California Health Department
Mendocino County commercial kitchen compliance
Mendocino County Environmental Health Division is the authority. Here's the methodology, the thresholds, and the fire code overlay.
Authority chain
Mendocino County → Mendocino County Environmental Health Division → California Retail Food Code
Mendocino County applies the statutory framework of the California Retail Food Code. Ukiah Fire: (707) 463-6262. CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit for unincorporated areas. City of Ukiah Fire Department is the primary city authority having jurisdiction.
Standard 01
Food Safety
Authority
Mendocino County Environmental Health Division
- Scoring type
- None
- Grading type
- None
- Office
- 860 N. Bush Street, Ukiah, California 95482
Methodology
Mendocino County (California) enforces the California Retail Food Code (CalCode, Health & Safety Code Division 104, Part 7, Chapter 1 et seq.) — current version is the operative statutory authority. The Mendocino County Environmental Health Division (within the Public Health Department's Consumer Protection program) does not operate a placard, letter-grade, or numeric-scoring overlay. Mendocino publishes inspection reports through a Tyler Technologies-hosted public searchable portal at mendocino-ca.healthinspections.us. Violation classification uses Critical/Noncritical with Major/Minor sub-classification. Noncritical violations are NOT individually listed publicly — only the noncritical violation count is published (by comparison, Humboldt EnvisionConnect lists everything; Siskiyou lists minors above the Health and Safety Code §113947 floor). A legacy Health and Human Services Agency CGI Perl-script portal at co.mendocino.ca.us/hhsa/cgi-bin/inspection.pl still responds; the Tyler Technologies portal is the current source.
Inspection results published by the agency are mirrored at Mendocino County on ScoreTable.
Primary source
https://www.mendocinocounty.gov/departments/public-health/environmental-health/consumer-protection
Last verified by JIE: May 21, 2026
Published inspection data for Mendocino County is mirrored on ScoreTable, direct from the agency.
Health department detail
What makes Mendocino County distinct
Standard 02
Fire Safety
Authority having jurisdiction
In Mendocino County, fire code authority rests with the local fire department or fire protection district (varies by address).
- Phone
- (707) 459-7400
- Website
- mendocinocounty.org/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 the local fire department or fire protection district (varies by address) 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 Mendocino County?
- Mendocino County Environmental Health Division is the food safety authority for Mendocino County. 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 Mendocino County?
- Mendocino County 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 Mendocino County?
- In Mendocino County, fire code authority rests with the local fire department or fire protection district (varies by address). 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 Mendocino County?
- The 2025 California Fire Code is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2021) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Ask your local fire department whether Mendocino County has adopted local amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code.
- Where can I verify Mendocino County inspection records?
- Primary source: https://www.mendocinocounty.gov/how-do-i/report/food-sanitation-issues. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest health-department-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/mendocino.
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