California City
San Diego commercial kitchen compliance
San Diego sits within San Diego 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 Diego → San Diego County → County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health and Quality
Methodology
San Diego follows San Diego County's framework
Commercial kitchens in San Diego are inspected by County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health and Quality - Food and Housing Division. Scoring is points deduction 100; grading is letter grade. Fire authority defaults to San Diego County Fire Authority. 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 Diego County jurisdiction page.
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