an Emergency Variance for subsection 61C-4.010(7), Florida Administrative Code from The Crepevine located in Tallahassee. The above referenced F.A.C. states, “…each public food service establishment shall maintain a minimum of one public bathroom ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Division of Hotels and Restaurants

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 05, 2006 the Division of Hotels and Restaurants, received a petition for an Emergency Variance for subsection 61C-4.010(7), Florida Administrative Code from The Crepevine located in Tallahassee. 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 twelve (12) seats for a total of twenty-two (22) seats which exceeds the seating capacity with only one accessible bathroom facility accessible to customers.
This variance request was approved May 24, 2006, and is contingent upon the Petitioner ensuring the public restroom inside Crepevine 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-two (22) which includes inside and outside seating. 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, Florida Statutes.