Napa County, CA · Napa County
Cottage Food Permit Application Packet
Napa County’s Cottage Food Permit Application Packet is for cottage food operators applying for a permit for a business conducted from their dwelling.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of Napa County · Napa County, Napa County, California
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
- Official source
- napacounty.gov
- Blank form
- Download the PDF
- Catalogued
- Machine-readable
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What this form is
The packet combines an application, supplemental information sheet, completeness checklist, plan requirements, sample graphics, and county code provisions for cottage food operations. Applicants provide property and contact details, describe the proposed business and its operations, and include scaled site and floor plans. The checklist also identifies a detailed business narrative and a check payable to the County of Napa among the required materials.
Who needs it
A cottage food operator applying to Napa County for a permit for an operation conducted from the operator’s dwelling needs this packet.
How to submit it
Submit it to the city department named on the form; check the city website for current contact details.
About notarization
This document is signed and dated without a notary; the property owner and applicant sign the application, and no notarized or sworn attachment is identified.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Packet
Download the Cottage Food Permit Application Packet.
- 2
Complete the Application
Provide the requested project, property, owner, applicant, business-use, and operating information, then have the owner and applicant sign and date it.
- 3
Gather Required Materials
Use the checklist to prepare the business narrative, supplemental information, scaled site and floor plans, required reductions, and check payable to the County of Napa.
- 4
Submit the Packet
Submit it to the city department named on the form; check the city website for current contact details.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the Cottage Food Permit Application Packet include?
- The packet includes an application, completeness checklist, supplemental information sheet, site and floor plan requirements, sample graphics, and county code provisions.
- What materials does the application checklist request?
- The checklist requests a signed application, a detailed business narrative, supplemental information, scaled site and floor plans with reductions, and a check made out to the County of Napa.
- Do I need a notary for the Cottage Food Permit Application?
- No. The application calls for signatures and dates from the property owner and applicant, but does not identify a notarized or sworn attachment.
- How do I submit the Cottage Food Permit Application?
- The packet does not provide a submission address, email, or portal. Submit it to the city department named on the form; check the city website for current contact details.