The Commercial Kitchen Standard

California City

San Bernardino commercial kitchen compliance

San Bernardino sits within San Bernardino County jurisdiction for food safety and fire authority. The methodology, thresholds, and cleaning frequencies that apply to your kitchen are defined at the county level — but city-specific factors (fire department response, business permit overlay, address-level enforcement) still matter.

Authority chain

San BernardinoSan Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Services

Methodology

San Bernardino follows San Bernardino County's framework

Commercial kitchens in San Bernardino are inspected by San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Services. Scoring is points deduction 100; grading is letter grade. Fire authority defaults to San Bernardino County Fire Department. NFPA 96 (2024 edition) governs commercial kitchen exhaust.

For the full methodology — deduction maps, posting requirements, hood cleaning frequencies, and primary-source citations — see the San Bernardino County jurisdiction page.

Read the San Bernardino County jurisdiction page

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