I went to do a courtesy inspection on a pizza place that had changed ownership, It was a pizza place for years the problems found were the two A/C returns directly in front of the cooking equipment within 5 foot which I know is a violation and there is a restroom which enters and exits through the food prep area which is another violation. My question is since it was allowed with the first pizza place for at least 15 years and they haven't changed the occupancy classification can the new owners be made to make it compliant or wait until the occupancy classification changes to make repairs?
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mtlogcabin
SAWHORSE
Allowed does not mean it was code compliant. If it was code compliant 15 years ago then it is code compliant today regardless of how many times ownership has changed.
I have been at this since 1989 under the SBCCI, UBC and now the I-Codes and I do not recall a toilet room ever being allowed to be accessed directly from a food prep area.
403.3.2 Toilet room location.
Toilet rooms shall not open directly into a room used for the preparation of food for service to the public.
I have been at this since 1989 under the SBCCI, UBC and now the I-Codes and I do not recall a toilet room ever being allowed to be accessed directly from a food prep area.
403.3.2 Toilet room location.
Toilet rooms shall not open directly into a room used for the preparation of food for service to the public.
steveray
SAWHORSE
Agree with MT, but if you can prove what code it was supposed to be constructed to AND it doesn't meet it you could force the change.
Keystone
SAWHORSE
What do you mean by "courtesy inspection"?
Did your location have codes when this establishment was constructed?
Did your location have codes when this establishment was constructed?
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my250r11
Sawhorse
We do inspections here when someone applies for a business license which is require for new business or ownership change.
steveray
SAWHORSE
YEEHAW! Sounds like fun! There must be scoping in your laws or codes that says anything before X date does not need to comply?
ADAguy
Registered User
Wooee! talk about catching up with the times. That would be post Katrina, no?
then again aren't you still under a form of French law?
then again aren't you still under a form of French law?
watai0102
Registered User
Toilet rooms shall not open directly into a room used for the preparation of food for service to the public.
You need follow it
You need follow it
ADAguy
Registered User
Access to the restroom if allowed for public use would also be an issue.
PJC89
Registered User
Technically they do not have to until some sort of renovation is to take place within the space. I would refer back to when the space was permitted and determine what code the building was designed in accordance with. If the code in which it was designed to has the same provisions that would not allow such things then yeah easy violation. You may also consider if there was some sort of variance approved to allow for the configuration. May use this as guidance:
https://up.codes/viewer/general/int_plumbing_code_2012
https://up.codes/viewer/general/int_plumbing_code_2012