[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Old Lyme 1-26-1970.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any place where food or beverages are served to the public as well
as kitchens in which food or beverages are prepared for sale elsewhere to
the public.
No person, firm or corporation shall maintain or operate a restaurant
within the Town of Old Lyme until licensed so to do under the provisions of
this chapter.
[Amended 7-1-1972; 3-28-1995]
A.
Application for a license to maintain and operate a restaurant
within the Town of Old Lyme shall be made each year to the Director of Health
of the Town or to his appointed assistant, on forms furnished by the Director
of Health. The application shall include the name and address of the owner
(and operator) and the location of the restaurant and such other information
as the Director of Health may require.
B.
At the time of filing the application, the applicant
shall pay the license fee for one year, as established by the Board of Selectmen,
which application fee shall be refunded in the event the license is not granted.
License fees shall be effective from June 1 through May 31 for year-round
restaurants and from June 1 through December 31 for seasonal restaurants.
C.
The amount of the annual license fees, which shall be
based on seating capacity and on whether the restaurant shall operate year-round
or on a seasonal basis, may be reviewed and adjusted periodically by the Board
of Selectmen. A current fee schedule shall be filed by the Board of Selectmen
with the Director of Health and the Town Clerk.
D.
Prior to the issuance of a restaurant license, at least
one individual (either employee or owner of the restaurant) who is responsible
for food preparation and for meeting sanitary requirements at the restaurant
shall have attended and successfully completed a course on food handling approved
by or available through the Old Lyme Health Department. The Health Department
shall prescribe the nature of the course and such test or tests as the Health
Department considers necessary to determine the successful completion of the
course.
E.
The individual who has successfully completed such course
on food handling must supervise food handling at the restaurant on a daily
basis. Each new employee of the restaurant must complete the course prescribed
by the Old Lyme Health Department within one year prior to or no later than
one month after commencing employment at the restaurant.
A.
The Director of Health or his duly appointed representative
shall inspect the premises described in the application, and if the same are
maintained and equipped in accordance with the rules and regulations governing
sanitation of places dispensing food or beverages prescribed in Section 19.13,
B42 of the Sanitary Code of the State of Connecticut, shall grant the license
which shall be signed by said Director of Health. Such license must be framed
and posted in a conspicuous location within easy reading distance of patrons
within the licensed premises.
B.
The Director of Health or his duly appointed representative
shall inspect all licensed premises from time to time. If he finds that any
restaurant maintained and operated by any person, firm or corporation licensed
hereunder is not being maintained, operated or equipped in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter, he shall issue an order to said restaurant
to forthwith take such measures as are necessary for full compliance with
said provisions of this chapter. If said restaurant shall not immediately
comply with said order, the licensee shall be cited to appear for a hearing
before the Director of Health. The Director of Health shall hear all the facts
pertaining to the matter and, after such hearing, shall have the power to
revoke said license or to suspend it for such period as he shall deem appropriate.
The restaurateur shall have the right to appeal the decision of the Town Director
of Health to the State Commissioner of Public Health within 48 hours.[1]
