Most Snohomish County farms are in an A-10 zone, where remodeling a farm kitchen would require a commercial building permit from PDS, (see definition of farm kitchen below, which refers to the preparation of food for distribution, sale or consumption); applications are available online. Approval from Snohomish County Health Department (SHD): PDS coordinates with the SHD by sending them a copy of the application and plans after submittal to be reviewed concurrently with PDS review. Please contact Robert Hoppa of SHD at 425-339-5250 to determine what their agency requires for submittal to PDS. A Certificate of Occupancy, subject to a yearly inspection, will be issued by PDS after the building permit has been obtained and work has been completed according to current codes. Supplemental information / definitions from Snohomish County Code: Farm kitchen: “..a room or area on a farm site used, intended to be used, or designated to be used for the cooking or preparation of food for distribution, sale, and consumption of agricultural products at least a portion of which are produced or grown on the farm site, or within Snohomish County or the Puget Sound Fresh region, provided it contains any two of the following: a kitchen-type sink, refrigerator, range, or 220 H2 outlet.[ SCC 30.91K.055 Added Amended Ordinance 04-074, July 28, 2004, Effective date Aug. 23, 2004] Food establishment: “Food establishment” means any restaurant, drinking place, grocery, food, meat and seafood market, and itinerant food handling establishments as hereinafter defined. Food establishment shall not be construed to mean those establishments or vendors which sell or deliver only packaged foods which are not removed from their original containers from the time of processing and packing in an approved plant until reaching the ultimate consumer. Foods sold or delivered by the establishments and vendors shall be kept in clean containers or cabinets so constructed as to prevent contamination by dust and insects. Foods which are perishable or which will support the growth of organisms which will produce illness or disease shall be kept at a temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit or less. [SCC 7.12.010 (1)]