REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION OF PLANS FOR REVIEW:
FOOD AND LODGING
Before
commencing construction or renovation of a restaurant or any other facility
selling food to the public, meat market, school building or lunchroom
(public or private, including colleges), commissary, elderly nutrition
site, sport concession stand, hotel, motel, bed and breakfast home or
inn, summer camp, rest or nursing home, hospital, child day care facility,
migrant housing facility, residential care, jail, orphanage, children's
home or similar facility, swimming pool or spa (except single-family private
residences), or tattoo parlor, plans must be submitted for review and
approval by the Catawba County Environmental Health Department. See
flyer listing establishments requiring plan review and the applications
required. (PDF)
In addition to the Plan Review sheet listed above, submit the following as applicable:
When applying to construct or renovate a facility serving food to the public, a Foodservice Plan review Application and a fee, (click for fee schedule) payable to Catawba County, must accompany the application package to begin the plan review process. If you are drawing your own plans, you must use the full version (PDF* format) of the application. Plan content requirements can be found on page three and four of the application. If you are submitting a full set of signed and sealed plans produced by an architect or engineer, you may use the short version (PDF).
When applying for a Temporary Food Stand permit for a fair, festival, or public exhibition, this application must be submitted no less than one week before your first date of operation. There is currently a fee for this permit. See details. (Click for fee schedule)
The address for delivery of plans and application packages is: Catawba County Environmental Health Division
100-A Southwest Boulevard
(PO Box 389 for USPS delivery)
Newton, NC 28658
ATTN: Scott Carpenter
You may
check the status of your plan approval by clicking
here and entering the the case number appearing on your receipt
and confirmation letter.