Colton Municipal Code Ch. 6.04 Environmental Health Code (ehc)

Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Sections 480 et seq., 500 et seq., 1155.5, Title 17 of the California Administrative Code, and other relevant State Law, for the protection of the environmental public health, the issuance of Permits and collection of Fees, and providing penalties and remedies for the Violation of such regulations, there is adopted by the City as its environmental health code (EHC), that certain code known as the Uniform Environmental Health Code, being Chapters 1—11, Division 3, Title III of the San Bernardino County Code, except as provided in Section 6.04.020 of this chapter. The City Designates the San Bernardino County Department of Environmental Health Services (DEHS) as the enforcement agency for the purpose of this environmental health code and all State Law pertaining to environmental health. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 50022.6, a Copy of said code is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City and the same is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length in this chapter.

(Ord. 0-20-87 § 3 (part), 1987)

The environmental health code is amended, changed or deleted as follows:

A. Chapter 8: Article 1 — Refuse and Storage, and Article 2 — Refuse Collection, are deleted.

B. Chapter 8: Article 4 — Sewage Holding Tanks, Article 6 — Designated Maintenance Areas, and Article 7 — Operation of Multiple ownership Septic Systems, are deleted.

(Ord. 0-20-87 § 3 (part), 1987)

A. It is unlawful for any Person or entity to deny Access, interfere with, prevent, restrict, obstruct, or hinder the Department of Environmental Health Services' (DEHS) Employees or agents acting within the scope of their duty or agency.

B. Offering physical resistance or bodily attack upon authorized Representatives of DEHS acting within the scope of their duty or agency is a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the County Jail for not less than ten Days, without the alternative of a fine.

C. In addition to criminal prosecution, civil action and every other remedy or penalty provided by Law, Public Nuisance May be abated or enjoined in an action brought by DEHS, or under circumstances immediately dangerous to public health or safety May be summarily abated by DEHS Enforcement Officers as provided in this chapter or otherwise in the manner provided by Law for the summary abatement of Public Nuisances.

D. Except where punishable as a misdemeanor or felony under State Law or in this chapter, any Person or entity who violates any provision of this environmental health code (EHC) Shall be guilty of an infraction and upon conviction thereof Shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars but not exceeding one hundred dollars for a first Violation, a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars for a second conviction within one Year, and a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars for the third conviction within one Year, the fourth and additional convictions within one Year Shall be punishable as misdemeanors and Shall be punished by a fine not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a term not exceeding six Months, or both, and such convicted Person or entity May in the discretion of the Court be adjudged in addition to the above penalties, to be liable to DEHS for all necessary costs incurred in investigation, discovery, analysis, inspection, clean-up and other actual costs incurred by DEHS or its agents pertaining to the Violation.

E. Each Day or portion thereof in Violation Shall be considered a separate and distinct offense. The Owner, manager and operation of every activity or Facility subject to the jurisdiction of this EHC Shall be responsible for any Violation by any Employee of any of its provisions. Payment of any penalty or serving any term of imprisonment herein provided in this chapter Shall not relieve any Person or entity from the responsibility of correcting the condition constituting the Violation.

(Ord. 0-20-87 § 3 (part), 1987)