Click on the Plan Review Process Guidance document to get started with your Plan Review Process. Once you have reviewed this document, you may select the applicable forms and materials.

• Plan Review Process Guidance document

Plan Review Application Materials

Fixed Food Establishments

• Fixed Food Establishment Plan Review Worksheet
• Fixed Food Establishment Plan Review Application

Special Transitory Food Units and Mobile Food Establishments

• Special Transitory Food Unit and Mobile Food Establishment Worksheet
• Special Transitory Food Unit and Mobile Food Establishment Application

Supporting Plan Review Materials

• Food Establishment Plan Review Manual
• Food Establishment Standard Operating Procedures Manual

Review Fees

Effective January 15, 2018, the following review fees apply:

• Partial Plan Review: $102
• 0-24 Seats: $132
• 25-99 Seats: $165
• 100+ Seats: $198
• STFU: $137
• Commissaries: $200
• Mobile Food Establishments: $102

Contact

For further information, please e-mail OCHDPlanReview@oakgov.com or call 248-424-7191.

Please mail completed Plan Review forms to:

Oakland County Health Division
27725 Greenfield Road
Southfield, MI 48076

Licensing Fees

• Two (2) working days prior to the event: $69
• Less than two (2) working days prior to the event: $81
• Fee collected in the field/at event: $94
• Umbrella/multiple inspections under one (1) license: $47
• Paid STFU inspection for licensing: $90

Temporaries

A temporary food establishment is a food establishment that operates at a fixed location for a temporary period not to exceed 14 consecutive days. Temporary licenses may not be issued for facilities in the plan review process or for a domestic residence.

• Michigan Temporary Food Establishment License Application Fillable PDF
• Michigan Temporary Food Establishment License Instructions and Operating Procedures
• Temporary Food Service Establishment Food Safety and Licensing Guide

Festivals

If you are coordinating an event with multiple food vendors, we ask that you complete the Temporary Event Coordinator Form and return it to our offices or your area inspector.

• Temporary Event Coordinator Form

Special Transitory Food Unit (STFU)

A temporary food establishment that is licensed to operate throughout the state without the 14-day limits or a mobile food establishment that is not required to return to a commissary.

Per the Michigan Food Law, a special transitory food unit license holder shall:

• Request and receive two (2) (paid) evaluations per licensing year spaced generally over the span of the operating season.
• Send a copy of all evaluation reports to the regulatory authority that approved the license within thirty (30) days after receipt.
• Before serving food within the jurisdiction of a local health department, notify the local health department in writing of each location in the jurisdiction at which food will be served and the dates and hours of service.
• The license holder shall mail the notice by first-class mail or deliver the notice not less than four (4) business days before any food is served or prepared for serving within the jurisdiction of the local health department.

Michigan Notification of Intent to Operate a STFU

• 0-24 Seats: $298
• 25-99 Seats: $350
• 100+ Seats: $402
• Commissaries: $298
• STFU (includes $39 State + $5 Edu Fees): $155
• Mobile Food Service
  • Cold Truck/Pushcart: $118
  • Steam Table Truck: $140
  • Hot Truck: $162
• Fixed Multiple (inspection fee due at time of licensing): $88

Outstanding re-inspection fees are due at license renewal.

Food service licenses expire on April 30th. All licensing renewals must be received by April 30th to avoid late fees.

• Food Service Renewal License Application

A licensed fixed food service facility may have multiple areas that require an inspection. Inspection fees for these designated multiple areas are due at time of licensing.

• New Food Service License Application

• Michigan Food Law
• 2009 Michigan Modified Food Code
• Oakland County Sanitary Code Article IV
• Food Analysis Laboratories
• Emergency Action Plans for Retail Food Establishments
  • View the Emergency Action Plan in Other Languages
• Mobile Food Establishment Commissary Verification Form
• FDA Posters in foreign languages
• Allergen Posters and Information

• Air Gap Log
• Chemical Dish Machine Log
• Cooked Food Log
• Cooler Freezer Log
• Cooling Food Log
• Employee Training Sign In
• Equipment Maintenance Log
• Food Equipment Cleaning Log
• Food Holding Log
• Hot Water Dish Machine Log
• Non-Continuous Cooking (Par-Cooking)
• Non Food Contact Surface Cleaning Log
• Physical Facility Cleaning Log
• Reheating Food Log
• Self Inspection Checklist
• Three Compartment Sink Log