2005 California Health and Safety Code Sections 113915-113923 Article 3. Plan Review and Permits

113915.  A person proposing to build or remodel a food facility
shall submit complete, easily readable plans, drawn to scale, and
specifications to the local enforcement agency for review and
approval before starting any new construction or remodeling of any
facility for use as a retail food facility as defined in this
chapter.  Plans and specifications may also be required by the local
enforcement agency if it determines that they are necessary to assure
compliance with the requirements of this chapter.  The plans shall
be approved or rejected within 20 working days after receipt by the
local enforcement agency and the applicant shall be notified of the
decision.  Unless the plans are approved or rejected within 20
working days, they shall be deemed approved.  The building department
shall not issue a building permit for a food facility until after it
has received plan approval by the local enforcement agency.  Nothing
in this section shall require that plans or specifications be
prepared by someone other than the applicant.
113920.  (a) A food facility shall not be open for business without
a valid permit.
   (b) A permit shall be issued by the local enforcement agency when
investigation has determined that the proposed facility and its
method of operation will conform to the requirements of this chapter.
  A permit, once issued, is nontransferable.  A permit shall be valid
only for the person, location, type of food sales, or distribution
activity approved and, unless suspended or revoked for cause, for the
time period indicated.
   (c) Any fee for the permit and related services shall be
determined by the local governing body.  Fees shall be sufficient to
cover the actual expenses of administering and enforcing this
program, including the expenses of inspecting and impounding any
utensil suspected of releasing lead or cadmium in violation of
Section 108860 as authorized by Section 113930.  All moneys collected
as fees shall be expended in carrying out this chapter.
   (d) A permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the food
facility or in the office of a vending machine business.
113923.  Any person operating a food facility or conducting any
itinerant food vending shall obtain all necessary permits to conduct
business, including, but not limited to, a public health permit.  In
addition to the penalties prescribed under Article 4 (commencing with
Section 113925), violators shall be subject to closure of the
facility and a penalty not to exceed three times the cost of the
public health permit.