San Jose has no city health department, so Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health inspects every restaurant, market, and mobile food unit in the city. SCC uses online numerical scoring rather than letter-grade placards, with reports searchable on the DEH portal.
Because the City of San Jose has no municipal health department, retail food inspection is delegated countywide to Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health under the California Retail Food Code. DEH inspectors visit every San Jose restaurant, market, and mobile food facility at least once or twice per year, more often for higher-risk operators like sushi bars and full-service kitchens. Major violations such as improper holding temperatures, vermin, or bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food can trigger immediate closure until reinspection. Unlike Los Angeles County, SCC publishes results, scores, and violation details on its public DEH portal rather than requiring an A or B placard at the door.
Operating without a valid SCC DEH health permit or after a closure order is a misdemeanor under CalCode §114395. Major violations require immediate correction or closure; chronic noncompliance leads to permit suspension and reinspection fees.
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San Jose Municipal Code Title 7 (Animal Care and Control) requires dogs in public places, city parks, and trails to be on a leash no longer than six feet, re...
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San Jose imposes no general restriction on year-round lawn ornaments, statuary, or religious displays on private residential property. The sign code (SJMC Ch...
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San Jose has no city ordinance specifically regulating residential inflatable holiday displays. Size, height, and motor noise are not restricted by the munic...
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San Jose has no ordinance limiting the duration, brightness, or hours of residential holiday lighting. The general nuisance provisions in SJMC Title 6 and th...
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A built-in outdoor kitchen in San Jose typically requires multiple permits: a building permit for any structural roof or counter exceeding the patio cover ex...
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San Jose does not have a dedicated ordinance for backyard smokers, pellet grills, or wood-fired ovens. Use is governed by the multifamily balcony restriction...
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