The review - aimed at reducing the burden on ratepayers - will see the cost of a permit for a one-off food stall soar from $11.25 to $50 and rises in a range of other permits and licence fees to more evenly spread the cost of monitoring food and related businesses around the district.
Queenstown Lakes District Council corporate and regulatory general manager Roger Taylor said it will be the first fee rise for a decade.
Councillors will be asked to adopt the new environmental health fees in today's full council meeting.
The new prices will take effect immediately if approved.
The fees pay for monitoring premises where there is food preparation or other public hygiene risks each year.
Like other cafe staff spoken to yesterday, Motogrill co-owner Ems Gibbons said she had not heard of the potential increase.
She had a permit for a food stall at the up coming Rail Jam event and had paid the $11.25.
While she thought the change to $50 was a big increase, it would not stop her having food stalls in the future.
"We will have to sell a few more sausages."
Environmental health services are seen as having a public and private benefit - both should bear the costs evenly, Mr Taylor said.
Since the council started using Lakes Environmental to carry out the monitoring and licensing, they have better understood how much private benefit which comes from having the annual certification process.
The review was aimed at splitting the cost on a "fifty-fifty" basis, he said.
Delivering environmental health services in the district cost $448,557 last year.
Even with the revision in prices the balance of $223,156 would still be funded from the general rate, Mr Taylor said.
"What is being proposed here is quite a high percentage increase in prices, although the nominal increase is reasonable, given the need to both help offset the cost to the ratepayer and reflect 10 years of nil increase."
Another example was the new premises set up fee which would increase from $354.38 to $787 - an increase of $432.62 or 122 %, Mr Taylor said.
Food proprietors had the option of adopting a Food Control Plan under the Food Act 1981 where fees would be set by central government.
Other increases included hairdresser registration, an increase of $140.76 (72 %) and camp ground registration, an increase of $149.12 (76 %).
However, Lakes Environmental would continue its policy of considering waiving fees for non-profit organisations.
