(A) Generally.
(1) Upon completion of inspection at a food establishment, the Regulatory Authority shall record the findings on an inspection report form substantially similar to the food establishment inspection report required by the Illinois Food Service Sanitation Code and shall furnish a copy of that report with the findings recorded thereon to the license holder or person in charge. The license holder or person in charge shall sign a copy of the report to acknowledge receipt.
(a) The inspection report form shall summarize the sanitary requirements of this chapter and shall set forth the grading criteria used to determine whether the establishment passes or fails the inspection. Inspectional remarks shall be written to reference, by section number, the section of this chapter, the Illinois Food Service Sanitation Code, or any regulations or standards incorporated by reference in the Illinois Food Service Sanitation Code violated and shall state the correction to be made.
(b)
The most recent inspection report shall not be defaced or removed by any person except the Regulatory Authority. The original inspection report shall be retained in the Regulatory Authority files.
(2) The completed inspection report is a public document and shall be made available for public disclosure to any person who requests it according to law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any information that is considered to be a trade secret under applicable law, shall be treated as confidential by the Regulatory Authority and, in accordance with applicable law, shall not be subject to disclosure.
(B) Rating Score. Food establishments shall maintain a sanitation level that will result in a pass rating.
(C) Correction of Violations. The completed inspection report shall specify a period of time for the correction of the violations found, and correction of the violations shall be accomplished within the period specified, in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) If an imminent health hazard exists, such as a complete lack of refrigeration, fire, flood, extended interruption of electrical or water service, misuse of poisonous or toxic materials, onset of an apparent foodborne illness outbreak, gross insanitary occurrence or condition, sewage backup into the establishment, or other circumstances that may endanger public health, the establishment shall immediately cease all food preparation, service or delivery operations. However, an establishment need not cease operations in an area of the establishment that is unaffected by the imminent health hazard. If operations are ceased under this subsection or otherwise according to law, operations shall not be resumed until authorized by the Regulatory Authority.
(2) Unless otherwise provided in the inspection report, the license holder shall initiate corrective action on all identified violations within forty-eight (48) hours after the time of the inspection. One (1) or more reinspections will be conducted at times and on dates scheduled by the Regulatory Authority to assure correction. After determining that the license holder has corrected an identified violation, the Regulatory Authority shall document such information on an inspection report and shall enter the report in the Regulatory Authority's records.
(3) In the case of temporary food establishments, all violations shall be corrected at the time of the inspection. If violations are not corrected at the time of the inspection, the Regulatory Authority may, at its discretion, order the temporary food establishment to immediately cease food service operation until authorized to resume by the Regulatory Authority. In the alternative, if violations are not corrected at the time of the inspection, the Regulatory Authority may provide the temporary food establishment with a specific period of time to correct the violations; if the violations are not corrected within said period of time, the temporary food establishment shall immediately cease food service operation until authorized to resume by the Regulatory Authority.
('73 Code, § 14-18) (Ord. 87-1647, passed 4-2-87; Am. Ord. 08-2679, passed 5-27-08; Am. Ord. 11-2849, passed 11-22-11; Am. Ord. 18-4076, passed 7-19-18; Am. Ord. 23-4361, passed 5-18- 23)