(a) Generally. Only commercial quality equipment or utensils that meet or exceed National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) standards or their equivalent will be approved. Auxiliary equipment such as water heaters, remote connected refrigerator compressors and air conditioners shall be located outside food preparation areas.
(b) Plumbing; grease traps; grease traps should be located outdoors. If they are located indoors, the top of the trap shall be flush with the floor, except when located above another floor. When installed above floor level, grease traps shall be sealed to the floor. Grease traps shall be easily accessible for cleaning and shall comply with the city’s plumbing code and environment code.
(c) Lavatory installation. Lavatories shall be at least the number required by law, installed according to law, and located to permit convenient use by all employees in food preparation and utensil washing areas. Lavatories located in food preparation and utensil washing areas shall be equipped with hot and cold water under pressure and metered by a mixing valve activated by either hand, wrist, elbow, foot, knee or electronic controls. Lavatories shall be accessible to employees at all times. Lavatories shall also be located in or immediately adjacent to toilet rooms or vestibules. Handwashing lavatories shall be used only for hand washing.
(d) Lavatory facilities and supplies. Hand cleansing soap or detergent in a sanitary dispenser shall be available at each lavatory. A dispenser containing sanitary disposable towels or a hot air hand drying device shall be conveniently located near each lavatory. If sanitary disposable towels are used, easily cleanable waste receptacles shall be conveniently located near the handwashing facilities. Common towels are prohibited.
(e) Cleaning facilities. Establishments that are required to undergo plans review or which have a change of ownership shall have at least one utility sink or curbed cleaning facility equipped with a floor drain and supplied with hot and cold water by means of a mixing valve. The water supply shall be protected by a backflow prevention device installed in compliance with the plumbing code and the environment code. The cleaning facility shall be used for cleaning mops or similar wet floor cleaning tools and for the disposal of mop water and similar liquid wastes. The use of lavatories, utensil or equipment washing sinks, or food preparation sinks for this purpose is prohibited.
(f) Offense. A person commits an offense if the person owns or operates a food establishment that is in violation of any provision of this section.
(Ord. 12533, passed 2-28-1996)