Title 8 — HEALTH AND WELFARE
Cotati Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Cotati
Sections in this part
- Chapter 8.04 — FOOD HANDLING ESTABLISHMENTS
- Chapter 8.08 — SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 8.10 — MANDATORY ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL REDUCTION
- Chapter 8.12 — RUBBISH AND DEBRIS
- Chapter 8.16 — ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS VEGETATION AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL
- Chapter 8.18 — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
- Chapter 8.20 — POLYSTYRENE PROHIBITION AND LIMITATION ON SINGLE-USE FOOD SERVICE WARE
- Chapter 8.22 — SOURCE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING
HEALTH AND WELFARE
| Chapter 8.04 | § 8.08.090. | Exceptions – Disposal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD HANDLING ESTABLISHMENTS | permitted. | ||
| § 8.08.100. | Mandatory subscription | ||
| § 8.04.010. | Health officer defined. | required. | |
| § 8.04.020. | Health officer – Duties. | § 8.08.110. | Failure to pay authorized |
| § 8.04.030. | Construction. | collector. | |
| § 8.04.040. | Health permit – Required. | § 8.08.120. | Collection billing. |
| § 8.04.050. | Health permit – Issuance. | § 8.08.130. | Collection schedule. |
| § 8.04.060. | Health permit – Application | § 8.08.140. | Solid waste licensing and |
| – Contents. | franchising requirements. | ||
| § 8.04.070. | Health permit – Fee – | § 8.08.150. | Exceptions to licensing and |
| Payment. | franchising requirements. | ||
| § 8.04.080. | Separate location deemed | § 8.08.160. | Interference with authorized |
| separate enterprise. | collector prohibited. | ||
| § 8.04.090. | Health permit – Applicant | § 8.08.170. | Requirements generally for |
| investigation. | vehicles, conveyances and | ||
| § 8.04.100. | Health permit – Issuance | containers. | |
| conditions. | § 8.08.180. | Collection vehicles and | |
| § 8.04.110. | Health permit – Term – | hauling requirements for | |
| Posting – Nontransferable. | authorized collectors. | ||
| § 8.04.120. | Health permit – Renewal. | § 8.08.190. | Solid waste container |
| § 8.04.130. | Health permit – Inspection | requirements. | |
| fees. | § 8.08.200. | Solid waste container | |
| § 8.04.140. | Health permit – Denial – | placement. | |
| Appeal – Action. | § 8.08.210. | Civil action by authorized | |
| § 8.04.150. | Violation – Penalty. | collector. |
Chapter 8.08 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
| § | 8.08.010. | Violations. |
|---|---|---|
| § | 8.08.020. | Definitions. |
| § | 8.08.030. | Ownership of solid waste. |
| § | 8.08.040. | Rules and regulations – |
| Appeal process. | ||
| § | 8.08.050. | Inspection for sanitation. |
| § | 8.08.060. | Removal generally. |
| § | 8.08.070. | Disposal areas and transfer |
| stations. | ||
| § | 8.08.080. | Prohibited disposal. |
Chapter 8.10 MANDATORY ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL REDUCTION
| § | 8.10.010. | Purpose and findings. |
|---|---|---|
| § | 8.10.020. | Definitions. |
| § | 8.10.030. | Requirements for single- |
| family generators. | ||
| § | 8.10.040. | Requirements for |
| commercial businesses and | ||
| multifamily residential | ||
| dwellings. | ||
| § | 8.10.050. | Waivers for generators. |
COTATI CODE
| § | 8.10.060. | Requirements for | § 8.16.060. | Summary abatement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| commercial edible food | proceedings. | |||
| generators. | § 8.16.070. | Abatement proceedings. | ||
| § | 8.10.070. | Requirements for food | § 8.16.080. | Alternate abatement |
| recovery organizations and | procedure, nuisance | |||
| services. | resolution – Notice. | |||
| § | 8.10.080. | Requirements for haulers | § 8.16.090. | Form of notice to destroy |
| and facility operators. | weeds. | |||
| § | 8.10.090. | Self-hauler requirements. | § 8.16.100. | Notice of meeting. |
| § | 8.10.100. | Procurement requirements | § 8.16.110. | Private contract. |
| for city departments, direct service providers, and vendors. |
§ 8.16.120. § 8.16.130. |
Hearing. Order to abate nuisance. |
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| § | 8.10.110. | Inspections and investigations. |
§ 8.16.140. § 8.16.150. |
Account and report of cost. Notice of report. |
| § | 8.10.120. | Enforcement. | § 8.16.160. | Hearing – Report and assessment. |
| Chapter 8.12 RUBBISH AND DEBRIS |
§ 8.16.170. § 8.16.180. |
Collection. Violations. |
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| § | 8.12.010. | Throwing in public places – | Chapter 8.18 | |
| Unlawful. | HAZARDOUS MATERIALS | |||
| § | 8.12.020. | Lighted substances | ||
| prohibited – Public place. | § 8.18.010. | Deposits of hazardous | ||
| § | 8.12.030. | Weeds and debris on sidewalks. |
materials – Cleanup or abatement – Liability for |
|
| § | 8.12.040. | Deposit on private property. | costs. | |
| § § |
8.12.050. 8.12.060. |
Removal failure – Unlawful. Noxious plants. |
Chapter 8.20 POLYSTYRENE PROHIBITION AND |
|
| § | 8.12.070. | Clearance of materials from | LIMITATION ON SINGLE-USE FOOD | |
| property – Lien. | SERVICE WARE | |||
| § | 8.12.080. | Penalties for violation. | ||
| § 8.20.010. | Findings and intent. | |||
| Chapter 8.16 | § 8.20.020. | Definitions. | ||
| ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS | § 8.20.030. | Prohibited food service ware | ||
| VEGETATION AND COMBUSTIBLE | and products. | |||
| MATERIAL | § 8.20.040. | Prohibited retail sales. | ||
| § | 8.16.010. | Purpose. | § 8.20.050. | Nonfood packaging material. |
| § § |
8.16.020. 8.16.030. |
Definitions. Nuisance when. |
§ 8.20.060. | Required compostable or recyclable disposable food |
| § | 8.16.040. | Duty to abate hazardous | service ware. | |
| vegetation and combustible material. |
§ 8.20.070. | Implementation – Contracts and leases. |
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| § | 8.16.050. | Enforcement, inspection and authority to enter property. |
§ 8.20.080. § 8.20.090. |
Exemptions. Enforcement. |
HEALTH AND WELFARE
| § | 8.20.100. | Violations. | § 8.22.160. | Recycling licensing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| requirements. | ||||
| Chapter 8.22 | § 8.22.180. | Exceptions to licensing and | ||
| SOURCE REDUCTION AND | franchising requirements. | |||
| RECYCLING | § 8.22.190. | Interference with authorized | ||
| recyclers prohibited. | ||||
| § | 8.22.010. | Violations. | § 8.22.200. | Unauthorized collection |
| § | 8.22.020. | Definitions. | prohibited. | |
| § | 8.22.030. | Ownership of recyclable | § 8.22.210. | Civil action by authorized |
| materials. | recycler. | |||
| § | 8.22.040. | Rules and regulations – | § 8.22.220. | Requirements generally for |
| Appeal process. | vehicles, conveyances and | |||
| § | 8.22.050. | Inspection for sanitation. | containers. | |
| § | 8.22.060. | Removal generally. | § 8.22.230. | Collection vehicles and |
| § | 8.22.070. | Recycling facilities and transfer stations. |
hauling requirements for authorized recyclers. |
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| § § § § § § § |
8.22.080. 8.22.090. 8.22.100. 8.22.110. 8.22.120. 8.22.130. 8.22.140. |
Prohibited disposal. Exceptions – Disposal permitted. Mandatory duty to recycle. Collection – Single-family and multifamily residential subscription required. Collection – Nonresidential subscription required. Failure to pay authorized recycler. Collection billing. |
§ 8.22.240. § 8.22.250. § 8.22.260. § 8.22.270. § 8.22.272. |
Recycling container requirements. Recycling container placement. Recycling collection site plan required – Existing structures. Recycling collection site plan required – New development projects. Recycling collection site plan design standards – New development projects. |
| § | 8.22.150. | Collection schedule. |
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