Food Service Plan Review — Gwinnett County

What Is Food Service Plan Review?

Before Gwinnett County will permit your restaurant, GNR Public Health — Environmental Health (Gwinnett, Newton & Rockdale, Georgia DPH District 3-4) must review and approve your facility plans against the 2025 Georgia Food Code (Chapter 511-6-1). Plan review confirms your layout, finishes, equipment, refrigeration, plumbing, and grease handling meet code before you build them out — for any new establishment, change of ownership, or remodel requiring a building permit.

What to Submit

• Completed Food Service Permit Application packet
• Scaled drawings (new construction / remodels needing a building permit) or a hand-drawn floor plan (change of ownership)
• Equipment list and full menu
• The city/county grease-trap approval letter on letterhead

Plans receive a "red stamp" from Gwinnett County Planning & Development (Stormwater/Water/Sewer Plan Review) before the opening inspection.

Fees & Timeline

Plan review is tiered by seat count (e.g., under 30 seats vs. 30+). Confirm current amounts on the GNR fee schedule, and submit early — approval must be in hand before scheduling the pre-opening inspection.

What SpoonSeal tracks

The document(s) you upload for this requirement, with automatic renewal/expiration tracking (Current, Due Soon, Expired). Where the city publishes health-inspection results (e.g., NYC and Chicago), SpoonSeal syncs them automatically; elsewhere they can be added manually.