(A) Inspection required. The Health Authority will inspect each food establishment prior to issuing a license for a new establishment, as part of a construction or remodeling plan review, as part of a complaint investigation, or for routine inspection. A license will not be issued until the food establishment meets the standards of this chapter as demonstrated by a satisfactory inspection.
(B) Construction inspection. The food establishment must be constructed in conformance with the approved plans. A building permit will not be issued for a food establishment for remodeling or alteration for such establishment until such plans have the approval of the Health Authority. The Health Authority will inspect the food establishment as frequently as necessary during construction to ensure that construction occurs in conformance with this chapter. The food establishment owner, operator, or person-in-charge must contact the Health Authority and obtain a final inspection prior to the start of operations and issuance of a license or to resume operations after remodeling.
(C) Access to premises and records. The person operating the food establishment must, upon request of the Health Authority and after proper identification, permit access to all parts of the establishment at any reasonable time for the purpose of inspection and must exhibit and allow copying of any records necessary to ascertain sources of food.
(D) Interference with Health Authority. It is unlawful to interfere with or hinder the Health Authority in the performance of its duties, or refuse to permit the Health Authority to make such inspections.
(E) Removal and correction of violations. The owner, or operator, or person-in-charge of a food establishment, upon receipt of a report giving notification of one or more violations of this chapter, must correct or remove each violation in a reasonable length of time as determined by the Health Authority. The length of time for the correction or removal of each such violation will be noted on the inspection report. Failure to remove or correct each violation within the time period noted on the inspection report constitutes a separate violation of this chapter. The Health Authority may issue orders to halt construction or remodeling, or to take corrective measures to ensure compliance with this chapter.
(Ord. 2001-958, passed 10-22-01) Penalty, see § 10.99