Santa Clarita Municipal Code Part 9 Inspections And Enforcement

A. The City Manager or designee is authorized to conduct any inspections, remote monitoring, or other investigations as reasonably necessary to further the goals of this chapter, subject to applicable laws. This may include inspections and investigations, at random or otherwise, of any collection container, collection vehicle load, or transfer, processing, or disposal facility to confirm compliance with this chapter, subject to applicable laws. This section does not allow entry in a private residential dwelling unit for inspection. For the purposes of inspecting commercial business containers for compliance, the City or designee may conduct container inspections for prohibited container contaminants using remote monitoring, and commercial businesses shall accommodate and cooperate with the remote monitoring.

B. A person subject to the requirements of this chapter shall provide or arrange for access during all inspections (with the exception of a private residential dwelling unit) and shall cooperate with the City or designee during such inspections and investigations. Such inspections and investigations may include confirmation of proper placement of materials in containers, inspection of edible food recovery activities, review of required records, or other verification or inspection to confirm compliance with any other requirement of this chapter. Failure to provide or arrange for: (1) access to the premises; (2) installation and operation of remote monitoring equipment, if a remote monitoring program is adopted; or (3) access to records for any inspection or investigation is a violation of this chapter.

C. Any records obtained by the City or designee during inspections, remote monitoring, and other reviews shall be subject to the requirements and applicable disclosure exemptions of the California Public Records Act as set forth in Government Code Section 6250 et seq.

D. The City or designee shall accept written complaints from persons regarding an entity that may be potentially noncompliant with this chapter.

(Ord. 22-3 § 1 (Exh. A), 1/25/2022)

Pursuant to California Penal Code Section 836.5, the City Manager or the City Manager's designee(s) (collectively, the City Manager) is authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter as well as those of California Penal Code Sections 374, 374a, 374.2, 374.3, 374.4, 374d, 374.7, and 375; California Government Code Section 68055 et seq.; and California Vehicle Code Sections 23111 and 23112. This authority shall be in addition to the authority granted to law enforcement personnel pursuant to this municipal code, including, but not limited to, the authority to seize bins as evidence of criminal violations, when appropriate.

(Ord. 09-4 § 1, 4/28/2009; Ord. 22-3 § 1 (Exh. A), 1/25/2022; Formerly 15.44.900)

Wherever in this chapter enforcement authority is given to any City employee or officer, such authority may be exercised by designees of those officers and employees.

(Ord. 09-4 § 1, 4/28/2009; Ord. 22-3 § 1 (Exh. A), 1/25/2022; Formerly 15.44.905)

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute an infraction and be subject to penalties pursuant to Section 23.10.020.

Violations of this chapter are also punishable as set out in Sections 1.01.200 through 1.01.250 and Sections 23.10.010 through 23.10.080.

(Ord. 09-4 § 1, 4/28/2009; Ord. 22-3 § 1 (Exh. A), 1/25/2022; Formerly 15.44.910)