are charged on-half of the annual permit fee | For permits expiring May 31 | |
Late charge |
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Late charge for renewal of annual permits expiring May 31 | $317 | Additional charge if annual permit renewal fee and completed Health District application has not been received by Health District by the last day of the following May. |
Title | Fee | Description |
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Alteration |
Licensed designer submittal | |
Absorption system and/or approved reserve area | $396 | Fee includes application review and permit |
Complete system | * | *See new on-site sewage dispersal application fee |
Tank only | $317 | Fee includes application review and permit |
As-built submittal/reserve area designation - concurrent with building clearance review | $195 | |
Building clearance |
For buildling permit | |
Review | $195 | |
Expedited review | $195 | When requested by building department |
GMA drinking water determination | $123 | |
Preliminary clearance review | No fee | |
Composting toilet non-residential |
No drinking water under pressure to the site | |
Review and permit (DOH approved listing) | $317 | |
Annual monitoring (per site) | $195 | |
Contractors certification |
Installers, M & M specialists or pumpers | |
Installer annual certificate | $422 | per certification |
Monitor & maintenance specialist annual certicate | $422 | per certification |
Pumper annual certificate | $422 | per certification |
Examination | $317 | Installers and pumpers only |
Late fee charge | $317 | For certificate not renewed prior to March 1 |
Food service with on-site sewage system |
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Review | $195 | Fee charged at time of annual food service permit renewal |
Holding Tank |
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Preliminary review | $923 | |
Permit fee | $528 | |
Annual monitoring fee | $390 | |
Land use reviews |
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Review | $195 | Including but not limited to boundary line adjustment, conditional use, binding site plan, administrative site plan, grading permit |
On-site sewage dispersal system |
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Community system application review | $1,794 | Includes site review and permit |
Permit | $633 | Per service connection |
Gravity distribution system | $923 | Application review fee. Approval valid for 2 years. Includes one resubmittal following disapproval |
Pressure distribution system | $923 | Application review fee. Approval valid for 2 years. Includes one resubmittal following disapproval |
All other systems approved by DOH | $1,055 | Application review fee. Approval valid for 2 years. Includes one resubmittal following disapproval |
Product development system | $1,161 base fee | Add $195 for each additional hour over 6 hours. Approval valid for 2 years. |
Systems over 1,000 gallons per day | Double OSS fee | |
Operation check |
Request for report on | |
On-site sewage system only | $369 | |
On-site sewage system and drinking water system | $844 | Includes "short list" inorganics and bacteriological |
Drinking water system only | $528 | Includes "short list" inorganics and bacteriological |
Re-inspection | $190 | |
Permit for on-site sewage dispersal system |
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Permit | $317 | All system types except community |
Redesign/ Resubmittal |
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Redesign/ Resubmittal |
$317 | Subsequent resubmittal of previously disapproved application or change in dispersal area or treatment component |
First resubmittal of disapproved application | No fee | No change in dispersal area or treatment component |
Renewal |
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Within 30 days of expiration | $353 | Approval valid for 2 years. No redesigns. |
Repair |
Licensed designer submittal | |
Single family residence | $317 | Fee includes application review and permit |
All other repairs or replacement | * | *Use new on-site sewage dispersal application fee. Permit fee not required. |
Report submittal |
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Monitoring & maintenance report submittal | $32 | Paid via OnlineRME |
Septic tank pumping report submittal | $7 | Paid via OnlineRME |
Soil survey |
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Optional service performed at Health District discretion | $686 base fee | Add $190 per acre |
Subdivision of property |
Platting | |
Preliminary soil survey | $686 base fee | Add per lot fee |
Preliminary lot fee | $153 per lot | |
Revision/redesign | $195 base fee | Add $195 per hour for each hour over 1 |
Final plat review fee - on-site sewage system subdivision | $127 per lot | |
Sewered subdivision | $317 | Total fee, office review |
Vault privy |
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Review and permit | $317 | |
Additional privy on same site | $132 | |
Annual monitoring | $195 per site | |
Waiver review |
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Review | $195 base fee | Add $195 per hour for each additional hour over 1 |
Water |
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Individual water system treatment process | $369 | |
Sanitary survey | $633 | Includes arsenic, nitrate and bacteriological samples |
Water testing - arsenic | $47 | |
Water testing - bacteriological | $32 | |
Water testing - inorganic chemistry | $32 | per each analyte |
Water testing - short list (GMA required) | $243 | Including arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, selenium, silver, sodium, fluoride, nitrate |
Well site review |
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Individual water supply site inspection - Group A & B | $430 | Approval valid for 2 years |
Individual water supply site inspection - Individual / GMA | $307 | Concurrent with onsite application. Approval valid for 2 years. |
Individual water supply site inspection - Individual / GMA non-concurrent | $430 | Non-concurrent submittal. Approval valid for 2 years. |
Renewal | $184 | Within 30 days of expiration. Approval valid for 2 years. |
Request for review | No fee | Application must be submitted with bacteriological, short list, and well log. |
Expedited Review Fee |
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Add 50% to the standard application review fee. | Available for new on-site sewage disposal system applications and well site revisions. May apply to additional fees as approved by the division director on a case-by-case basis. |
Title | Fee | Description |
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Appeal procedure - Step One | No fee | Except for illegal drug manufacturing or storage sites |
Appeal procedure - Step Two | $1,266 | Fee refundable if appelant prevails |
Hourly charge | $195 per hour | For project, permit, enforcement investigations and reviews |
Miscellaneous permit | Set by Health Officer | Health Officer may establish fees on an individual basis for operations that do not precisely conform to any of the defined categories. Such fees to be determined by the Health Officer to be the closest related fee or $195 per hour. |
Record retrieval - duplicating | 15 cents per page | Fee set by RCW |
Record retrieval - color copies | 26 cents per page | Fee set by RCW |
Other (oversized document, postage, etc.) | Varies | |
Refund processing fee | $30 | May be waived upon approval by director |
Service charge | $30 | Returned check, bank service charge |
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Environmental Health Division
Physical Address
3020 Rucker Avenue
Suite 104
Everett, WA 98201
Phone: 425-339-5250Fax: 425-339-5254
Related pages and documents:
Food Safety
Solid Waste Handling
Schools & Camps
Secure Medicine Return
Septic - Wastewater
Water Recreation
Wells - Water