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Ordinance amendment for Chapter 173 of the Lake County Code of Ordinances, Food Service Regulations.
Staff Summary
• Significant revisions to Chapter 173 include incorporating provisions for farmers’ market sales permits (as recently implemented by State statute) and changes to expand and clarify requirements for temporary food service permits in regard to acceptance of applications and suspension of permits. Specifically, the proposed revisions are as follows:
• For consistency, in 3 sections the word “service” is added to the term “food facility.”
• Section 173.03, Definitions:
o In subsection (5), the definition of a Farmers’ Market Sales Permit is added, as recently established by statute.
o The definition of NRI (Next Routine Inspection) is added, a designation used on food service facility inspection reports.
o Provisions for Farmers’ Market Sales Permits are added to the definition of a Temporary Food Service Facility.
• Section 173.03(3) is added to indicate that farmers’ market sales permits are valid for one year.
• Section 173.04(B)(1)(b) removes language that states that a permit suspension is sustained if a request for a hearing is not filed within 10 days.
• Section 173.04(C) clarifies that temporary food service facility permits are valid for time frames as specified by permit type and as issued, and 173.04(C)(1)adds provisions for the suspension of temporary food service permits and the resumption of operations.
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ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the Lake County Health Department is authorized to enforce a local ordinance regulating food service facilities to protect the public’s health and safety; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board incorporated the Lake County Food Service Regulations Ordinance into the Lake County Code of Ordinances at Chapter 173 on February 10, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Health Department is proposing amendments to this Chapter: and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments regarding incorporating provisions for farmers’ market sales permits are mandated by revisions to State statute; and
WHEREAS, proposed amendments regarding changes to expand and clarify requirements for temporary food service permits are appropriate regulations and necessary for the safe operation of food service facilities in Lake County; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board of Health has approved the proposed amendments to Chapter 173 on October 26, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board of Health has recommended that the proposed amendments to Chapter 173 be referred to the County Board for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the amendments to Lake County Code of Ordinances Chapter 173 herewith be approved and made a matter of Lake County law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Lake County Clerk is hereby authorized to distribute certified copies of the amended Ordinance to the County Administrator, Comptroller, and the Executive Director of the Lake County Health Department.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on November 15, 2022.