Ordinance No. 339168
ORDINANCE NO 339
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
AMENDING SECTION 13-1 2 AND 13-1 10 OF THE CYPRESS CITY
CODE, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR FOOD
HANDLING BUSINESSES, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
Section 13-1 2 and 13-1 10 of the Cypress City Code are hereby amended
as follows•
Section 13-1.2 Permit required, conditions and term
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person or other legal entity to
operate within the City of Cypress any business in which food is prepared,
sold, or served for public consumption upon the premises or elsewhere, or any
food processing or manufacturing plant, or any store, vehicle, vessel or
facility for the sale storage or retail or wholesale distribution of foods
or beverages, without first applying for and receiving a Food Vending Permit
for such operation issued by the Health Department under the provisions of
this Ordinance
(b) The places of husiness for which such permits are required shall
include, but shall not be limited to, any restaurant, cafe, lunch counter,
cafeteria, soda fountain, ice cream parlor, soft drink stand, fruit and
vegetable stand, grocery, meat market, bakery popcorn or peanut stand
bottling plant wholesale warehouse food vending vehicle and vessel, and
businesses which service vending machines located in the City of Cypress,
regardless of the location of the facilities from which such vending machines
are serviced
(c) This Ordinance shall not apply to cigar stands or other places
of business or vehicles where no food of any kind is sold, other than
candy, or soft drinks received and sold in sealed containers, nor to
vehicles engaged in the delivery of food products to wholesale or retail
establishments for resale
(d) Every applicant for a Food Vending Permit shall file with the
Health Department a written application which shall state the name and
address of the applicant, the location of the food handling business the
character of the business which is proposed to be conducted and such other
information as the Health Department may require
(e) No permit shall be granted, renewed or reinstated unless the
Health Department determines upon making an investigation, that the place
of business for which the application is made is equipped, operated and
maintained in a safe, sanitary and healthful manner, and that no conditions
exist on the premises which are, or which may be unsafe unsanitary
unwholesome or detrimental to the health of the patrons consumers, employees,
or the general public
(f) Nor shall a permit be granted, renewed or reinstated unless the
Health Department determines that the condition of the premises is in
accordance with the requirements of all applicable provisions of the California
Health and Safety Code of the ordinances of the City of Cypress, of this
Ordinance and all rules and regulations promulgated under Section 13-1 12
below, and that said premises are capable of being operated in accordance
with such law and regulations
(g) Permits may be granted at any time during the year, but all permits
shall expire at the end of the fiscal year Each permit shall be posted
in a conspicuous place on the premises or vehicle for which it is issued
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Section 13-1.10 Summary suspension
Whenever an inspector finds unsanitary or other conditions in the
operation of any food establishment which, in his judgment, constitutes an
immediate and substantial hazard to the public health, he shall issue a
written notice to the permit holder or person in charge of the premises as
provided in Section 13-1 6 above except that instead of the matter
specified under (f), it shall state that the permit is immediately suspended
and shall set forth the substance of the following sentence Any person
to whom such an order is issued shall immediately comply therewith, but,
upon request made to the inspector who orders the suspension, or to the
Health Officer or his authorized representative, either personally or by
telephone or in writing he shall be affored a hearing as soon as possible,
and notice of its setting may be given in the same manner as the request
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress, at a
regular meeting held on the 23rd day of January, 1967
ATTEST
CI CLERK F THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) SS
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
MAYOR OF OF THE CITY' F
CYPRESS
I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the said
City Council held on the 23rd day of January, 1967, by the following vote.
AYES• 5 COUNCILMEN. Bowen, Harvey Kanel, McCarney, and Noe
NOES 0 COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT. 0 COUNCILMEN* None
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CITY CL OF TIE CITY OF CYPRESS
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