(a) 
A person may not operate a food establishment without a permit issued by the regulatory authority or health authority, as applicable. Permits are not transferable from one person to another or from one location to another location, except as otherwise permitted by this article. A valid permit must be posted in or on every food establishment regulated by this article.
(b) 
A food establishment operated solely by a nonprofit organization is exempt from the permitting requirements of this article, but is not exempt from compliance with state rules. The regulatory authority may require any information necessary to determine whether an organization is nonprofit for purposes of this exemption.
(c) 
A farmers market must be a certified farmers market to receive a food establishment permit and each farmers market vendor must obtain one of the permits set out in section 10.02.061.
(Ordinance 180 adopted 11/26/13)
(a) 
Any person desiring to operate a food establishment must make a written application for a permit on forms provided by the regulatory authority or the health authority, as applicable. The application must contain the name and address of each applicant, the location and type of the proposed food establishment and the applicable fee. An incomplete application will not be accepted. Failure to provide all required information, or falsifying information required, may result in denial or revocation of the permit. Renewals of permits are required on an annual basis and the same information is required for a renewal permit as for an initial permit.
(b) 
Prior to the approval of an initial permit or the renewal of an existing permit, the regulatory authority or the health authority, as applicable, shall inspect the proposed food establishment to determine compliance with state laws and rules and the requirements of this article. A food establishment that does not comply with state laws and rules or the requirements of this article will be denied a permit or the renewal of a permit.
(c) 
The fees as provided for in the fee schedule found in appendix A of this code apply to permits issued under this article.
(Ordinance 180 adopted 11/26/13)
(a) 
Whenever a food establishment is constructed or extensively remodeled and whenever an existing structure is converted to use as a food establishment, properly prepared plans and specifications for such construction, remodeling or conversion shall be submitted to the regulatory authority for review before work is begun. Extensive remodeling means that 20% or greater of the area of the food establishment is to be remodeled. The plans and specifications shall indicate the proposed layout, equipment arrangement, mechanical plans and construction of materials of work areas, and the type and model of proposed fixed equipment and facilities. The plans and specifications will be approved by the regulatory authority if they meet the requirements of the rules adopted by this article. The approved plans and specifications must be followed in construction, remodeling or conversion.
(b) 
Failure to follow the approved plans and specifications will result in a permit denial, suspension, or revocation.
(2002 Code, sec. 4.205)
(a) 
The regulatory authority may, without warning, notice, or hearing, suspend any permit to operate a food establishment, or any of the permits described in section 10.02.061 if the operation of the food establishment constitutes an imminent hazard to public health. Suspension is effective upon service of the notice required by this section. When a permit is suspended, food operations shall immediately cease. Whenever a permit is suspended, the holder of the permit shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing within 20 days of receipt of a request for a hearing.
(b) 
Whenever a permit is suspended, the holder of the permit or the person in charge shall be notified in writing that the permit is, upon service of the notice, immediately suspended and that an opportunity for a hearing will be provided if a written request for a hearing is filed with the regulatory authority by the holder of the permit within ten days. If no written request for hearing is filed within ten days, the suspension is sustained. The regulatory authority may end the suspension at any time if reasons for suspension no longer exist.
(Ordinance 180 adopted 11/26/13)
(a) 
The regulatory authority may, after providing opportunity for a hearing, revoke a food establishment permit, or a permit described in section 10.02.061, for serious or repeated violations of any of the requirements of these rules or for interference with the regulatory authority or the health authority in the performance of its duties. Prior to revocation, the regulatory authority shall notify the holder of the permit or the person in charge, in writing, of the reason for which the permit is subject to revocation and that the permit shall be revoked at the end of the ten days following service of such notice unless a written request for a hearing is filed with the regulatory authority by the holder of the permit within such ten-day period.
(b) 
If no request for hearing is filed within the ten-day period, the revocation of the permit becomes final.
(Ordinance 180 adopted 11/26/13)
(a) 
A notice as required in these rules is properly served when it is delivered to the holder of the permit or the person in charge, or when it is sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the holder of the permit. A copy of the notice shall be filed in the records of the regulatory authority.
(b) 
The hearings provided for in these rules shall be conducted by the regulatory authority at a time and place designated by it. Based upon the recorded evidence of such hearing, the regulatory authority shall make final findings, and shall sustain, modify or rescind any notice or order considered in the hearing. A written report of the hearing decision shall be furnished to the holder of the permit by the regulatory authority.
(2002 Code, sec. 4.208)