NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 16, 2010, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants has issued an order.
The Department received an Emergency Variance for Section 509.221(1)(b), Florida Statutes, paragraph 61C-1.004(2)(a), subsections 61C-4.010(6), (7), Florida Administrative Code, and Section 6-402.11, 2001 FDA Food Code from Caliyogurt located in Orlando. The above referenced F.A.C. addresses the requirement that at least one accessible bathroom be provided for use by customers and employees. They are requesting to utilize public bathrooms located more than 300 feet away in a mall for customers and employees.
The variance request will be published in Vol. 36, No. 12 on 3/26/10 and approval is contingent upon The Petitioner ensuring the public bathrooms located in the Florida Mall are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner and are provided with hot and cold running water under pressure, soap, approved hand drying devices, handwashing signs and are available during all hours of operation. Petitioner shall also ensure directional signage is installed within and outside the establishment clearly stating the location of the bathrooms. If the circumstances governing access to the public bathrooms change, this variance approval will be revisited.
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Lydia.Gonzalez@dbpr.state.fl.us, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1011.