File #: OR-2019-0017    Version: Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted as Amended
File created: 10/3/2018 In control: City Clerk
On agenda: Final action: 4/15/2019
Title: ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO THE NEW HAVEN CODE OF ORDINANCES APPROVING A MICRO-FOOD BUSINESS ORDINANCE
Attachments: 1. Proposed Ordinance- Micro-Business Food Service License, 2. 20190321 Nadine Nelson Support Statement _ Micro Food Business, 3. 20190321 Paul Kowalksi, Health Department Statement _ Micro Food Business, 4. OR-2019-0017, 5. Aldermanic Notice_ Legislation Committee _ New Haven Independent, 6. 20181211 LEG CitySeed Testimony, 7. 20190321 Email _ Esther Armmand on behalf of Director Swamy, 8. 20190321 Testimony MFP NHFPC_Austin Bryniarski, 9. City Inspections_Micro-Food Business, 10. Review_Corporation Counsel_John Rose, 11. 20190321 David Goldblum_Statement in Support of MicroBusiness Oridnance
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ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO THE NEW HAVEN CODE OF ORDINANCES APPROVING A MICRO-FOOD BUSINESS ORDINANCE
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Chapter 14 - FOOD-SERVICE AND RESTAURANT ESTABLISHMENTS [1]
ARTICLE I. - IN GENERAL Sec. 14-1.1. - Definitions. (d) Shared kitchen means
1) Any licensed retail or wholesale food establishment, that leases, rents, or otherwise makes their commercial kitchen space available for utilization by individuals or business entities for food preparation, temporary extra production capacity, menu planning, training, taste testing, product development, food packaging, food storage or any other food-related purpose that is secondary or incidental to the establishment's primary business activity of retail or wholesale food establishment.
2) Any establishment used as a place of business for the exclusive or primary purpose of
utilizing, leasing, or renting its commercial kitchen space to individuals, or business entities, for food preparation, temporary extra production capacity, menu planning, training, taste testing, product development, food packaging, food storage or any other food-related purpose; and does not hold a valid retail food establishment license.

(e) Shared kitchen user means any person or business entity who utilizes, leases, or rents kitchen space at any licensed shared kitchen that:
1) Does not add any additional equipment to the shared kitchen that requires professional installation or plumbing and/or electrical modifications;
2) Does not make any structural changes to the building;
3) Does not otherwise make any changes to the existing shared kitchen that would require an additional inspection;
4) Does not operate beyond the approved hours of operation for the existing shared kitchen.


(f) Micro-food business means:
1) A small business entity involved in the production of food for wholesale and/or retail sales that grosses less than $250,000 in sales annually that:
a) Is a shared kitchen user. Sec. 14-4. - Violations; penalty.
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