Who inspects commercial kitchens in Mendocino County?

Mendocino County Environmental Health Division is the food safety authority for Mendocino County. California Retail Food Code (CRFC) provides the statutory base; the agency conducts inspections, scores them per local methodology, and posts results to the public.

How are inspection results communicated in Mendocino County?

Mendocino County Environmental Health Division documents inspections per none methodology. Results are available to the public through the agency's published portals.

Who enforces fire and hood-cleaning rules in Mendocino County?

Unable to verify specific fire department authority from sources is the fire authority having jurisdiction (AHJ). They enforce 2025 CFC and NFPA 96 (2024 edition) for commercial kitchen exhaust. Hood cleaning default frequency: quarterly.

What fire code edition applies in Mendocino County?

2025 CFC is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2024) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Local amendments: yes.

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 jurisdiction-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/mendocino.

California Jurisdiction

Mendocino County commercial kitchen compliance

California's 38th-largest county by commercial kitchen population. 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 is a smaller California jurisdiction. Inspection volume is lower than the metro counties, but the statutory framework — California Retail Food Code — is identical. Ukiah Fire: (707) 463-6262. CAL FIRE MEU for unincorporated.

Standard 01

Food Safety

Authority

Mendocino County Environmental Health Division

Website: www.mendocinocounty.gov/how-do-i/report/food-sanitation-issues
Scoring type: None
Grading type: None

Methodology

Mendocino County (CA) 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, a display pattern distinct from other CA portal-equipped counties (Humboldt EnvisionConnect lists everything; Siskiyou lists minors above the H&SC §113947 floor). A legacy HHSA CGI Perl-script portal at co.mendocino.ca.us/hhsa/cgi-bin/inspection.pl still responds; the Tyler Technologies portal is the canonical current source. Re-verified 2026-05-21.

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.

Standard 02

Fire Safety

Authority having jurisdiction

Unable to verify specific fire department authority from sources

Phone: (707) 459-7400
Website: mendocinocounty.org/fire
Fire code edition: 2025 CFC
NFPA 96 edition: 2024
Hood cleaning default: Quarterly
Permit type: Operational Fire Permit — annual renewal, pass/fail

Hood cleaning frequencies

Frequencies enforced by Unable to verify specific fire department authority from sources per NFPA 96 (2024).

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

Local amendments adopted

CAL FIRE contract. City of Ukiah Fire Dept is primary city AHJ.

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 (CRFC) provides the statutory base; the agency conducts inspections, scores them per local methodology, and posts results to the public.
How are inspection results communicated in Mendocino County?: Mendocino County Environmental Health Division documents inspections per none methodology. Results are available to the public through the agency's published portals.
Who enforces fire and hood-cleaning rules in Mendocino County?: Unable to verify specific fire department authority from sources is the fire authority having jurisdiction (AHJ). They enforce 2025 CFC and NFPA 96 (2024 edition) for commercial kitchen exhaust. Hood cleaning default frequency: quarterly.
What fire code edition applies in Mendocino County?: 2025 CFC is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2024) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Local amendments: yes.
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 jurisdiction-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/mendocino.

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