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CONTENTS AND FORMAT OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
1. Plans shall be a minimum of 11 x 14 inches in size and the layout of the floor plan
accurately drawn to a minimum scale of ¼ inch = 1 foot. This is to allow for ease in
reading plans.
2. Information accompanying the plan shall include: the proposed menu, seating capacity,
projected daily meal volume for food service operations.
3. The plan shall show the location and when requested elevated drawings of all food
service equipment. Each piece of equipment shall be clearly labeled on the plan
with a number that will be the same on the plan, on the schedule/list of equipment
and on the each spec sheet that will be submitted with the plan.
4. Adequate rapid cooling including ice baths and refrigeration, and hot-holding facilities for
potentially hazardous foods shall be clearly designated on the plan.
5. When menu dictates, separate food preparation sinks shall be labeled and located to
preclude contamination and cross-contamination of raw and ready-to-eat foods.
6. Adequate hand washing facilities used for no other purpose shall be designated for each
toilet room and in the immediate area of food preparation, food dispensing, and utensil
washing.
7. The plan layout shall contain room size, space between and behind equipment and
placement of the equipment on the floor.
8. Auxiliary areas such as storage rooms, garbage rooms, toilets, basements and/or cellars
used for storage or food preparation shall be represented on the plan and all features of
these rooms shown as required by these standards.
9. The plan and specifications shall also include:
a. Entrances, exits, loading/unloading areas and docks;
b. Complete finish schedules for each room to include floors, walls, ceilings and
covered juncture bases;
c. Plumbing schedule to include location of floor drains, floor sinks and water supply
lines, overhead waste waterlines, hot water generating equipment with capacity
and recovery rate, back flow prevention, waste water line connections;
d. Lighting schedule with protectors;
Food contact surfaces = 50 foot candles (540 lux)
All other areas = 20 foot candles (220 lux)
During periods of cleaning = 10 foot candles (110 lux)