The board of health, by regulation, may adopt a scorecard for the grading of establishments undergoing inspection. No permit shall be issued to any establishment scoring less than 80 percent on the scorecard. Each establishment shall maintain standards of sanitation and health sufficient to score 80 percent on the scorecard at all times. If upon inspection any establishment shall fail to attain a score of 80 percent, due written notice shall be served on the applicant for the permit. The notice shall list the deficiencies and state that such deficiencies must be corrected within 30 days, at which time a reinspection will be made. An establishment failing to comply with the written notice, or failing to attain a score of 80 percent on the reinspection, shall immediately close and remain closed until a score of at least 80 percent is achieved on a reinspection by the department.

The health officer shall issue an alphabetical grade card to each restaurant inspected, which grade card shall be displayed at all times while the restaurant is open to the public. Restaurants scoring 90 percent or more on the scorecard shall receive an “A” grade card; those scoring 80 to 89.5 percent shall receive a “B” scorecard; those scoring below 80 percent shall receive a “C” scorecard. (Ord. 855 § 2; prior code § 15.15).