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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
1.1.1 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 Create SOPs for Hotel Feb. 2021 Mar. 2021
public health and promote healthy, successful businesses. Sanitation Inspections
Health Services will build partnerships with hotel operators Complete in‐house Feb. 2021 Mar. 2021
by serving as subject matter experts on health and training for Inspection
sanitation topics through inspection, consultation, and in Staff
person technical assistance. Staff will perform guest room Complete first annual Dec. 2021
inspections as an extension of their routine annual inspection of
inspections that already take place for those establishment establishments (with
that hold a permit for a food or beverage service. Those health permit)
establishments who do not offer food or beverage service Complete first annual Apr. 2021 Apr. 2021
will receive a stand‐alone annual health sanitation inspections of
inspection of the facilities. establishments (without
existing health permit)
Staff will inspect a random selection of 5‐10% of the total Provide year‐to‐date data Sept. 2021 Mar. 2021
number of hotel rooms at a minimum of one time per year. on sanitation inspection
Additional inspections may be performed should the results
inspection official deem necessary to protect public health
and safety. Staff will also respond to sanitation complaints.
A multi‐departmental task force will be set up to address
chronic underperforming, hazardous establishments.
Inspection results will be made available on Open
Arlington in the same manner as all other inspection
program’s data.

The inspection program launch was delayed due to COVID‐
19’s catastrophic impacts to the hotel industry during FY
2020. The program is being shifted to FY 2021.

Update:
All hotels in the City of Arlington have received at least one
routine hotel sanitation as of October 2021. Health
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completed five hotel‐related complaints in the 4 quarter.
Project completed.

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