El Monte Municipal Code Ch. 8.04 Health Code

With the exceptions of the deletions set forth in this chapter and subject to the amendments and additions hereinafter specified, there is adopted by reference for the city, the 1988 version of the Los Angeles County Health and Safety Code, Title 11, as adopted by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (the "Board") on August 2, 1988, by Ordinance Number 88-0132.

(Prior code § 5401)

The definitions contained in said Health Code and in the following subsections shall apply only to said Health Code:

"County" or "County of Los Angeles" or any abbreviation thereof means the area to which said Health Code shall apply, such word or words shall be interpreted and deemed to mean "City."

"County" or "County of Los Angeles" or any abbreviation thereof means the area of enforcement of any provision of said Health Code, it shall be interpreted to mean the city of El Monte.

"Health Officer" or "Officer" means the authorized enforcement officer of unit for the city of El Monte.

(Prior code §§ 5402—5402.3)

A. The definition or regulation of any activity, condition, or structure in said Health Code shall not be interpreted or deemed to permit or allow the conduct of any such activity or the construction or maintenance of any such condition or structure as may be otherwise prohibited or restricted by any other sections of the El Monte Municipal Code or other ordinances of this city heretofore or hereafter adopted.

B. Whenever any provision of this chapter is in any respect in conflict with any other provision of the Municipal Code, the more restrictive provision shall apply.

(Prior code §§ 5403, 5403.1)

Sections 535, 536, 537, 538, 602 and 608 of the Health Code are repealed.

(Prior code § 5404)

Sections 11.38.520 and 11.38.560 are amended to read respectively as follows:

11.38.520. CHEMICAL TOILETS. Where there is no running water or there is no practical means of sewage disposal, or when the operation or maintenance of a water flush toilet would be liable to contemplate or pollute the waters of any stream, water channel, spring, well, pond, lake, reservoir, infiltration gallery, or underground water from which water may be drawn for domestic consumption, a chemical toilet may be maintained. No chemical toilet may be maintained under such circumstances unless a permit therefor shall have been obtained from the Health Officer. Upon ascertaining that the necessity for such permit as herein set forth no longer exists, the Health Officer shall revoke such permit. No person shall continue to maintain a chemical toilet after the permit for maintenance thereof has been revoked.

11.38.560. PUBLIC WASH ROOMS, TOILET FACILITIES, SHOWERS AND BATHS. Every person maintaining a toilet room, washroom, bath or shower room for the use of his/her employees, or the public, shall at all times keep the floors, walls, ceiling, toilet facilities, urinals, lavatories, and other equipment therein, in good repair and free from dirt, filth and corrosion. All baths, showers, lavatories, and urinals shall be adequately supplied with running water. Rooms used for such facilities shall be well ventilated and lighted. All lavatories shall be kept supplied with soap and individual towels with a receptacle for their disposal. All toilet facilities shall be kept supplied with toilet paper. In connection with every public toilet hereafter created, there shall be maintained hand washing facilities for the public and employees.

(Ord. 2470 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 2469 § 1 (part), 1997; prior code § 5405)

The city adopts by reference Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 97-0071, which was adopted on December 16, 1997 by the Board of Supervisors and relates to the operation of food establishments and the establishment of a food handler's training certification program. Ordinance No. 97-0071 amends the Health Code, which was previously adopted by reference by the city.

(Ord. 2485 § 2, 1998: prior code § 5415)

A new Section 535 is added to the Health Code, the same to read as follows:

Sec. 535. PRIVIES PROHIBITED.

No person shall construct, maintain, use or permit the existence of a privy within the City. The material contained in any existing privy pit shall be properly treated as required by the Health Officer and the privy pit shall then be filled with compacted soil at least to the original ground level.

(Prior code § 5406)

The City Health Officer, and his/her delegated subordinates pursuant to the provisions of Section 836.5 of the Penal Code, may arrest a person without a warrant whenever the City Health Officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a misdemeanor in his/her presence which is a violation of any statute or ordinance referred to by Section 11.02.030 of Title 11 of the Los Angeles County Health Code as adopted by reference by ordinance of the city. Upon making such an arrest, the El Monte Health Officer or his/her subordinate may release the person arrested pursuant to the provisions of Section 853.6 of the Penal Code, the provisions of which are adopted by reference as part of this section.

(Prior code § 5411)

No person shall refuse, resist or attempt to resist the entrance of the El Monte Health Officer into any railway car, stage, vehicle, building, room, lot or other place or portion thereof in the city in the performance of his/her duty, or shall refuse to obey any lawful order of the El Monte Health Officer made in the performance of his/her duties within the power conferred upon him/her by state law or by this chapter or by Division I of Title 11 of the Los Angeles County Health Code as adopted by reference by ordinance of the city.

(Prior code § 5412)

A violation of the provisions of this chapter and/or the Los Angeles County Health Code as adopted by reference is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this chapter and/or the Los Angeles County Health Code as adopted by reference is committed, continued or permitted makes such violation of a separate offense.

(Prior code § 5414)