received a Petition for an Emergency Variance for subsection 61C-4.010(7), F.A.C., from Mucho Taco located in Ft. Myers. The above referenced F.A.C. states …each public food service establishment shall maintain a minimum of one public bathroom for ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 14, 2005, Division of Hotels and Restaurants received a Petition for an Emergency Variance for subsection 61C-4.010(7), F.A.C., from Mucho Taco located in Ft. Myers. The above referenced F.A.C. states …each public food service establishment shall maintain a minimum of one public bathroom for each sex, properly designated. They are requesting a variance to add an additional sixteen (16) seats for a total of twenty-six (26) seats which exceeds the seating capacity with only one accessible bathroom facility accessible to customers. This variance was approved December 22, 2005 and approval is contingent upon Petitioner ensuring the public restroom inside of Mucho Taco is functional, has hot and cold running water at all times, provided with soap and an approved method to dry hands, and kept in a clean and sanitary manner. Seating shall not exceed twenty-six (26) which includes inside and outside seating. This variance is not transferable under any conditions. Any violation of the variance is the equivalent of a violation of the rule and may result in a rescission of the variance, and subject the Petitioner to disciplinary sanctions as enumerated in Section 509.261, F.S.