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)

• All plans submitted must be accompanied by the Contact Information for Plan Review sheet (PDF* format)or (Word format).
  
  
• 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 $200 fee, 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* format).
  
  
  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 not currently a fee for this permit.
  
  
  When applying to construct a swimming pool, two sets of plans, prepared and sealed by a registered professional engineer or registered architect, must be submitted and approved before beginning construction. In addition, the Application for Public Swimming Pool Operation Permit (PDF), together with a permit fee, payable to Catawba County, must be submitted with the plans. The application may also be used for annual renewal of the permit to operate when accompanied by the permit fee.
  
  
  When applying to operate a tattooing establishment, a scale drawing of the establishment, showing the location and including specifications for all equipment, together with the Application for Tattooing Permit (PDF) and a permit fee, payable to Catawba County, must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the anticipated commencement of operations. The application may also be used for annual renewal of the permit to operate when accompanied by the permit fee.
  
  
• The Plan Review Section of the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources has produced a set of guidelines for design, construction and installation for foodservice establishments in North Carolina that you may find useful in preparing your plans for submission to the Environmental Health Division.



• 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: Edward Rivers

• 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.