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Fontana Mobile Commercial Kitchen & Portable Kitchen Trailer Rentals

Plan a Fontana mobile kitchen rental around a documented local condition, a permitted site, and confirmed utilities. Fontana's hazard plan records a 2012 warehouse-roof collapse after intense rainfall and earlier flash-flood road closures; none of those records establishes a restaurant outage. The City reports construction began in September 2026 on a warehouse conversion at 11109 Jasmine Street, but its notice does not identify a kitchen or food-service requirement. Check the exact parcel, work schedule, road status, power, water, sewer, and loading access before requesting delivery. San Bernardino County Environmental Health reviews food-facility plans and has separate requirements for mobile food facilities; ask how a temporary production kitchen is classified. Rental equipment does not replace County review, City building or fire approvals, utility coordination, or property-owner permission. Commercial dishwashing and refrigerated storage support a kitchen when the approved operating plan requires them. Published prices are Los Angeles base rates only; Fontana availability, freight, setup, collection, and local charges require a written quote.

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City and County records provide planning context. They do not confirm current food-service demand, authorized staging, supplier routing, or delivery coverage.

City, County and project-owner records

Fontana kitchen rental planning

1. Fontana records document warehouse damage and flash-flood closures

Fontana's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan records an October 11, 2012 warehouse-roof collapse on the 11000 block of Mulberry Avenue. More than a foot of water accumulated after roof drains plugged; a nearby gauge recorded 1.02 inches of rain in 25 minutes. The same plan lists earlier flash-flood closures at Etiwanda Avenue in December 2004 and Sierra Avenue at Armstrong Road in January 2005. These events do not establish a restaurant outage. The 2017 plan says later flood-control works reduced flood potential; a separate 2026 City hazard-plan draft, still under public review, lists flooding and debris flow, severe wind and power shutoffs, wildfire, earthquake, and extreme heat. For a new water intrusion, roof failure, utility interruption, or repair, the operator must first confirm structural safety, power isolation, potable-water status, sewer availability, fire access, and the affected food permit with the responsible authorities. A temporary commercial kitchen could be considered only after the site owner, building officials, and San Bernardino County Environmental Health approve its location and operating plan. Historical damage does not establish present rental demand or delivery coverage.

City of Fontana Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

2. A warehouse-to-navigation-center conversion began in September 2026

The City reports that construction on the West End Regional Navigation Center at 11109 Jasmine Street began September 8, 2026. The project converts an existing warehouse through tenant improvements into a planned 200-bed facility: 100 shelter beds and 100 recuperative-care beds. The project is a City, County, and neighboring-city collaboration, but the public description does not say whether food will be prepared on site, whether its kitchen is being built or renovated, or whether the project needs rental equipment. It is therefore a verified construction example, not a kitchen customer lead. The City's adopted 2025-26 and 2026-27 capital-budget page also lists current street and sidewalk construction categories; it does not provide an address-level dispatch schedule on that summary page. Before planning delivery near Jasmine Street or a capital work zone, verify the parcel gate, contractor access rules, turning geometry, overhead clearance, current lane control, and an approved trailer pad. Confirm any temporary food operation with County Environmental Health and the property manager. Do not enter a contractor staging area or emergency facility without written authorization.

City of Fontana West End Regional Navigation Center project update

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3. Confirm County review before treating a building project as a kitchen relocation

The City has documented tenant improvements at the West End Regional Navigation Center, but its project notice does not confirm a commercial kitchen, food-service renovation, or temporary cooking requirement. No reviewed public record verifies an active Fontana restaurant kitchen remodel that needs a mobile unit. San Bernardino County Environmental Health reviews construction plans for retail and wholesale food facilities and separately regulates mobile food vehicles and trailers. Its guidance calls for approved plans and a health permit before a food vehicle operates; the permit does not grant permission to occupy a particular site. A production kitchen trailer may not fall into the same classification as a vending trailer, so an operator should describe the menu, preparation steps, equipment, commissary arrangements, staffing, and placement to the County before designing a temporary setup. Also coordinate City building, fire, zoning, business-license, and property approvals. Check potable-water service, hot water, handwashing, warewashing, refrigeration, wastewater, grease handling, electrical capacity, exhaust, fire separation, and accessible staff circulation. A warehouse conversion or building permit alone does not prove food approval or a need for rental equipment.

San Bernardino County Environmental Health food-facility and mobile-facility requirements

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4. Use public addresses for planning; confirm any incident route with responders

The City identifies the Fontana Police Department, 17005 Upland Avenue, as the location of its Emergency Operations Center, and the City links incident coordination through Ready Fontana. San Bernardino County Fire lists Station 77 at 17459 Slover Avenue as a public sandbag pickup location; that service point is not a supplier depot or a declared incident staging area. For ordinary address planning, a northbound approach from the I-10/Sierra Avenue interchange can continue on Sierra Avenue toward Upland Avenue, then use the Police Department's posted entrance; the County street map shows these named streets and facilities. This is a map-based planning connection, not an emergency-response route or a guarantee of current access. During a real incident, use City alerts, responder directions, and live road closures, and never drive through a flood closure. Ask the incident commander or site manager to designate any equipment staging point and authorize entry. For routine delivery, confirm trailer length, width, height, turning radius, driveway grade, surface load, power and water connections, sewer route, and private receiving permission. No reviewed source publishes a supplier dispatch route or authorizes commercial equipment at the EOC or fire station.

City Emergency Operations Center location

County Fire sandbag pickup locations ↗ · County street map ↗

5. Fontana quotes require local freight and setup confirmation

The owner-approved spreadsheet sets Los Angeles base rental prices at $4,500 per week for a mobile commercial kitchen, $750 per day for commercial dishwashing, and $350 per day for refrigerated containers, walk-in coolers, or freezers. These are not verified Fontana prices, and the sheet does not establish San Bernardino County service coverage, local stock, rental minimums, transport, collection, setup, hookups, taxes, or emergency availability. Ask for a written quote for the exact Fontana address and rental dates before budgeting. Include menu and meal volume, the required kitchen layout, dishwashing capacity, cold-storage temperatures, trailer dimensions, access route, placement surface, power, potable water, wastewater and grease handling, and permit classification. Request delivery, placement, utility work, collection, and add-ons as separate line items. County Health review, City permits, property consent, and fire approvals are separate from the equipment contract. Mobile commercial kitchen rentals remain the primary category; dishwashing and refrigeration are supporting equipment when a project's approved operating plan calls for them. Confirm each rate, term, equipment configuration, and local charge in writing; no Fontana-specific fee schedule or delivery promise was found.

Owner-provided Los Angeles base-price spreadsheet

Primary rental: mobile commercial kitchens. Supporting rentals: commercial dishwashing and refrigerated storage when the approved operating plan requires them. Confirm Fontana availability and each local charge in writing.

Named streets, public works and planning projects

15 Fontana planning references

These references come from City plans, public-works records, and emergency information. Confirm current schedules, parcel access, County food review, and owner permission. None is a confirmed delivery or staging location.

Planning reference 01

Downtown Fontana and the Sierra Avenue core

The City's downtown form-based districts and General Plan maps identify Sierra Avenue as a central civic and commercial spine. For a restaurant or institutional operator near City Hall, the practical question is whether the permanent kitchen can remain open while a specific permitted remodel proceeds. Check the parcel's form-based code, loading location, alley or driveway access, and any street event or construction notice before proposing a trailer. A mobile commercial kitchen needs a firm, level pad with a documented electrical source, potable-water connection, wastewater route, fire clearance, and safe staff path between prep and service. Do not assume that a curb lane, civic plaza, or parking stall is available for commercial placement. San Bernardino County Environmental Health reviews food-facility plans and decides how a temporary production setup is classified; a standard mobile-vendor permit may not fit the operation. Confirm that decision before ordering equipment, then align the trailer footprint and menu with the approved plan. City maps are reference tools and can change; verify current zoning and permits with Planning and building staff.

City General Plan and zoning maps

Planning reference 02

Sierra Avenue from Interstate 10 to Randall Avenue

Fontana planning materials identify a Sierra Avenue corridor between Interstate 10 and Randall Avenue, with downtown and gateway districts along the route. A business on this corridor must distinguish a public-street issue from a private-site project: roadwork can affect turns and curb access without authorizing equipment placement on the sidewalk or right of way. Before arranging a mobile commercial kitchen, request the parcel's loading instructions, delivery window, turning path, overhead-clearance measurement, and the name of the person who can approve a temporary pad. Check current City notices and the street-improvement map instead of relying on a prior project schedule. Inside a restaurant renovation, preserve a one-way food workflow, handwashing, hot and cold water, utensil washing, cold holding, refuse removal, and accessible employee movement. County Environmental Health must review the actual process and equipment; the building permit and a rental agreement do not substitute for that approval. The City Planning Department says modifications to commercial structures must comply with the Development Code, applicable specific plan, and General Plan before construction. Confirm those requirements before selecting a trailer.

City planning notice for the Sierra Avenue corridor

Planning reference 03

Foothill Boulevard and Route 66 gateway districts

The City uses Foothill Boulevard's Route 66 identity in its gateway and commercial planning, including planning areas around Sierra Avenue and Cherry Avenue. The adopted code materials describe restaurant and entertainment uses in those designated areas, while also setting site and design requirements. They do not identify a food business in a current kitchen outage. For an operator on Foothill Boulevard, a mobile kitchen plan should start with the actual parcel and hours of access: confirm the driveway, parking arrangement, sign or façade work, construction fencing, pedestrian route, and fire lane. A commercial kitchen trailer may need a separate temporary-use approval and County food review, depending on the way food is prepared and served. Keep delivery vehicles clear of customer circulation, loading docks, bus stops, accessible stalls, and any Route 66 event or street closure. Ask the property manager and City which entrance is permitted for a tow vehicle and where hoses and cables may cross without creating hazards. Use the City's current planning map to check the parcel designation; a corridor label or nearby restaurant zoning does not prove a permit, customer, or local rental availability.

City zoning amendments and Fontana planning records

Planning reference 04

Valley Boulevard and Sierra Avenue planning area

Fontana's 2025 Entertainment Center overlay materials describe an approximately 119-acre planning area around Valley Boulevard and Sierra Avenue. The plan allows a mix that includes restaurants, retail, hotels, medical services, and recreation, subject to the underlying zoning and project approvals. This land-use designation helps identify potential food-service settings; it is not a list of operating businesses or a record of active kitchen renovations. A restaurant evaluating temporary cooking space should confirm its exact parcel, loading access, overnight parking, trailer turn radius, and adjacent tenant constraints with the owner. The kitchen layout should follow the permitted menu and service volume rather than a generic floor plan. County Environmental Health handles plan review and food permits; Fontana Planning handles land-use applications, while building and fire review remain separate. If a project replaces a walk-in cooler, confirm holding temperatures, backup power, and the duration of the cutover before moving product. Rental pricing is not established for this district. Request a location-specific quote with freight, setup, utility work, collection, permits, and taxes listed separately, and do not treat a zoning allowance as approval to set a trailer on private property or a public street.

City Entertainment Center Overlay District records

Planning reference 05

Foothill Boulevard at Sierra Avenue

The City identifies a roughly 27-acre Entertainment Center planning area near Foothill Boulevard and Sierra Avenue. The district's permitted-use framework includes restaurants and entertainment, with site-specific approvals and design rules still controlling any actual project. That distinction matters when planning temporary cooking: a land-use table does not tell a contractor whether a kitchen is closing, when construction will begin, or whether a trailer can be placed. For a remodel, document the permanent kitchen's shutdown period, menu, daily meal count, delivery access, and safe separation from demolition. A mobile commercial kitchen should sit on a stable private surface, outside fire access and public pedestrian routes, with approved power, potable water, wastewater, grease, and handwashing arrangements. Coordinate those details with County Environmental Health before installation and with the City for temporary-use, building, and fire approvals. For dishwashing or refrigeration support, size the equipment to actual rack flow or cold-storage inventory rather than broad keyword lists. Verify live traffic and the parcel's receiving entrance before dispatch. The City's overlay plan is local context; it does not establish a rental relationship or promised Fontana service.

City Entertainment Center Overlay District records

Planning reference 06

Foothill Boulevard and Cherry Avenue planning area

Fontana's planning records place a third Entertainment Center area near Foothill Boulevard and Cherry Avenue, within a wider corridor that includes the Route 66 gateway. Restaurant and recreational uses may be considered under the overlay and underlying zoning, but every project remains subject to site review. A kitchen rental plan here should be tied to a signed construction schedule and verified property access, not to a broad prediction of retail growth. Confirm the tenant's permitted food operation, construction phase, placement duration, trailer dimensions, and inspection sequence with the project team. County Environmental Health should review the proposed temporary production kitchen, dishwashing, cold holding, waste handling, and any commissary arrangement. City permits, fire lanes, utility loads, and landlord rules must be checked separately. For a commercial kitchen trailer, map a safe route from the approved gate to a private pad and test whether the tow vehicle can enter, turn, and leave without reversing through customer traffic. The City's zoning and public-hearing pages identify the planning area, not road closures or current tenant work. Confirm all current conditions before requesting delivery; no district-specific price or availability is published.

City zoning and public-hearing records

Planning reference 07

South Highland Avenue and the Fontana Auto Center

The City zoning code maps Auto Center planning areas around Sierra Avenue, South Highland Avenue, and Citrus Avenue, including locations beside the 210 Foothill Freeway. The code distinguishes auto-oriented uses from food and service uses, and parcel-level rules can differ across each mapped area. A temporary kitchen should not be planned from a district name alone. Confirm the site's current zoning, restaurant entitlement, construction scope, and property-owner consent, then locate a pad that does not interfere with vehicle display, customer parking, service bays, fire access, or freeway-facing circulation. A kitchen trailer needs known power, potable water, wastewater, hot-water, ventilation, and fire-safety arrangements. If the permanent food operation is being altered, County Environmental Health must review the layout and permit category before cooking begins. For a cold-storage interruption, a refrigerated container can only be considered after product temperatures and electrical capacity are documented. City maps and the zoning code provide boundaries and uses, not a promise of Fontana delivery or a supplier dispatch route. Request a written quote only after dates, measurements, utility plans, and access permissions are known.

Fontana Auto Center Overlay District zoning provisions

Planning reference 08

Southwest Industrial Park and the Jurupa Avenue edge

The Southwest Industrial Park plan covers a logistics-oriented area in southwest Fontana, bounded generally by Jurupa Avenue, Etiwanda Avenue, the county line, and Mulberry Avenue. The plan describes truck facilities, warehousing, distribution, and vehicle storage among the area's uses. These industrial parcels often require a different placement review from a restaurant: confirm dock circulation, security entry, trailer height, turning radius, yard traffic, fire lanes, and the operator authorized to approve work. A mobile commercial kitchen can support a permitted food operation only after San Bernardino County Environmental Health confirms the classification and the site has acceptable sanitation and utility plans. For a crew dining setup, establish meal periods, food transport, handwashing, warewashing, cold holding, and refuse removal before choosing a footprint. Do not position equipment in an employee parking aisle, trailer yard, or truck court without written approval. The specific plan page notes amendments and documents that some area boundaries include county jurisdiction; check the parcel map before assuming it lies within Fontana city limits. The planning record does not establish a customer, active kitchen project, local delivery coverage, or freight rate.

City Southwest Industrial Park Specific Plan

Planning reference 09

Jurupa Industrial Park near Slover and Cherry avenues

The Southwest Industrial Park page separately describes the Jurupa Industrial Park plan area, generally bounded by Slover Avenue, Cherry Avenue, Jurupa Avenue, and Catawba Avenue, with additional pieces extending north of the freeway to Valley Boulevard. The street grid and truck-oriented parcels make exact gate instructions essential. Before a trailer is considered, obtain the facility's approved site plan, delivery contact, dock schedule, turning measurements, security clearance, and written location authorization. A temporary commercial kitchen should be placed where employee access does not cross forklift or tractor paths. Check pavement bearing capacity, slope, drainage, overhead lines, fire access, lighting, and safe night operations. Confirm a dedicated electrical supply, potable water, wastewater disposition, grease handling, and County food review. A site that has a warehouse use is not automatically approved to prepare or sell food. If the need involves a permanent kitchen rebuild, use a documented shutdown and reopening schedule to set the rental term. The City industrial-plan record is useful for orientation, not a route guide or proof that equipment can be delivered. Verify current road work and site rules directly with the property operator before sending a tow vehicle.

City Southwest Industrial Park planning map

Planning reference 10

Fontana Gateway plan area between I-10 and Jurupa Avenue

The City describes the Fontana Gateway Specific Plan as a planned industrial district of about 755 acres bounded by Interstate 10, Mulberry Avenue, Jurupa Avenue, and Etiwanda Avenue. The page explicitly places the project in unincorporated San Bernardino County adjacent to Fontana's Southwest Gateway, so businesses must confirm jurisdiction before relying on City approvals. The plan includes industrial uses and support-service commercial, but that does not confirm an operating kitchen or a current construction need. For a permitted food operation near this boundary, ask which agency issues land-use, building, fire, and food approvals and whether the parcel is inside City limits. A commercial kitchen trailer requires a verified private pad, trailer access and turning clearance, utility capacity, potable water, approved wastewater and grease handling, and a County-reviewed menu and equipment plan. Check I-10 ramp conditions, project access points, truck restrictions, and any construction traffic control on the actual delivery date. Do not use the specific-plan boundary as a dispatch map. The City's page and project documents provide planning context; they do not establish Mobile Kitchen Manufacture coverage, local inventory, freight, or an authorized staging site.

City Fontana Gateway Specific Plan

Planning reference 11

West End Regional Navigation Center on Jasmine Street

The West End Regional Navigation Center is being built through tenant improvements to an existing warehouse at 11109 Jasmine Street. City information says construction began September 8, 2026, and describes a planned 200 beds across shelter and recuperative care. Its published scope includes behavioral-health, medical, case-management, transportation, and housing-placement services; it does not establish a commercial kitchen, meal-preparation method, or a temporary food-service requirement. Keep those details with the project owner rather than assume a rental need. If the facility's actual scope includes kitchen work, the project manager should provide the shutdown schedule, meal plan, serving volume, site plan, and utility drawings before equipment selection. San Bernardino County Environmental Health reviews commercial food facilities and mobile food units; confirm how a temporary production kitchen would be regulated. A trailer cannot be placed in the warehouse's loading court without site authorization and a construction safety plan. Confirm the Jasmine Street gate, fire lane, crane or material-delivery windows, electrical service, water, sewer, grease, and clearances. The City project is a verifiable construction reference, not proof of a customer relationship, local supply, or approved staging.

City construction update for 11109 Jasmine Street

Planning reference 12

Mulberry Avenue warehouse and the documented 2012 roof collapse

Fontana's hazard plan gives a specific commercial-building failure on the 11000 block of Mulberry Avenue: on October 11, 2012, roof drains plugged and accumulated rainwater preceded a warehouse roof collapse. The plan reports more than a foot of water on the roof and a nearby rain gauge reading 1.02 inches in 25 minutes. That historical event supports a practical inspection step during a present renovation: check roof drainage, structural clearance, wet electrical areas, refrigeration circuits, and the building official's occupancy release before routing food production through the site. It does not prove a current hazard, restaurant damage, or food-service interruption. If a temporary kitchen is proposed after an actual structural event, keep it outside exclusion zones and away from damaged slabs, utility trenches, storm channels, and fire department access. Obtain written property authorization, a surveyed placement surface, and the County's plan-review direction. Validate the menu, potable water, wastewater, handwashing, dishwashing, cold holding, and electrical capacity. The City hazard-plan record is historical; current inspections, weather alerts, road closures, and structural decisions must come from the responsible agencies and site engineer.

City Local Hazard Mitigation Plan flood history

Planning reference 13

San Sevaine Channel and the western Fontana edge

The County Flood Control District's facility register lists the San Sevaine Channel reaches along the western side of Fontana, including sections near Victoria Avenue, Foothill Boulevard, and the I-10 corridor. The channel network is engineered drainage infrastructure, not a public route or equipment staging area. For a commercial kitchen trailer near a channel or basin, the site team should check parcel drainage, flood maps, curb and culvert access, slab elevation, and whether a planned pad blocks maintenance access or an easement. During heavy rain, follow local advisories and keep equipment clear of runoff, flooded underpasses, and utility hazards. A mobile kitchen needs a stable, legal placement area; anchoring a unit beside a drainage facility does not make the site safe or permitted. County Environmental Health reviews the food operation separately from flood and land-use approvals. Verify actual access and surface conditions with the property manager and relevant public-works agency. The County list identifies channel reaches and responsibility; it does not show a current road closure, private site authorization, commercial supplier route, or verified Fontana delivery coverage.

San Bernardino County Flood Control facilities register

Planning reference 14

Highland Channel and Citrus Avenue drainage context

The City's 2025 Master Storm Drain Plan describes Highland Channel as draining part of the area between the Foothill Freeway and Summit Avenue west of Citrus Avenue, then passing under the freeway into San Sevaine Channel. The plan determined the channel was adequately sized for the assessed watershed flows; this is a technical finding for that analysis, not a guarantee that every parcel is flood-free or that a road will remain open in a storm. For a kitchen relocation around Citrus Avenue, inspect the actual pad and access route for slope, runoff, curb cuts, low points, easements, and overhead constraints. Confirm the site can safely carry the trailer and tow vehicle, with room for stabilizers and approved utility hookups. Keep wastewater and grease lines away from storm drains. County Environmental Health must approve the food operation, and City planning, building, and fire approvals may apply to the temporary installation. Check live weather and City work notices before delivery; a drainage plan is not a dispatch instruction. No source reviewed names a food facility in this channel area that is under renovation or needing rental equipment.

City 2025 Master Storm Drain Plan

Planning reference 15

Etiwanda Avenue at Slover Avenue

The City's hazard plan records two different kinds of local context relevant to Etiwanda Avenue: flash-flood closure on December 31, 2004, and a later street-improvement program listing Etiwanda among arterial and collector streets. The older emergency record says the roadway closed; it does not say a restaurant lost power, water, or food service. The City budget page lists ongoing street and sidewalk work by fiscal year, but its summary does not provide a current closure at this intersection. Before planning a kitchen trailer delivery, check City road notifications and obtain a parcel-specific approach from the property manager. Do not treat an old closure point as a current route condition. Verify trailer clearance, turn radius, driveway grade, street construction, temporary signs, and truck restrictions at the actual time of movement. The installation plan also needs approved electrical service, potable water, wastewater, grease handling, fire separation, and County food review. A mobile kitchen may allow a permitted operation to continue through a genuine repair, but the event, site access, and rental need must be verified for each job. Fontana coverage and local delivery terms remain unconfirmed.

City hazard history and current capital-budget records

Before food preparation

Confirm San Bernardino County Environmental Health requirements.

San Bernardino County requires Environmental Health plan review for retail food facilities that are built or remodeled, and it publishes separate mobile food facility plan-review and permitting steps. Ask the County how a temporary commercial production kitchen is classified for the Fontana address. The County's mobile-food guidance describes plan-review, health-permit, and inspection steps. Ask the County which wastewater and grease rules apply to this operation and address. Confirm the equipment and wastewater design directly with County Health before setup. City building, fire, zoning, utility, and property approvals remain separate.

For an address-specific quote, provide project dates, menu, meal volume, trailer footprint, access sketch, electrical load, potable-water source, wastewater plan, and any dishwashing or cold-storage needs. Confirm inventory, service territory, freight, placement, collection, utility connections, and each local charge in writing. Published base figures apply to Los Angeles.

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Commercial project coordination

Verify the parcel, permits, and current access.

Fontana's 2004-2005 flash-flood closures and 2012 warehouse collapse are historical records; the Jasmine Street warehouse conversion began in September 2026. Confirm today's route, receiving-site conditions, and any actual food-service shutdown before selecting rental dates.

Operating dates

Align a rental with the confirmed shutdown, inspections, commissioning, and reopening plan.

Site access

Confirm a private entrance, tow path, turning space, surface, overhead clearance, and delivery window.

Food scope

Share the menu, meal volume, service hours, staffing, and temporary production method with reviewers.

Utilities

Verify power, potable water, wastewater, grease handling, and fire access before placement.

Dishwashing

Match any supporting warewashing setup to the approved process and available hookups.

Cold storage

Describe the equipment being replaced and confirm the capacity and power the site can support.

City and County records

Sources for Fontana planning

Project schedules, road restrictions, utility conditions, and food permits can change. Check the issuing agency and property owner before acting on a dated record.

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