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Every wholesale food warehouse kept, maintained or operated in violation of this chapter, and all food produced, prepared, manufactured, packed, stored, kept, sold, distributed or transported in violation of this chapter is declared a public nuisance. The Director is authorized and empowered to take such action as is necessary to abate the nuisance. In the event that immediate action is necessary to preserve or protect the public health or safety, the Director is authorized and empowered to summarily abate such nuisance by any reasonable means; otherwise, the Director shall inaugurate proceedings in accordance with Section 11.116, the Uniform Public Nuisance Abatement Procedure contained in Chapter 2, Division 6, Title 1 (commencing with Section 16.201) of this Code, or shall seek a court order abating the nuisance. Nothing contained in this Code shall be deemed to limit the right and duty of the Director to take immediate action in the interests of the public health, safety and welfare. The remedies authorized by this section are not exclusive, but are cumulative to other remedies provided by law.
(Added by Ord. No. 9525 (N.S.), effective 1-10-03; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)
A wholesale food warehouse shall not store, distribute, transport, ship, or otherwise handle food without all necessary permits, including a valid health permit. A wholesale food warehouse operating without the requisite permit may be subject to closure.
(Added by Ord. No. 9525 (N.S.), effective 1-10-03; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)
Any person proposing to build or remodel a wholesale food warehouse shall submit complete construction plans, drawn to scale, and specifications to the Department for review and approval before starting construction or remodeling. Any construction shall be in accordance with applicable health and building codes. The Building Department shall not issue a building permit for a wholesale food warehouse until after it has received approval by the Department. Those facilities constructed prior to January 1, 2003 shall not be subject to plan review and construction upgrades unless the equipment, building or facilities are in disrepair, creating a public health nuisance, or undergoing remodeling.
(Added by Ord. No. 9525 (N.S.), effective 1-10-03; amended by Ord. No. 10709 (N.S.), effective 1-15-21; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)
A wholesale food warehouse shall post its health permit in a conspicuous place in the establishment, and the permit shall not be defaced or marred.
(Added by Ord. No. 9525 (N.S.), effective 1-10-03; amended by Ord. No. 10786 (N.S.), effective 7-1-22; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)
The Director may enter and inspect any wholesale food warehouse or any place suspected of being a wholesale food warehouse and may issue inspection reports, official notices, and secure any sample, photograph or other evidence for the purpose of enforcing this chapter.
(Added by Ord. No. 9525 (N.S.), effective 1-10-03; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)
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