Maywood Municipal Code Ch. 3 Health Code

For the purpose of prescribing regulations governing public health matters in the City, that certain County of Los Angeles Public Health Code, being Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 7583, adopted by the Board of Supervisors on August 25, 1959, effective September 25, 1959, including amendments thereto through County Ordinance No. 10728, adopted August 14, 1973, effective September 14, 1973, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk for public record and inspection, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter as though set forth in this chapter in full, subject, however, to the amendments, additions, and deletions set forth in this chapter.

(§ 1, Ord. 551, as amended by § 1, Ord. 68-61, eff. February 13, 1969, § 1, Ord. 70-76, eff. December 26, 1970, § 1, Ord. 72-98, eff. July 13, 1972, and § 1, Ord. 74-119, eff. August 8, 1974)

Sections 750, 751, 753, and 757 of Chapter X of said Public Health Code are hereby amended to read as follows:

(a) Section 750. Permits required. The following table shall determine those operations for which a permit shall be required from the City Clerk and the length of time for which such permit shall be valid:

It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or carry on any operation listed above without having in his possession a valid permit from the City Clerk.

(b) Section 751. Application for permit. Every person desiring a permit required by this chapter shall file an application with the City Clerk upon a form provided by the City Clerk.

It shall be unlawful for any person to make any false or fictitious statement concerning himself or any operation requiring a permit when applying for a permit for such operation.

(c) Section 753. Action upon application. Upon receipt of an application for a permit, the application shall be referred by the City Clerk to the Health Officer, and the Health Officer shall make an investigation of the premises and facilities intended to be used by the applicant. Hawkers shall take their vehicles to the City Hall for the purposes of such investigation. If the applicant has complied with all the applicable laws and regulations, the City Clerk shall issue the permit. If the applicant has not complied with all the applicable laws and regulations, the permit shall be denied. If the permit is not issued within sixty (60) days following the date of application, the permit shall be deemed to be denied and the application canceled. The issuance of a permit or the approval of plans shall not prevent the Health Officer from securing the correction of errors or omissions in such plans, or from preventing construction operations from being carried on when in violation of this chapter or other pertinent laws or ordinances, or from revoking any permit or approval when issued in error.

(d) Section 757. Duplicate permits. If a permit is lost, mutilated, or destroyed, the possessor of such permit shall obtain a duplicate from the City Clerk. The application for such duplicate permit shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of One and no/100ths ($1.00) Dollars to cover the cost of issuance.

(§ 3, Ord. 551, as amended by § 1, Ord. 574)

Said Public Health Code is hereby amended by deleting the following portions thereof:

(a) Section 377 of Chapter II;

(b) Chapter IX; and

(c) Chapter XIII.

(§ 2, Ord. 551)

The provisions of Sections 8.04.165, 8.04.225, 8.04.275, 8.04.337, 8.04.405, 8.04.752, 8.04.755, 8.04.930, and 8.04.943 of Title 8 and the provisions of Chapter 11.11 of Title 11 of the Los Angeles County Code, as enacted by and referenced in Los Angeles County Ordinance 97-0071, effective January 16, 1998, fully express the City Council's will and intention to grant authority to County Health Officers to enforce regulations regarding food handler training certification and posting of letter grade cards and inspection scores in food establishments within the City, and are hereby adopted by reference as an amendment to the Health Code of the City.

(§ 1, Ord. 98-453, eff. July 23, 1998)

In addition to the penalties set forth in Section 11.02.080 for any violation of the Public Health Code, the City may issue an administrative citation for any violation of the Public Health Code, including any violation of County Public Health Orders issued pursuant to Section 11.02.020 and 11.02.030.D. Such administrative remedy may be exercised in place of, or in addition to, any administrative, criminal, civil, or equitable remedy allowed by law. The amount of the fine associated with the administrative citation will be assessed according to a schedule of fines adopted by Resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. No. 20-03-U, § 1, 3-17-2020)