Mobile Food Facility (MFF) on Public Property Application Checklist / Health Permit Application for Mobile Food Facilities (MFF) (San Francisco, California)

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Form details

Issuer: San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Branch
Jurisdiction: San Francisco, California
Type: Food truck and mobile vending permits
Questions: 177
Last mapping review: 2026-10-02

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What this form asks

Checklist: DBA
Checklist: Business Address
Checklist item 1. San Francisco Business Registration Certificate (checkbox)
Checklist item 2. San Francisco Department of Public Works Tentative Approval (checkbox)
Checklist item 3. Mobile Food Facility (MFF) Health Permit to Operate Application (checkbox)
Checklist item 4. Mobile Food Facility (MFF) Plan Check Application (checkbox)
Checklist item 5. Submit photo of California Dept. of Housing & Community Development Certification (checkbox)
Checklist item 6. Fire Department Referral (checkbox)
Checklist item 7. Commissary “Food Headquarters” Verification Form for Mobile Food Facility (MFF) (checkbox)
Checklist item 8. Restroom Verification Form (checkbox)
Checklist item 9. Written Standard Operational Procedures Form for Mobile Food Facilities (MFF) (checkbox)
Checklist item 10. Submit copy of Food Safety Manager Certification or proof of registration (checkbox)
Checklist item 11. Submit Declaration of Healthy and Safe Working Conditions (checkbox)
Checklist item 12. Payment: Pay Application and Plan Check Fees if applicable (checkbox)
Health Permit Application: Type of Application (choose one)
Date of Application (prints in both places on the form) (date)
Classification of MFF (choose one)
Health Permit Application: Type of Ownership (choose one)
Business Name (DBA)
MFF Operating Address / Location
Registered Owner(s)/Corporation (if Corporation or LLC, list all major officers) (prints in several places on the form)
Registered Owner Address
Health Permit Application: Preferred Mailing Address
Emergency Contact (name and phone number)
Owner Email
Owner Primary Phone
Business Phone
San Francisco Business License Number (BAN)
Driver's License Number
License Plate Number
HCD Insignia Number
Vehicle ID Number (VIN)
Vehicle Make & Year
Commissary 1 DBA (food storage/cooking)
Commissary 1 Address
Commissary 1 Contact Person & Phone Number
Commissary 2 DBA (parking/cleaning)
Commissary 2 Address
Commissary 2 Contact Person & Phone Number (multiline)
Plan Check Application: Vehicle is located in (choose one)
Plan Check Application: Print Name
Plan Check Application: Date Signed (date)
Fire Marshal Referral: Bus. Type
Fire Marshal Referral: Change of ownership only and no change to previous operation (choose one)
Fire Marshal Referral: Is the occupancy or number of seats greater than 49? (choose one)
Fire Marshal Referral: Do you have gas or open flame cooking equipment? (choose one)
Fire Marshal Referral: Are you constructing a new facility? (choose one)
Fire Marshal Referral: Are you remodeling the facility? (choose one)
Fire Marshal Referral: Are you operating now? (choose one)
Fire Marshal Referral: If no, what date do you anticipate opening (date)
Fire Marshal Referral: Cell to Arrange Inspection
Fire Marshal Referral: Business Phone
Commissary Verification: Mobile Phone
Commissary Verification: Registered Owner: Date Signed (date)
Commissary Verification: Commissary Owner provides: Space for onsite storage of this MFF/MSU at all times it is not conducting business (checkbox)
Commissary Verification: Commissary Owner provides: Adequate and protected space to store food, utensils, equipment and other supplies (checkbox)
Commissary Verification: Commissary Owner provides: Adequate facilities for sanitary disposal of garbage, refuse and liquid wastes (checkbox)
Commissary Verification: Commissary Owner provides: Adequate and approved space for food preparation (checkbox)
Commissary Verification: Commissary Owner provides: Dedicated electrical outlets and hook-ups for MFFs that require electrical service (checkbox)
Commissary Verification: Commissary Owner provides: Potable water with quick disconnect features for filling water supply tanks (checkbox)
Commissary Verification: Commissary Owner provides: Hot and cold water under pressure and approved drainage for cleaning MFF/MSU (checkbox)
Commissary Verification: Commissary Owner provides: NSF approved equipment for food prep, cleaning, and storage of supplies (checkbox)
Commissary Verification: Commissary Owner provides: Approved janitorial sink, toilet, utensil washing and hand washing facilities with wall mounted paper towel and liquid soap dispensers (checkbox)
Commissary Verification: Commissary Owner Business Phone Number
Commissary Verification: Commissary Owner Name(s) (prints in both places on the form)
Commissary Verification: Commissary Owner Alternative Phone Number
Commissary Verification: Agency Issuing Permit to Operate Commissary
Commissary Verification: Permission period (months) to use the commissary (number)
Commissary Verification: Commissary Owner: Date Signed (date)
Restroom Verification: MFF Operating Address Associated With This Restroom
Owner Mobile Phone
Days and Times Operating (Days & Hours of Operation)
Restroom Verification: Restroom travel distance from the mobile food facility (feet) (number)
Restroom Verification: Restroom Facility: Business Name
Restroom Verification: Restroom Facility: Restroom Address
Restroom Verification: Restroom Facility: Mobile Phone Number
Restroom Verification: Restroom Facility: Registered Owner Email Address
Restroom Verification: Restroom Facility: Signee Role in the Business
Restroom Verification: Restroom Facility: Signee Name (Owner/Manager) (prints in several places on the form)
Restroom Verification: Restroom Facility Owner/Manager: Date Signed (date)
Restroom Verification: MFF Owner/Applicant: Date Signed (date)
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 1: Unpackaged Foods
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 1: Source of food item
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 1: Where will the item be prepared?
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 1: Describe method of food preparation
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 1: Prepackaged Foods
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 2: Prepackaged Foods
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 2: Source of food item
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 2: Where will the item be prepared?
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 2: Describe method of food preparation
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 2: Unpackaged Foods
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 3: Prepackaged Foods
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 3: Unpackaged Foods
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 3: Source of food item
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 3: Where will the item be prepared?
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 3: Describe method of food preparation
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 4: Prepackaged Foods
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 4: Unpackaged Foods
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 4: Source of food item
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 4: Where will the item be prepared?
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 4: Describe method of food preparation
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 5: Prepackaged Foods
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 5: Unpackaged Foods
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 5: Source of food item
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 5: Where will the item be prepared?
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 5: Describe method of food preparation
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 6: Prepackaged Foods
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 6: Unpackaged Foods
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 6: Source of food item
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 6: Where will the item be prepared?
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 6: Describe method of food preparation
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 7: Prepackaged Foods
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 7: Unpackaged Foods
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 7: Source of food item
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 7: Where will the item be prepared?
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 7: Describe method of food preparation
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 8: Prepackaged Foods
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 8: Unpackaged Foods
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 8: Source of food item
Written Operational Procedure: Food Item 8: Where will the item be prepared?

…and 57 more.

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Other San Francisco forms

Commissary "Food Headquarters" Verification Form for Mobile Food Facilities (MFFs) San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Branch
Mobile Food Facility (MFF) Application Checklist / Mobile Food Facilities (MFF) Health Permit to Operate Application San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Branch
Affidavit of Public Notification Submittal San Francisco Public Works, Bureau of Street-Use and Mapping
Application for Revocable Mobile Food Facility Permit San Francisco Public Works, Bureau of Street-Use and Mapping

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