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Champion Great Neighborhoods

Goal 1: Foster Healthy and Attractive Neighborhoods
Objective 1: Gain Compliance of Property Maintenance, Health, and Animal Codes
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
CGN Hotel Inspections Project Completed Economic Development and Capital
1.1.3 Investment (Planning)
Summary:
Milestone Estimated Actual
The Hotel Premise and Sanitation Ordinance was adopted Completion Completion
by Council in May 2019. The provision aims to protects Meet with Hoteliers July 2019 12/18/2019
public health and promote healthy, successful businesses. Group
Health Services will build partnerships with hotel operators Establish Inspection Aug. 2019 10/02/2019
by serving as subject matter experts on health and Checklist
sanitation topics through inspection, consultation, and in Develop an Inspection Jan. 2020 02/22/2020
person technical assistance. Staff will perform guest room Folder with IT
inspections as an extension of their routine annual Create SOPs for Hotel Aug. 2020
inspections that already take place for those establishment Sanitation Inspections
that hold a permit for a food or beverage service. Those Complete in‐house Sept. 2020
establishments who do not offer food or beverage service training for Inspection
will receive a stand‐alone annual health sanitation Staff
inspection of the facilities. Complete first annual TBD
inspection of
Staff will inspect a random selection of 5‐10% of the total establishments (with
number of hotel rooms at a minimum of one time per year. health permit)
Additional inspections may be performed should the Complete first annual Sept. 2020
inspection official deem necessary to protect public health inspections of
and safety. Staff will also respond to sanitation complaints. establishments (without
A multi‐departmental task force will be set up to address existing health permit)
chronic underperforming, hazardous establishments. Provide year‐to‐date data Dec. 2020
Inspection results will be made available on Open on sanitation inspection
Arlington in the same manner as all other inspection results
program’s data.

Update:
Field inspections for the hotel sanitation program began in
September with two routine inspections, a follow up
inspection, and a complaint investigation. Roll out of the
SOPs and in person staff training will occur over the
months of October, November, and December.

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