Belmont Municipal Code Art. I Single-Use Carryout Bags

(a) San Mateo County Ordinance Code Title 4, Chapter 4.114, entitled "Reusable Bags," as adopted by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on November 6, 2012, is hereby adopted by reference under Government Code Section 50022.9. Amendments to Chapter 4.114 as may be adopted by the board of supervisors shall not be effective unless subsequently adopted by the city council in accordance with Government Code Section 50022.7.

(b) The city clerk is directed to maintain at least one (1) copy of Chapter 4.114 on file in the city clerk's office for public inspection.

(c) The regulations set forth in San Mateo County Ordinance Code Chapter 4.114 as adopted by subsection (a) shall be effective and enforced in the City of Belmont beginning April 22, 2013.

(Ord. No. 1069, § 4, 1-8-2013)

(a) Subject to such terms and conditions as may be required by the city manager, the County of San Mateo Environmental Health Division is authorized to administer and enforce San Mateo County Ordinance Code Title 4, Chapter 4.114, as adopted herein and when effective as provided in section 31-1(c), within the City of Belmont, including issuing of administrative fines and holding hearings. The city manager is authorized to execute agreements with the county necessary to implement the authority provided by this section.

(b) The authority provided by this section supplements all other authority of the city and shall not limit the authority of the city to enforce the regulations adopted by reference in section 31-1.

(Ord. No. 1069, § 4, 1-8-2013)

For purposes of administration and enforcement by the City of Belmont, all references in San Mateo County Ordinance Code Title 4, Chapter 4.114, to the director of the environmental health department shall mean the city manager or designee.

(Ord. No. 1069, § 4, 1-8-2013)

(a) It is unlawful for a retail establishment, and any person who is an agent, employee or owner of a retail establishment, to provide a single-use carryout bag to a customer in violation of the regulations adopted by section 31-1.

(b) Violation of the regulations adopted by section 31-1 is an offense that may be charged as set forth in section 1-8.

(c) Violation of the regulations adopted by section 31-1 may be remedied by any means available to remedy a violation of this Code. The remedies for violation of section 31-1 are cumulative.

(d) Administrative fines issued under chapter 30 for violation of the regulations adopted by section 31-1 shall be as follows:

One hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation;

Two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation; and

Five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a third and subsequent violations.

(Ord. No. 1069, § 4, 1-8-2013)