Section 25-A4201. FACILITY AND OPERATING PLANS - CONTENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS

 

4201.1Based on the type of operation, type of food preparation, and foods prepared, the plans and specifications for a food establishment, including a food establishment specified in § 4202, shall include the following information to demonstrate conformance with this Code:

 

(a)Intended menu;

 

(b)Anticipated volume of food to be stored, prepared, and sold or served;

 

(c)Proposed layout, mechanical schematics, construction materials, and finish  schedules;

 

(d)Proposed equipment types, manufacturers, model numbers, locations,  dimensions, performance capacities, and installation specifications;

 

(e)A complete set of elevations and drawings for all custom fabricated  equipment;

 

(f)A functional flow plan indicating how food will be handled;

 

(g)Evidence that standard procedures that ensure compliance with the  requirements of this Code are developed or are being developed;   

 

(h)Evidence of an established food safety program such as an employee  training manual, and  standard operating procedures that ensure  compliance with this Code; and

 

(i)Other information that may be required before the Department may  approve proposed plans for the construction, conversion, or modification,  including but not limited to approvals by other District agencies.

 

4201.2Used equipment shall be equivalent to the standards specified in Chapters 14 through 22 and approved by the Department before use.

 

4201.3The Department shall approve the submitted plans and specifications if they meet the requirements of this Code. The Department shall report its findings to the licensee within thirty (30) calendar days of the date the submitted plans are received.

 

4201.4Plans and specifications that are not approved as submitted shall be changed to comply with the Department's recommendations or this Code, or be deleted from the project.

 

authority

Sections 4 and 10 of An Act Relating to the adulteration of foods and drugs in the District of Columbia, approved February 17, 1898 (30 Stat. 246; D.C. Official Code §§ 48-104 and 48-110 (2009 Repl.)); Section 7 of An Act Making Appropriations to provide for the expenses for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes (32 Stat.627; D.C. Official Code § 47-2834(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b) (2005 Repl.)); and Mayor’s Order 98-139, dated August 20, 1998, and Mayor’s Order 2002-103, dated June 18, 2002.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 6184, 6343-44 (July 5, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012).