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Bill to speed restaurant openings advances after amendments to preserve health inspections
Summary
AB 671 would let qualified architects and engineers self‑certify certain restaurant tenant improvement plans to shorten permitting times; the bill excludes food‑safety plan certification by architects/engineers and retains health department oversight, but environmental health administrators asked for more time for food safety reviews.
Assemblymember presenting AB 671 said the bill would ‘‘streamline restaurant openings to help our local businesses’’ by authorizing qualified architects and engineers to self‑certify plans for restaurant tenant improvements converting an existing facility. The author and supporters said the change would reduce ‘‘dead rent’’ for small restaurant operators, accelerate job creation, and preserve public‑safety inspections through randomized audits and retained construction inspections.
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