Permit Application Process

Important Update

03-20-25

This notification is to provide and update that Fort Bend County Environmental Health has changed it's Plan Review for Food and Pool Establishments effective 03/20/25.  The below are the following changes: 

• Plan Reviews will not be accepted March 20, 2025 and March 21, 2025.
• Beginning March 24, 2025 we will only accept plan review applications online.  The location to the website will be updated on 03/24/25 when it becomes available.
  • No paper plans or USB submittals will not be accepted, only online applications will be accepted.
  • To apply online, please visit https://myhealthdepartment.com/fbceh

For OSSF changes, please follow the On-Site Sewage Facility Permits/Packets link below.

We appreciate your patience as we transition to these new processes.

Thank You, 

Fort Bend County Environmental Health

Food Permitting Process

• Food Service / General Sanitation Program
• Food Establishments
• Temporary Food Establishments
• Farmer Market Permit
• Farmer Market Policy
• Mobile Food Establishments
• Group Home and Unpermitted Daycare Inspections
• Food Handlers Course
• Why are food establishments inspected?

On Site Sewage Facility (OSSF) Permitting Process

• On-Site Sewage Facility (OSSF) Program
• On-Site Sewage Facility Permits / Packets
• Additional On-Site Sewage Facility Information
• Aerobic Maintenance Information  (New Information for SAFE and Frontier On-Line Users)
• Annual Maintenance Contract Renewal Fee  (Responsibilities of OSSF Owner)
• Maintenance Provider Inspections
  • Maintenance Provider Inspection Report Input Instructions [PDF]
  • Maintenance Provider Bulk Upload Instructions [PDF]

Swimming Pools, Spas, Artificial Swimming Lagoons, and Interactive Water

• Swimming Pools, Spas, Artificial Swimming Lagoons, and Interactive Water Features Regulations [PDF]

For other Permits required in Fort Bend County