East Palo Alto Municipal Code Art. I General Provisions

This chapter shall be known as the "Environmental Health Code of the City of East Palo Alto." The Code will be referred to hereinafter as "this Code."

(Prior code § 6-1.101)

The purpose of this Code is to establish standards for restaurants, itinerant restaurants, mobile food vendors, caterers, food equipment, public fresh water sports areas, water supplies, wells, chemical toilets and rodent and insect control complementary to those imposed by the California Health and Safety Code and to the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the state department of health.

(Prior code § 6-1.102)

The requirements imposed by this Code shall apply within the city and within those additional geographic areas for which the city health officer is responsible by municipal ordinance, incorporating the provisions of this Code and by contract for enforcing state statutes, rules and regulations.

(Prior code § 6-1.103)

The city department of public health shall be responsible for the enforcement of this Code. The director of the city department of public health shall be responsible for the enforcement of this Code. The director of the city department of public health and his/her designated representatives shall be referred to hereinafter as the city health officer.

(Prior code § 6-1.104)

The city health officer is empowered to adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations for the interpretation and administration of the provisions of this Code, subject to the approval thereof by the city council. The city health officer shall, at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of any rule or regulation, cause to be published at least once in a local newspaper of general circulation in the city a copy of the proposed rule or regulation; inviting public response thereto.

(Prior code § 6-1.105)

Any person, corporation or entity violating any of the provisions of this Code or of the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor as provided in Chapter 1.12 of the East Palo Alto City Municipal Code.

(Prior code § 6-1.107)

(Ord. No. 334, § 20, 7-20-2010)