South El Monte Municipal Code Ch. 8.32 Hazardous Materials

A. Any person who intentionally or negligently causes the deposit of dangerous or hazardous materials on any city property, including street or sidewalk, shall be liable for the payment of all costs incurred by the city necessary to clean up such materials. The remedy provided by this section shall be in addition to any other remedies provided by law.

B. For purposes of this section, "dangerous and hazardous materials" are defined as any substances or materials in a quantity or form which pose an unreasonable and imminent risk to the life, health or safety of persons or property, including any street or sidewalk, or to the ecological balance of the environment, and shall include, but not be limited to, such substances as explosives, radioactive materials, petroleum or petroleum products or gases, poisons, biologic agents, flammables, corrosives, trash, debris and glass.

C. For purposes of this section, costs incurred by the city shall include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, the following: Actual labor costs of city personnel, including worker's compensation benefits, fringe benefits, administrative overhead; cost of equipment operation, cost of materials obtained directly by the city and cost of any contract labor and materials.

(Prior code §5-35-1; Ord. 779 §1, 1986)