(A) Equipment Required: All applicable food service equipment for use in establishments with a fixed location or in mobile food units shall be of a quality as approved by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) or equivalent. New equipment, which is approved for a certain use by NSF, shall be automatically approved by the health officer for said use. Other applicable equipment or used equipment shall be evaluated for approval by the health officer. In addition to the equipment required by the Illinois Department of Public Health to handle the desired operation of the facility the following provisions shall also be met if deemed necessary by the health officer; hand washing facilities shall be provided for each food service area, must be within the same room and must be convenient for employees.
(B) Operations: Food facilities shall operate within the permissions of their risk class as stated on their permits. For facilities hosting private events, such as weddings or work parties or showers, where use of the kitchen, storage or ware washing facilities is not provided then these events are not subject to the provisions of this ordinance.
(C) Operational Logs Required: Facilities shall maintain any operational logs relating to the: safety of the foods being prepared, served, or cooled; monitoring food refrigeration equipment; sanitation devices such as dish machines; or any other logs as deemed necessary by the health officer. These logs shall be kept on file and may be reviewed by the health officer if requested. Facilities with high temperature dish machines must use single use, irreversible registering temperature indicators as often as deemed necessary to ensure surface temperatures of one hundred sixty degrees FFahrenheit (160°F) are being met.
(D) Restrictions And Modifications And Variances: The health officer may impose additional requirements on the establishment as deemed necessary to protect against health hazards related to the conduct of the establishment and may prohibit the sale of all or some potentially hazardous foods. The health officer may also waive or modify the requirements set forth in this ordinance through a variance when it is believed that no health hazard will result. Such restrictions, waivers or modifications shall be documented in writing and kept on file with the health authority.
(E) Ware Washing Machines: Ware washing machines installed after adoption of this ordinance shall be equipped to automatically dispense detergents and sanitizers; and incorporate a visual means to verify that detergents and sanitizers are delivered or a visual or audible alarm to signal if the detergents and sanitizers are not delivered to the respective washing and sanitizing cycles. Ware washing machines shall also be equipped with a pressure gauge or similar device that measures and displays the water pressure in the supply line immediately before entering the ware washing machine.
(Ord. 11-12, 4-4-2011; amd. Ord. 22-01, 3-7-2022)