The Environmental Health fee schedule is updated each year and contains the charges for our difference services, permits, and licenses. The fees below are in effect Jan. 1, 2026 through Dec. 31, 2026.
Body art
| Plan review - new facility | $204 |
| Plan review - remodel (existing licensed facility) | $101 |
Campgrounds
| Number of sites | |
| 1-25 | $444 |
| 26-50 | $529 |
| 51-75 | $616 |
| 76-100 | $713 |
| 101-500 | $890 |
| 501+ | $1373 |
Food service
| Fixed food license - number of seats | |
| 0-30 | $437 |
| 31-50 | $519 |
| 51-100 | $560 |
| 101-150 | $641 |
| 150+ | $763 |
| Schools | $267 |
| Non-Profit | $80 |
| Veterans | Call for fee |
| Temporary food service licenses* | |
| 5 days or more before event | $158 |
| Non-profit/veterans | $154 |
| 4 days or less before event | $292 |
| Non-profit/veterans | $288 |
*Temporary food applications and fees must be received at least one (1) full business day prior to the event to allow for processing. Applicants applying less than one (1) full business day will not be inspected or given approval to operate.
| Plan review | |
| Full - new construction/conversion | $815 |
| Each additional identical plan | $131 |
| Partial - existing food establishment | $407 |
| Extended vacancy/site review | $243 |
| Special transitory food unit | $342 |
| Mobile food unit | $342 |
| Other food licenses | |
| Mobile | $348 |
| Mobile - non-profit/veterans | $323 |
| Special transitory food unit (STFU) | $155 |
| STFU non-profit | $116 |
| STFU veterans | $5 |
| STFU inspections (including veterans) | $90 |
Onsite septic system
| Soil evaluation | $243 |
| Re-evaluation | $130/hr |
| Septic permit - new | $489 |
| Septic permit - repair | $150 |
| Permit modification | $189 |
| Plan review (engineered, semi-public, or commercial septic systems) | $710 |
| Subdivision | |
| Plat review | $2,445 |
| Each lot | $164 |
Property transfer evaluations
Macomb County Residents have two (2) options for conducting a property transfer evaluation. You can select a private company from our list of registered evaluators who can conduct one or both of the evaluations that may be required for your property (well and/or septic systems). Or you can request that the Macomb County Health Department conducts the evaluation.
| Macomb County registered evaluator | Contact a registered evaluator for their fee |
| Health Department well system evaluation (includes bacteriological and partial chemical water testing) | $265 |
| Health Department septic system evaluation (does not include pumping of tank) | $384 |
| Registered evaluators only | |
| Report processing | $87 |
| Evaluator registration | $220 |
| Water supply system evaluator training | $652 |
| Septic system evaluator training | $652 |
| Combined evaluator training | $1,141 |
Public swimming pools
| Swimming pool inspection | $243 |
Well water supply
| Permit Type | New | Repair/Replacement |
| Residential well | $448 | $84 |
| Type III public well (small apartment complex, small commercial) | $611 | $146 |
| Non-community Type IIA well (greater than 20,000 GPD) | $610 | $430 |
| Non-community Type IIB well (less than 20,000 GPD) | $541 | $299 |
***Note: above permit fees does not include required water sample fees that are to be paid at the time of the final inspection request. | ||
| Non-community delinquent water sample | $214 |
Water testing
| Arsenic | $20 |
| Bacteriological | $25 |
| Bacteriological re-sample | $25 |
| Lead and copper | $28 |
| Metals | $94 |
| Partial chemical | $20 |
| Semi-volatile organic chemicals (SOCs) | $368 |
| Volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) | $102 |
Complete listing of EGLE Lab well water tests (please add $2/sample for shipping)
Contact the Environmental Health Services Division
Mount Clemens: 586-469-5236 | Email: environmental.health@macombgov.org