How long is a Municipal Certificate of Acceptability (R638) taking in Cape Town for a new dark kitchen?
We are fitting out a 90m² prep kitchen and coffee roastery in Montague Gardens. Lease starts next month and we have stainless steel tables, grease traps, and handwash basins going in. How long does City of Cape Town Environmental Health take to inspect and issue the R638 COA once we apply?
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03 Sept@chefmpho_za In Montague Gardens / Milnerton, the Environmental Health Practitioner (EHP) usually schedules the site inspection within 10 to 15 working days of your complete application, provided your zoning certificate allows food preparation. The two things that delay first-time pass in Cape Town are: (1) no dedicated hands-free handwash basin with hot and cold running water right in the prep zone (separate from the dishwashing sink), and (2) missing pest-control bait station service records and food-handler medical/training certificates.
03 Sept@dawid_joubert, To add to @spiceroutecatering: if you're roasting coffee on-site in Montague Gardens, check with the City's Air Quality officer whether your roaster's drum capacity requires an afterburner or stack emission clearance. Under 5kg batch roasters usually fly through, but 15kg+ drums get scrutinized.- 03 Sept@dawid_joubert, Thanks @spiceroutecatering and @drakensbergroaster! It's a 12kg roaster with a vortex chaff collector, and we made sure the plumber put a knee-operated handwash basin next to prep.
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