California Health Department
Placer County commercial kitchen compliance
Placer County Environmental Health Division is the authority. Here's the methodology, the thresholds, and the fire code overlay.
Authority chain
Placer County → Placer County Environmental Health Division → California Retail Food Code
Inspection cadence and methodology in Placer County track the state framework with local agency-specific implementation. The health department oversees approximately 1,300 permitted food facilities. Roseville Fire: (916) 774-5150. CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit for unincorporated areas. City of Roseville Fire, Rocklin Fire, Auburn Fire are separate city authorities having jurisdiction.
Standard 01
Food Safety
Authority
Placer County Environmental Health Division
- Scoring type
- Major Violation Count
- Grading type
- Color Placard
- Permitted facilities
- ~1,300
- Office
- 11434 B Ave, Suite 400, Auburn, California 95603
Methodology
Placer County (California) operates a Green/Yellow/Red color-coded placard program enforced under the California Retail Food Code and the Placer County Retail Food Facility Placard Program local ordinance (approved by the Board of Supervisors February 10, 2016) by the Placer County Environmental Health Division (within the Health and Human Services Department). Placard determination is driven by the count of major violations observed during inspection. Green = PASS ("No major violations are present at the end of the inspection. A re-inspection may be conducted if any minor violations are not corrected."). Yellow = CONDITIONAL PASS ("Failure to correct or mitigate any major violation observed during the inspection OR Violation of a Compliance Agreement which may include failure to correct ongoing or repeating major and minor violations."). Red = CLOSED ("Closure of the facility due to any condition that poses an imminent danger to public health and safety that cannot be corrected or mitigated during the inspection."). Examples of Red triggers: operating without valid health permit, surfacing sewage, no hot water, rodent/insect infestation, other unsanitary conditions. Placer County does not publish a public-facing numeric score; placard color is the sole public display. Red placards must remain posted and the facility must remain closed until a re-inspection confirms the imminent health hazard has been resolved. Placer triggers Yellow on uncorrected major violations and also on Compliance Agreement violations that can include ongoing or repeating minor violations. An owner with chronic minor violations under a Compliance Agreement can drop to Yellow in Placer even without major violations. Approximately 1,300 retail food facilities are permitted countywide. Placer is a member of the Sacramento Valley placard cluster, bridges to the Bay Area placard cluster, and is a California Tahoe placard county.
Inspection results published by the agency are mirrored at Placer County on ScoreTable.
Primary source
https://www.placer.ca.gov/5964/Placard-Program---Food-Safety
Last verified by JIE: May 21, 2026
Published inspection data for Placer County is mirrored on ScoreTable, direct from the agency.
Health department detail
What makes Placer County distinct
Standard 02
Fire Safety
Authority having jurisdiction
In Placer County, fire code authority rests with the local fire department (varies by AHJ within the county).
- Phone
- (530) 889-6600
- Website
- placer.ca.gov/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 (varies by AHJ within the county) 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
MODERATE
Reference
Frequently asked
- Who inspects commercial kitchens in Placer County?
- Placer County Environmental Health Division is the food safety authority for Placer County. California Retail Food Code 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 Placer County?
- Placer County Environmental Health Division documents inspections per color placard methodology. Results are available to the public through the agency's published portals.
- Who enforces fire and hood-cleaning rules in Placer County?
- In Placer County, fire code authority rests with the local fire department (varies by AHJ within the county). 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 Placer County?
- The 2025 California Fire Code is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2021) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Ask your local fire department whether Placer County has adopted local amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code.
- Where can I verify Placer County inspection records?
- Primary source: https://www.placer.ca.gov/3105/Environmental-Health. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest health-department-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/placer.
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