Chapter 8.40
FOOD REFRIGERATION LOCKER PLANTS

Sections:

8.40.010    Definitions.

8.40.020    License application.

8.40.030    License fee.

8.40.040    Building regulations.

8.40.050    Temperature requirements.

8.40.060    Wiring.

8.40.070    Sanitation.

8.40.080    Inspection.

8.40.090    Compliance with state laws.

8.40.010 Definitions.

A. “Food” means and includes any edible or beverage used or intended for human consumption.

B. “Food refrigeration locker plant” means and includes any establishment wherein compartments are rented, leased or made available to other than the owner of the establishment for the refrigeration of food.

8.40.020 License application.

No person shall operate a food refrigeration locker plant in the municipality without having first secured a license therefor. Applications for such license shall conform to the provisions of the ordinances relative thereto. In addition to all other information contained in such application, it shall state the number of units maintained on the premises, and the size of each unit; and each application shall also state whether a unit is maintained in which food will be stored belonging to several individuals in addition to the separate units rented to other than the owner of the premises.

8.40.030 License fee.

The annual fee for food refrigeration locker plant licenses shall be twenty-eight dollars for each two thousand square feet or fraction thereof of floor area of food refrigeration locker. The license fee shall not exceed two hundred twenty dollars. (Ord. 2010-08A § 29, 2010; Ord. 2010-08 § 29, 2010)

8.40.040 Building regulations.

No food refrigeration locker plant shall be operated or conducted in a building which is not constructed in full compliance with the ordinances of the village. No such plant shall be operated in a frame building, nor in any building other than one where the floors are so constructed as to bear a live load of one hundred fifty pounds per square foot.

8.40.050 Temperature requirements.

No food shall be stored in any such plant unless the food has been frozen to a temperature of zero degrees Fahrenheit or below before being so stored. The lockers or compartments used for the refrigeration storage of food must be kept at all times at a temperature of below fifteen degrees Fahrenheit.

8.40.060 Wiring.

The wiring of the refrigeration plant shall conform to the ordinances of the village relative to electric wiring and to the installation of refrigeration units.

8.40.070 Sanitation.

All premises used for the operation of a refrigeration locker plant shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, and shall be thoroughly cleaned of all refuse, dust and debris at least once in every twenty-four hours. It is unlawful to store or keep in such plants any unwholesome, spoiled, contaminated or adulterated food.

8.40.080 Inspection.

The health officer shall make or cause to be made inspections of such premises every three months to insure compliance with the requirements provided in this chapter.

8.40.090 Compliance with state laws.

No license shall be issued for any food refrigeration locker plant which does not comply with the laws of the state of Illinois pertaining thereto.