Mobile Food Unit Customer Application Checklist (Raleigh, North Carolina)

This is the official Mobile Food Unit Customer Application Checklist from Wake County Environmental Health & Safety. You can fill it in its original layout in your browser or with an AI assistant, then download it to review, sign and submit to the agency.

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Issuer: Wake County Environmental Health & Safety
Jurisdiction: Raleigh, North Carolina
Type: Food truck and mobile vending permits
Questions: 89
Last mapping review: 2026-10-02

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What this form asks

Plan Information: Applicant Name
Plan Information: Contact Phone
Plan Information: Contact Address
Plan Information: Contact Email
Plan Information: Project Name
Submittal: 1. Menu provided with individual items listed? (choose one)
Submittal: 2. Plans drawn to scale (1/2" = 1 ft., etc.)? (choose one)
Submittal: 3. Equipment specification sheets provided? (choose one)
Additional Documents: Commissary Form provided to Wake County? (choose one)
Fees: Mobile Food Unit (MFU) $200 fee paid with online application? (choose one)
1a) Menu Requirements: "Mobile Food Unit Menu Review Attachment" completed and attached? (choose one)
1a i) Menu Requirements: Raw ingredients listed for all menu items? (choose one)
1a ii) Menu Requirements: RTE (ready to eat) ingredients listed for all menu items? (choose one)
1a iii) Menu Requirements: Narrative (short statement) of how ingredients are handled provided for each menu item? (choose one)
2a) Handsink: Item (Make/Model) Provided? (choose one)
2a) Handsink: Shown and labeled on plans? (choose one)
2a) Handsink: Equipment specs provided? (choose one)
2a) Handsink: ANSI Listed or meets 4.1 & 4.2? (choose one)
2a) Handsink: Manufacturer’s Intended Use Met? (choose one)
2b) Utensil Sink: Item (Make/Model) Provided? (choose one)
2b) Utensil Sink: Shown/labeled on plans? (choose one)
2b) Utensil Sink: Equipment specs provided? (choose one)
2b) Utensil Sink: ANSI Listed or meets 4.1 & 4.2? (choose one)
2b) Utensil Sink: Manufacturer’s Intended Use Met? (choose one)
2c) Drainboards, Utensil Racks, or Tables for Utensils: Item (Make/Model) Provided? (choose one)
2c) Drainboards, Utensil Racks, or Tables for Utensils: Shown/labeled on plans? (choose one)
2c) Drainboards, Utensil Racks, or Tables for Utensils: Equipment specs provided? (choose one)
2c) Drainboards, Utensil Racks, or Tables for Utensils: ANSI Listed or meets 4.1 & 4.2? (choose one)
2c) Drainboards, Utensil Racks, or Tables for Utensils: Manufacturer’s Intended Use Met? (choose one)
2d) Hood: Are you cooking in the MFU? (If no, skip this section) (choose one)
2d) Hood: Exhaust hood (Make/Model) provided? (choose one)
2d) Hood: Shown/labeled on plans? (choose one)
2d) Hood: Equipment specs provided? (choose one)
2d) Hood: Hood covers all of the cooking area(s) to remove smoke/condensation from the MFU? (choose one)
2d) Hood: Grease catch on internal & external hood exhaust system? (choose one)
2d) Hood: ANSI Listed or meets 4.1 & 4.2? (choose one)
2d) Hood: Manufacturer’s Intended Use Met? (choose one)
2e) Ventilation: Item (Make/Model) Provided? (choose one)
2e) Ventilation: Shown/labeled on plan? (choose one)
2e) Ventilation: Equipment specs provided? (choose one)
2e) Ventilation: ANSI Listed or meets 4.1 & 4.2? (choose one)
2e) Ventilation: Manufacturer’s Intended Use Met? (choose one)
2f) Storage (Shelves/Cabinets): Item (Make/Model) Provided? (choose one)
2f) Storage (Shelves/Cabinets): Shown/labeled on plan? (choose one)
2f) Storage (Shelves/Cabinets): Equipment specs provided? (choose one)
2f) Storage (Shelves/Cabinets): ANSI Listed or meets 4.1 & 4.2? (choose one)
2f) Storage (Shelves/Cabinets): Manufacturer’s Intended Use Met? (choose one)
2g) Cold Holding Equipment: Item (Make/Model) Provided? (choose one)
2g) Cold Holding Equipment: Shown/labeled on plan? (choose one)
2g) Cold Holding Equipment: Equipment specs provided? (choose one)
2g) Cold Holding Equipment: ANSI Listed or meets 4.1 & 4.2? (choose one)
2g) Cold Holding Equipment: Manufacturer’s Intended Use Met? (choose one)
2h) Food Prep Surfaces (Tables, etc.): Item (Make/Model) Provided? (choose one)
2h) Food Prep Surfaces (Tables, etc.): Shown/labeled on plan? (choose one)
2h) Food Prep Surfaces (Tables, etc.): Equipment specs provided? (choose one)
2h) Food Prep Surfaces (Tables, etc.): ANSI Listed or meets 4.1 & 4.2? (choose one)
2h) Food Prep Surfaces (Tables, etc.): Manufacturer’s Intended Use Met? (choose one)
2i) Equipment Needed to Support All Menu Items Listed: Item (Make/Model) Provided? (choose one)
2i) Equipment Needed to Support All Menu Items Listed: Shown/labeled on plan? (choose one)
2i) Equipment Needed to Support All Menu Items Listed: Equipment specs provided? (choose one)
2i) Equipment Needed to Support All Menu Items Listed: ANSI Listed or meets 4.1 & 4.2? (choose one)
2i) Equipment Needed to Support All Menu Items Listed: Manufacturer’s Intended Use Met? (choose one)
2j) All/Any Other Items Not Specifically Listed Above: Item (Make/Model) Provided? (choose one)
2j) All/Any Other Items Not Specifically Listed Above: Shown/labeled on plan? (choose one)
2j) All/Any Other Items Not Specifically Listed Above: Equipment specs provided? (choose one)
2j) All/Any Other Items Not Specifically Listed Above: ANSI Listed or meets 4.1 & 4.2? (choose one)
2j) All/Any Other Items Not Specifically Listed Above: Manufacturer’s Intended Use Met? (choose one)
3a) Potable water system under pressure provided in the MFU? (choose one)
3a) Size/Volume of Water Supply Tank (gallons) (number)
3a) Size/Volume of water supply tank (in gallons) provided? (choose one)
3a) Drinking water hose provided meeting standards (NC Food Code 5-302.6)? (choose one)
3b) Water heater provided? (choose one)
3c) Water inlet location shown and labeled on plans? (choose one)
3d) Potable water tank vent shown on plans and labeled? (choose one)
4a) Wastewater tank provided? (choose one)
4a) Size/Volume of Wastewater Tank (gallons) (number)
4a) Size/Volume of wastewater tank (in gallons) provided? (choose one)
4b) Waste tank >15% larger than water supply tank? (choose one)
4c) Waste tank outlet lower than water supply inlet? (choose one)
4d) Shut off valve shown and labeled on plans? (choose one)
4e) Wastewater hose provided (minimum diameter 1" and different than drinking water hose)? (choose one)
5a i) Constructed to prevent contamination of food, drink, utensils and equipment from sources outside the MFU (Flies, dust, etc.)? (choose one)
5a i 1) Outside openings protected by screens or fans? (choose one)
5a i 2) Outside openings protection shown and labeled on plans? (choose one)
5a ii) Constructed to prevent contamination of food, drink, utensils and equipment from sources inside the MFU? (choose one)
5a ii 1) Prevention of contamination from inside the MFU shown and labeled on the plans? (choose one)
5a iii) Interior finishes of floor, walls, and ceiling are “smooth, durable, and easily cleanable”? (choose one)
5b i) Weather-resistant exterior surface is smooth, durable and easily cleanable? (choose one)
Additional Information/Notes (multiline)

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