Yucca Valley Municipal Code Ch. 6.06 Food and Beverage Establishments

A. Lavatories Required: Every restaurant, cafe, bar, tearoom, facility or other place where food, beer or alcoholic liquor is sold for consumption on the premises shall have maintained by the operator thereof, accessible within the enclosure walls of the building, room or place, at least one separate toilet and adjacent hand washing facility for men and one separate toilet and adjacent hand washing facility for women, for the use of the patrons and employees of such establishment. All hand washing facilities shall be supplied with hot and cold running water under pressure. All establishments serving alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises shall provide a minimum of one urinal in each men's toilet room. All plumbing and plumbing fixtures shall be kept in good repair.

B. Exceptions:

1. Public toilets may be accessible through an outside entrance if the building is freestanding with no adjacent barriers to entrance of restrooms.

2. Provided no alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises, only one public toilet for customers will be required if:

a. The customer area inside the establishment is less than three hundred (300) square feet, as determined by DEHS; or

b. The seating area outside the establishment is less than three hundred (300) square feet, as determined by DEHS.

3. If a building is remodeled so either the inside customer area or the outside seating area becomes greater than three hundred (300) square feet, then two (2) customer restrooms will be required as specified in subsection A of this section. (Ord. 82, 8-7-1997)

A. Adoption Of County Inspection Grading Of Food Establishments Code: The town adopts by reference and makes part of this chapter by reference the following portions of the San Bernardino County code:

1. Chapter 14 of division 3 of title 3.

2. Subsection 16.0213 B(b)(17) of chapter 2 of division 6 of title 1.

3. The aforementioned county codes are adopted as the inspection grading of food establishments code of the town of Yucca Valley.

B. Violation; Penalty: In accordance with section 33.1406(c) of the county code "the letter grade card shall not be defaced, marred, camouflaged, hidden or removed. It shall be unlawful to operate a food establishment unless the letter grade is posted. Removal of the letter grade card is a violation of this chapter and may result in the suspension or revocation of the public health permit and shall be punishable as specified in section 33.0112 of the San Bernardino County code". In addition, violations of this section may be punishable in accordance with title 1, chapter 1.02 of this code. (Ord. 160, 12-2-2004)