California Health Department
Del Norte County commercial kitchen compliance
Del Norte County Community Development Department, Environmental Health Division is the authority. Here's the methodology, the thresholds, and the fire code overlay.
Authority chain
Del Norte County → Del Norte County Community Development Department, Environmental Health Division → California Retail Food Code
Del Norte County applies the statutory framework of the California Retail Food Code. The health department oversees approximately 200 permitted food facilities. The county seat is Crescent City. Crescent City Fire: (707) 464-2131. CAL FIRE Humboldt-Del Norte Unit for unincorporated areas.
Standard 01
Food Safety
Authority
Del Norte County Community Development Department, Environmental Health Division
- Phone
- (707) 465-0426
- Scoring type
- None
- Grading type
- None
- Permitted facilities
- ~200
- Office
- 981 H Street, Suite 110, Crescent City, California 95531
Methodology
Del Norte County operates a CalCode-only retail food safety program through the Environmental Health Division, which sits within the Community Development Department (a consolidated agency that also includes Building Inspection, Code Enforcement, Engineering & Surveying, Planning, and Roads). No local placard ordinance, no letter grade system, no numeric scoring overlay, no rating tier, no public-facing inspection portal. The Food Facility Information page is structurally minimal — only two PDFs published: a 2016 Food Facility Plan Check document and a 2021 Temporary Food Facility Checklist. Inspections produce narrative CalCode reports listing violations only; reports are available on request from the environmental health department. Authority cited per Del Norte Environmental Health program statement: "enforcement of pertinent California health laws, rules, regulations, and Del Norte County Ordinances." Five Environmental Health sub-programs: Complaints, Certified Unified Program Agency/Hazardous Materials, Food Facility Information, Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems, and Senate Bill 552 County Drought Resilience Plan Development.
Inspection results published by the agency are mirrored at Del Norte County on ScoreTable.
Primary source
https://www.co.del-norte.ca.us/departments/EnvironmentalHealth/FoodInfo — methodology absence (no placard/score/grade/portal), address, phone, fax, email, Environmental Health sub-programs, two-PDF documentation set, consolidated Community Development Department phone fan-out, and Community Development Department Director Heidi Kunstal.
Last verified by JIE: May 21, 2026
Published inspection data for Del Norte County is mirrored on ScoreTable, direct from the agency.
Health department detail
What makes Del Norte County distinct
- Environmental Health Division within consolidated Community Development Department (6 divisions)
- Consolidated county agency model: Building Inspection, Code Enforcement, Engineering & Surveying, Environmental Health, Planning, and Roads all sit under a single Community Development Department directed by Heidi Kunstal. Broader scope than Colusa's similar consolidated model (no Engineering, Surveying, Roads). Operationally significant: a single director oversees food safety, building inspection, code enforcement, and roads — structurally elastic but spreads supervisory bandwidth across a wide regulatory portfolio.
- Plan Check documentation is 9 years old
- The only Plan Check document published on the county page is dated 2016. In Del Norte, the published document should not be treated as the current requirements baseline — verify with the environmental health department directly before plan submittals.
- Multiple tribal nations + federal Redwood National Park Service + state Pelican Bay institutional food service
- Del Norte's 200-facility county count is set against a backdrop of three sovereign tribal rancherias (Smith River, Elk Valley, Resighini), Redwood National and State Parks National Park Service concessioner contracts, and Pelican Bay State Prison institutional food service — all operating outside or partially outside county Environmental Health authority. Facility universe modeling should treat county-permitted facilities as a subset of total food service operations in the geographic territory.
- Only one incorporated city in the entire county
- Crescent City is the only incorporated city; the rest of the county is unincorporated. Environmental health department covers all 200 facilities directly without inter-city coverage handoff issues that other multi-city counties face.
Standard 02
Fire Safety
Authority having jurisdiction
In Del Norte County, fire code authority rests with CAL FIRE Humboldt-Del Norte Unit / Crescent City Fire Department.
- Phone
- (707) 465-2284
- Website
- co.del-norte.ca.us
- Fire code edition
- 2025 California Fire Code
- NFPA 96 edition
- 2021
- Hood cleaning default
- Quarterly
- Permit type
- Operational Fire Permit — annual renewal, pass/fail
Hood cleaning frequencies
Frequencies enforced by CAL FIRE Humboldt-Del Norte Unit / Crescent City Fire Department per NFPA 96 (2021).
| Cooking volume / type | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Solid-fuel cooking | Monthly |
| High-volume / 24-hour / charbroil / wok | Quarterly |
| Moderate-volume | Semiannually |
| Low-volume / seasonal / place of worship | Annually |
Hood cleaning enforcement
LOW
Reference
Frequently asked
- Who inspects commercial kitchens in Del Norte County?
- Del Norte County Community Development Department, Environmental Health Division is the food safety authority for Del Norte County. Reach them at (707) 465-0426. California Retail Food Code provides the statutory base; the agency conducts inspections and documents findings through narrative violation reports.
- How are inspection results communicated in Del Norte County?
- Del Norte County Community Development Department, Environmental Health Division documents inspections through narrative violation reports; no letter grade or numeric score is assigned. Results are available to the public through the agency's published portals.
- Who enforces fire and hood-cleaning rules in Del Norte County?
- In Del Norte County, fire code authority rests with CAL FIRE Humboldt-Del Norte Unit / Crescent City Fire Department. Enforcement covers the 2025 California Fire Code and NFPA 96 (2021 edition) for commercial kitchen exhaust. Hood cleaning default frequency: quarterly.
- What fire code edition applies in Del Norte County?
- The 2025 California Fire Code is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2021) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Ask CAL FIRE Humboldt-Del Norte Unit / Crescent City Fire Department whether Del Norte County has adopted local amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code.
- Where can I verify Del Norte County inspection records?
- Primary source: https://www.co.del-norte.ca.us/departments/EnvironmentalHealth. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest health-department-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/del-norte.
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