Health Department Business Occupancy Permit Procedures

(Effective March 9, 2005)

On March 8th, 2005 the Town of Kingston voted to require that all new businesses obtain a certificate of occupancy prior to their start of operation.

This certificate of occupancy is intended to insure that all new businesses operating in the Town of Kingston after March 8th, 2005 shall be in compliance with all of the Town of Kingston and State of New Hampshire requirements for their type of business.

Prior to obtaining the business certificate of occupancy the Building Inspector, Fire Inspector, Electrical Inspector & the Health Officer must sign off verifying that the business is in compliance with all Town of Kingston and State of New Hampshire requirements for their type of business.

Before the Health Officer will sign the business certificate of occupancy, all the following requirements shall be met:

  1. The subsurface sewage disposal system is designed, approved and installed for the proposed business.
  2. The drinking water source is approved for the proposed business.
  3. There are appropriate refuse disposal containers for the proposed business, properly located and maintained.
  4. A visual inspection of the structure shall be made by the Health Officer to insure:
    1. That all required health related type components for the proposed business have been installed.
    2. That all plumbing fixtures work correctly.
    3. That no unapproved disposal system components have been installed in the structure (garbage disposal, water softener, Jacuzzi, floor drains, etc).
  5. The proposed business is in compliance with all protective measures for handling/storing of hazardous waste.
  6. The proposed business has all appropriate licenses and/or permits for its type of business relative to the jurisdiction of the Health Officer.