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'" . I I I I ORDINANCE NO. STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF THE NEW BRIGHTON CITY CODE RELATING TO FOOD WAREHOUSING OPERATIONS. The Council of the City of New Brighton does hereby ordain: SECTION I. That Section 10-2 Definitions is hereby amended by adding a definition (cc) for a food warehouse to read as follows: (cc) Food Warehouse shall mean and include every building or structure or any part thereof operated by a corporation, com- pany, association, joint stock company or association, firm, partnership, or individual, their trustees, assignees, or receivers appointed by any court, for the storage or ware- housing of food for compensation and licensed under Chapter 231, M.S. 1979. SECTION I I. That Section 10-6 License Fees are hereby amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows: (g) Food warehouse license fee. The 1 icense fee for each food warehouse shall be $15.00 per year. SECTION I I I. That Section 10-10 be amended to read as follows: Section 10-10 - Itinerant Food Establ ishment and Food Warehouse a. Itinerant food establ ishments. Itinerant food establ ishments shall comply with all the applicable provisions of this chapter, and shall be constructed and operated in an approved manner; provided, that specific requirements for physical facilities may be waived by the health authority when suitable substitutes, which in his opinion, will not result in an imminent health hazard, have been provided. The health authority may prohibit the sale of certain potentially hazardous foods to assure the service of whole- some food. Before commencing operations of any kind, the licensee hereunder shall notify the health authority that such food establ ish- ment is ready for final inspection; and the health authority shall immediately make an inspection and issue a report thereon;and no itinerant food establ ishment shall commence operations until the requirements of this chapter have been met in accordance with the health authority's final inspection report. b. Food warehouse. Food warehouses shall comply with all the appl icable provisions of this chapter, and shall be constructed and operated in an approved manner; provided, that specific requirements for physical facil ities may be waived by the health authority when suitable sub- stitutes, which, in his opinion, will not result in an imminent health hazard, have been provided. The following standards shall however be considered minimum for a food warehouse. 1. At all times, including while being stored or transported, food shall be protected from contamination by all agents, including dust, insects, rodents, unnecessary handling, flooding, draining, and overhead leakage or condensation. Food shall be stored off the floor and away from the walls. Food shall be properly rotated. Food that is damaged shall be removed and isolated from the remaining stock. Food warehouses shall be provided with adequate, conveniently located, and approved lavatory facil ities with hot and cold running water, hand cleansing compound, and sanitary towels or hand drying devices. 2. 3. 4. 5.