Openings a New Food Service Establishment: Timeline

Two weeks prior to opening

• Notify Health Department of projected opening date
  • Contact: Ted Talley, Environmental Health Manager, 859.363.2027
• Provide establishment contact information so assigned inspector may coordinate opening inspection
• Complete application for permit and pay appropriate fee

Three to five days prior to opening

• Scheduled opening inspection
  • All construction completed with required agency approval  

-         Plumbing, building inspector, fire marshal, etc.

• Establishment free of construction material and debris
• All kitchen equipment installed and operating properly  
• Establishment stocked and ready to operate
• No critical violations and minimal non-critical violations
   

One to two days prior to opening

• Follow-up inspection, if needed
  • Verify correction of critical and non-critical violations