Rancho Cucamonga, CA Public Health Rules: Restaurant Grade Cards (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing standard
- San Bernardino County Code § 33.1401 et seq.
- Enforcing agency
- San Bernardino County Dept. of Public Health
- Fee authority
- County board of supervisors, unless city sets own fee
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor under RCMC Chapter 1.12
- Adopting ordinance
- Ord. No. 739 (2005), recodified 2014
Summary
Rancho Cucamonga does not run its own restaurant grading program. City Code Section 8.32.010 adopts San Bernardino County Code Section 33.1401 et seq. by reference, so every food facility in the city is inspected and graded under the county's system, enforced by San Bernardino County Environmental Health rather than a city inspector.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, San Bernardino County Code, section 33.1401 et seq., as amended, pertaining to inspection grading of food facilities is adopted by reference. ... A violation of any of the provisions of San Bernardino County Code, section 33.1401 et seq., as amended, adopted by reference in this chapter, shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as provided in chapter 1.12.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4999536; v21 updated 2026-07-15).
Full Breakdown
Rancho Cucamonga folds its food-facility inspection and grading system into the County of San Bernardino's program rather than writing its own standards. 010, adopted by Ordinance No. , as amended, pertaining to inspection grading of food facilities is adopted by reference, notwithstanding any other provision of the Rancho Cucamonga code. That means the county's placard grading scale, inspection schedule, and enforcement standards for restaurants, food trucks, and other food establishments within city limits are administered by San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Services, not by city hall.
Fees for that inspection and grading work default to whatever the county board of supervisors sets under County Ordinance No. 020, unless the Rancho Cucamonga City Council has separately adopted its own fee for the same service, in which case the city-adopted fee controls instead of the county's. 12 of the municipal code, the city's general penalty chapter covering fines and jail terms for code violations.
Violations & Fines
Operating a food facility that violates the county's adopted grading and inspection standards is a misdemeanor under Section 8.32.030, punishable under Chapter 1.12's general penalty provisions, which elsewhere in the code caps fines at $1,000 and jail at six months per offense, with each day of a continuing violation charged separately. Grading disputes and re-inspection requests go through San Bernardino County Environmental Health, not city hall.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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