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Title 8 — HEALTH AND SAFETY

Portola Valley Municipal Code Ch. 8.04 County Codes Adopted

Portola Valley Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Portola Valley

Cite as: Portola Valley Municipal Code Chapter 8.04 · Text as of 2026-10-04

8.04.010 - Division 4 of county ordinance code adopted—Sanitation and health.

Division 4 of that certain ordinance code of the county entitled "Division 4—Sanitation and Health," is adopted by reference 1 by the council, provided that the words and phrases of the code set forth in this section shall have the following respective meanings:

A. "County of San Mateo" means "town of Portola Valley";

B. "Board of supervisors" means "city council";

C. "Unincorporated area of San Mateo County" means "Incorporated area of the town of Portola Valley."

(Ord. 1964-15 § 1, 1964)

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8.04.020 - Part 2 of Division 4 of county code adopted—Environmental Health Code.

"Part 2. Environmental Health Code" enacted pursuant to county Ordinance No. 2413, "Ordinance Adding Part 2 (Comprising Chapter 1 Through 7) to Division 4 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code; Establishing Health 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; and Repealing Conflicting Sections Thereon," adopted by the board of supervisors of the county on January 11, 1977, is adopted by reference 1 by the council, provided that the words and phrases set forth in this section shall have the following respective meanings:

A. "County of San Mateo" means "town of Portola Valley";

B. "Board of supervisors" means "town council";

C. "Unincorporated areas of the county of San Mateo" means "incorporated area of the town of Portola Valley."

(Ord. 1977-153 § 1, 1977)

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8.04.030 - Certain sections of Division 7 of county code adopted—Environmental Health Code.

A. Certain provisions of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code cited in the title of the ordinance codified in this section are amended to conform to the provisions of San Mateo County Ordinance No. 03267 and are adopted by reference as regulations within the town relating to the Environmental Health Code and materials contained in said Ordinance No. 03267 including bakery, licensed health facility, hot tub, restaurant, retail food production and marketing establishments, retail food vehicle, vending machine, cross connection, and the collection of fees established in Sections 10 through 16 of said ordinance.

B. The code amendment adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the county of San Mateo by Ordinance No. 03267 on September 25, 1990, are adopted by reference by the council of the town of Portola Valley as regulations of said town.

(Ord. 1991-258 §§ 1, 2, 1991)

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8.04.040 - Chapter 4.107 of county code adopted—Sanitation and health.

A. Chapter 4.107 "Prohibition on the Use of Polystyrene Based Disposable Food Service Ware by Food Vendors" of Title 4 "Health and Sanitation" of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, and any amendment thereto, is hereby adopted in its entirety by reference and made effective in the town. Certified copies of Chapter 4.107 of Title 4, as adopted hereby, have been deposited with the town clerk, and shall be at all times maintained by the town clerk for use and examination by the public.

B. The environmental health division of the county of San Mateo is authorized to enforce, on behalf of the town, Chapter 4.107 "Prohibition on the Use of Polystyrene Based Disposable Food Service Ware by Food Vendors" of Title 4 "Health and Sanitation" of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, and any amendments thereto, within the jurisdiction areas of the town. Such enforcement authority includes, but is not limited to, the authority to hold hearings and issue administrative fines.

(Ord. 2012-395 § 1, 2012)

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8.04.060 - Reusable bags.

A. Chapter 4.114 "Reusable Bags" of Title 4 "Sanitation and Health" of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, and any amendment thereto, is hereby adopted in its entirety by reference and made effective in the town. Certified copies of Chapter 4.114 of Title 4, as adopted hereby, have been deposited with the town clerk, and shall be at all times maintained by the town clerk for use and examination by the public.

B. The Environmental Health Division of the county of San Mateo is authorized to enforce, on behalf of the town, Chapter 4.114 "Reusable Bags" of Title 4 "Sanitation and Health" of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, and any amendments thereto, within the jurisdiction areas of the town. Such enforcement authority includes, but is not limited to, the authority to hold hearings and issue administrative fines.

(Ord. 2013-398, § 1, 2013)

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