NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 08, 2009, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants has issued an order.
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants received an Emergency Variance Request from subsections 61C-4.010(7) and 61C-4.010(6), Florida Administrative Code, for Jeremy’s Big Twist located in Mount Dora. 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…Specifically, the proposed establishment requests to use bathrooms located on a different floor than the restaurant for both customers and employees.
The variance request was approved on January 8, 2009, contingent upon the Petitioner ensuring the public bathrooms located on the second level are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner and are provided with hot and cold running water under pressure, soap, approved hand drying devices, employee hand washing signage, are available during all hours of operation and are located no more than 300 feet from the establishment. The Petitioner shall also ensure directional signage is installed within and outside the establishment clearly stating the location of the bathrooms. Petitioner will be take-out only with no seats. If the circumstances governing access to the public bathrooms change, this variance approval will be revisited. 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.
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Rhonda.Steele@dbpr.state.fl.us.