Who inspects commercial kitchens in Glenn County?

Glenn County Planning and Community Development Services Agency, Environmental Health Department — Food Safety Program is the food safety authority for Glenn County. Reach them at (530) 934-6102. 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 Glenn County?

Glenn County Planning and Community Development Services Agency, Environmental Health Department — Food Safety Program 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 Glenn County?

In Glenn County, fire code authority rests with multiple fire protection districts (Artois-Glenn, Orland, Hamilton City, Kanawha-Glenn, Ord and Glenn-Codora Fire Protection Districts). 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 Glenn County?

The 2025 California Fire Code is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2021) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Ask your local fire department whether Glenn County has adopted local amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code.

Where can I verify Glenn County inspection records?

Primary source: https://countyofglenn.net/government/departments/planning-community-development-services/environmental-health/food-safety. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest health-department-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/glenn.

California Health Department

Glenn County commercial kitchen compliance

Glenn County Planning and Community Development Services Agency, Environmental Health Department is the authority. Here's the methodology, the thresholds, and the fire code overlay.

Authority chain

Glenn County → Glenn County Planning and Community Development Services Agency, Environmental Health Department — Food Safety Program → California Retail Food Code

Glenn County applies the statutory framework of the California Retail Food Code. The health department oversees approximately 200 permitted food facilities. The county seat is Willows. CAL FIRE Tehama-Glenn Unit for unincorporated areas. Willows Fire Dept for city of Willows.

Standard 01

Food Safety

Authority

Glenn County Planning and Community Development Services Agency, Environmental Health Department — Food Safety Program

Phone: (530) 934-6102
Website: countyofglenn.net/government/departments/planning-community-development-services/environmental-health/food-safety
Scoring type: None
Grading type: None
Permitted facilities: ~200
Office: 225 N. Tehama Street, Willows, California 95988

Methodology

Glenn County operates a CalCode-only retail food safety program through the Environmental Health Department, which sits within the Planning and Community Development Services Agency — a consolidated agency that also includes Building Inspection, Code Enforcement, Geographic Information Systems, Planning, Public Transit and Transportation, and Water Resources. No local placard ordinance, no letter grade system, no numeric scoring overlay, no rating tier. Authority per the county site: "California Retail Food Code (CalCode) is part of the California Health and Safety Code dealing with retail food facilities. This code sets the operating requirements for food facilities. CalCode went into effect on July 1, 2007." Notable infrastructure: Glenn publishes individual facility inspection reports as PDFs through a structured CMS resource listing (approximately 238 reports visible). Not a queryable inspection database (no search by facility name/zip), but more accessible than typical peers (Berkeley, Del Norte, Mendocino, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Colusa). Reports browsable alphabetically by facility name. Foodborne illness reporting direct line: (530) 934-6102 during business hours 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Monday–Friday.

Inspection results published by the agency are mirrored at Glenn County on ScoreTable.

Primary source

https://www.countyofglenn.net/government/departments/planning-community-development-services/environmental-health/food-safety/food-facility — CalCode authority statement (effective July 1, 2007), foodborne illness reporting line, cross-contamination + diligent preparation definitions, and environmental health department address/phone. Planning and Community Development Services Agency 7-division structure: Planning and Community Development Services Agency landing page. Named staff (Donald Rust Planning and Community Development Services Agency Director, John H Wells Environmental Health Specialist): 2021 Planning and Community Development Services Agency interoffice memorandum on CEQANet.

Last verified by JIE: May 21, 2026

Published inspection data for Glenn County is mirrored on ScoreTable, direct from the agency.

Health department detail

What makes Glenn County distinct

Environmental Health Department within consolidated 7-division Planning and Community Development Services Agency: Planning and Community Development Services Agency consolidates Building Inspection, Code Enforcement, Environmental Health, GIS, Planning, Public Transit and Transportation, and Water Resources under a single agency. Broader scope than Del Norte's 6-division Community Development Department (which lacks GIS, Public Transit, and Water Resources as separate divisions). Single director (Donald Rust) oversees all 7 divisions — significant supervisory bandwidth distribution.
Public inspection report PDFs: Glenn publishes individual facility inspection reports as PDFs through a structured public CMS listing. Glenn's apparatus removes the need for a records request at small-county scale.
Rice-production agricultural corridor owner mix: Glenn shares the Sacramento Valley rice corridor with Colusa — distinctive agricultural owner mix (rice mills, ag worker food service, ag-adjacent retail)

Standard 02

Fire Safety

Authority having jurisdiction

In Glenn County, fire code authority rests with multiple fire protection districts (Artois-Glenn, Orland, Hamilton City, Kanawha-Glenn, Ord and Glenn-Codora Fire Protection Districts).

Phone: (530) 934-6570
Website: countyofglenn.net/fire
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 multiple fire protection districts (Artois-Glenn, Orland, Hamilton City, Kanawha-Glenn, Ord and Glenn-Codora Fire Protection Districts) 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 Glenn County?: Glenn County Planning and Community Development Services Agency, Environmental Health Department — Food Safety Program is the food safety authority for Glenn County. Reach them at (530) 934-6102. 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 Glenn County?: Glenn County Planning and Community Development Services Agency, Environmental Health Department — Food Safety Program 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 Glenn County?: In Glenn County, fire code authority rests with multiple fire protection districts (Artois-Glenn, Orland, Hamilton City, Kanawha-Glenn, Ord and Glenn-Codora Fire Protection Districts). 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 Glenn County?: The 2025 California Fire Code is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2021) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Ask your local fire department whether Glenn County has adopted local amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code.
Where can I verify Glenn County inspection records?: Primary source: https://countyofglenn.net/government/departments/planning-community-development-services/environmental-health/food-safety. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest health-department-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/glenn.

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