A food preparation area is an area containing fixtures, appliances, or devices for: (1) heating or cooking food; (2) refrigerating food; and (3) washing utensils used for dining and food preparation and/or for washing and preparing food. If you have any two (2) of these items in the unit, then it is considered a food preparation area and meets the criteria for a separate dwelling unit. When a customer removes any two (2) of the three (3) items mentioned, the area will no longer be considered a kitchen or food preparation area.