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Marin County moves to speed food permitting: 10-day reviews, self-certification and a digital 'HealthSpace' in staff plan
Summary
Staff presented an 11-point plan to overhaul food permitting, including a state-mandated 10-business-day resubmittal turnaround (AB 671), a self-certification path for limited change-of-ownership cases, a digital permitting system (HealthSpace), and a proposed micro-enterprise home-kitchen ordinance. Board members and food-business speakers voiced support and asked for clarity on sequencing and interjurisdictional coordination.
Marin County’s Community Development Agency (CDA) presented an 11-initiative plan on Feb. 10 to streamline food permits, inspections and communications with operators, prioritizing predictability and fewer administrative delays.
Sarah Jones, Director of the Community Development Agency, said the Environmental Health Services division will shift toward a partnership model with food businesses while maintaining food-safety standards. Among the proposals:
- A self-certification option for change-of-ownership cases where the operation remains substantively identical, allowing qualifying businesses to take over the prior permit without a lengthy inspection (Shannon Bell). - Compliance with Assembly Bill 671’s…
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