South Pasadena Municipal Code Ch. 17 Health and Sanitation
South Pasadena Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · South Pasadena
Sections in this part
- Article I — PUBLIC HEALTH CODE
- Article II — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
- Article III — DEEMED APPROVED MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
- Article V — SMOKING—PROHIBITED
- Article VI — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, SOUTH PASADENA CERTIFIED UNIFIED PROGRAM AGENCY
- Article VII — RAT CONTROL
- Article VIII — SMOKE-FREE HOUSING
- Article IX — POOL MAINTENANCE
- Article X — JUST CAUSE FOR EVICTION
Cite as: South Pasadena Municipal Code Chapter 17 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sections:
| ARTICLE I. PUBLIC HEALTH CODE |
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| 17.1 Adoption; where filed. |
| 17.1-2 References to county—Health officer. |
| 17.2 Amendments. |
| 17.2-1 Definitions. |
| 17.2-2 Grading and letter grade card. |
| 17.2-3 Inspection score card. |
| 17.2-4 Notice of closure. |
| 17.2-5 Routine inspection. |
| 17.2-6 Posting requirements—Penalty for noncompliance—Documents available for public review. |
| 17.2-7 Letter grade card and inspection score card—Period of validity. |
| 17.2-8 Public health permit suspension or revocation—Notice of closure. |
| 17.2-9 Food handler’s training certification. |
| 17.2-10 Violation. |
| 17.2-11 Severability. |
| 17.3 Definitions. |
| 17.4 Prohibition on the manufacture, sale or distribution of products utilizing ozone-depleting compounds. |
| 17.5 Prohibition on the use of ozone-depleting compounds in building insulation. |
| 17.6 Disposal of ozone-depleting compounds contained in building insulation. |
| 17.7 Recycling of ozone-depleting compounds used as coolants in refrigeration and/ |
| 17.8 Restriction on sale of ozone-depleting compounds used as coolants in refrigeration and/ |
| 17.9 Disposal of refrigeration or air conditioning unit or system. |
| 17.10 Permit required for testing fire extinguishing systems or units which utilize halon. |
| 17.11 Reclamation of halons from portable fire extinguishing systems or units. |
| 17.12 Exemption. |
| 17.12-1 Enforcement. |
| 17.12-2 Severability. |
| ARTICLE II. MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS |
| 17.13 Findings and purpose. |
| 17.14 Definitions. |
| 17.15 Permits required. |
| 17.16 Exceptions. |
| 17.17 Operator’s permit—Application. |
17.18 Operator examination required.
17.19 |
Operator’s permit—Issuance or denial. |
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| 17.20 | Operating requirements—General conditions. |
| 17.21 | Operating requirements—Facilities. |
| 17.22 | Operating requirements—Operations. |
| 17.23 | Inspections. |
| 17.24 | Operator’s permit—Nonassignability. |
| 17.25 | Operator’s permit—Change in ownership of business. |
| 17.26 | Operator’s permit—Change of location or name. |
| 17.27 | Applicability to existing massage establishments. |
| 17.28 | CAMTC certificate required. |
| 17.29 | Reserved. |
| 17.30 | Reserved. |
| 17.31 | Massage practice—General conditions. |
| 17.32 | Operator permit term and removal. |
| 17.33 | Suspension, revocation, denial and appeal. |
| 17.34 | Notice. |
| 17.35 | Appeal. |
| 17.36 | New application after denial or revocation of permit. |
| 17.37 | Surrender of permit. |
| 17.38 | Fees. |
| 17.39 | Violation and penalty. |
| ARTIC | LE III. DEEMED APPROVED MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS |
| 17.40 | Purpose and scope. |
| 17.41 | Definitions. |
| 17.42 | Performance standards and deemed approved massage establishments. |
| 17.43 | Deemed approved status procedure. |
| 17.44 | Procedure for consideration of violations to performance standards. |
| 17.45 | Violations and penalties. |
| 17.46 | Enforcement. |
| ARTIC | LE IV. SWIMMING POOL FENCES |
| 17.48— | 17.49 Repealed by Ordinance No. 1983. |
| ARTIC | LE V. SMOKING—PROHIBITED |
| 17.50 | Findings and purpose. |
| 17.51 | Authority. |
| 17.52 | Definitions. |
| 17.53 | Application to city-owned vehicles, buildings, and facilities. |
17.54 Prohibition of smoking in public parks.
17.55 |
Prohibition of mobile vending of cigarettes |
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| 17.56 | Prohibition of smoking in public places. |
| 17.56- | 1 Smoking prohibited on public sidewalks. |
| 17.57 | Reasonable smoking distance required. |
| 17.58 | Requirement of vendor-assisted sales. |
| 17.58- | 1 Purchaser identification. |
| 17.58- | 2 Prohibition of smoking in the workplace. |
| 17.58- | 3 Posting of signs. |
| 17.58- | 4 Structural modifications. |
| 17.58- | 5 Enforcement. |
| 17.58- | 6 Violations and penalty. |
| 17.58- | 7 Nonretaliation. |
| 17.58- | 8 Exemptions. |
| ARTIC | LE VI. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, SOUTH PASADENA CERTIFIED UNIFIED PROGRAM AGENCY |
| 17.59 | South Pasadena Certified Unified Program Agency. |
| 17.60 | Definitions. |
| 17.61 | Hazardous materials list. |
| 17.62 | Filing of a hazardous material disclosure form. |
| 17.63 | Disclosure form. |
| 17.64 | Exemptions from disclosure. |
| 17.65 | Trade secrets. |
| 17.66 | Enforcement and penalties. |
| 17.67 | Fees. |
| 17.70 | Cleanup by fire department—Costs. |
| ARTIC | LE VII. RAT CONTROL |
| 17.71 | “Ratproofing”defined. |
| 17.72 | Interference with or disobedience to health officer. |
| 17.73 | Rat, etc., breeding conditions; rat harborage. |
| 17.74 | Notice to ratproof buildings or portions thereof. |
| 17.75 | Ratproofing of buildings used for grain storage, handling, etc. |
| 17.76 | Ratproofing of slaughterhouses, bakeries, etc. |
| ARTIC | LE VIII. SMOKE-FREE HOUSING |
| 17.80 | Purpose. |
| 17.81 | Definitions. |
| 17.82 | Smoking prohibited in common areas. |
| 17.83 | Nonsmoking buffer zones. |
| 17.84 | Smoking restrictions in new units of multi-unit residences. |
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| 17.85 | Nonsmoking designations for existing units of a common interest complex/ |
| 17.86 | Nonsmoking designations for existing units of a rental complex. |
| 17.87 | Designation of nonsmoking units. |
| 17.88 | Lease terms for all new and existing units in rental complexes. |
| 17.89 | Additional duties—Landlord of rental complex with less than one hundred percent nonsmoking units. |
| 17.90 | Smoking prohibited by law in certain areas. |
| 17.91 | Required documents available for city inspection. |
| 17.92 | Smoking and smoke generally. |
| 17.93 | Penalties and enforcement. |
| 17.94 | Private enforcement. |
| ARTIC | LE IX. POOL MAINTENANCE |
| 17.95 | Title. |
| 17.96 | Findings and purpose. |
| 17.97 | Definitions. |
| 17.98 | Enforcement—Administration. |
| 17.99 | Inspections—Right of entry. |
| 17.100 | Pool maintenance required—Maintenance standards—Owners’responsibility. |
| 17.101 | Violation—Public nuisance—Penalty. |
| 17.102 | Abatement—Emergency abatement of an imminently hazardous unmaintained pool. |
| 17.103 | Administrative citations. |
| 17.104 | Remedies not exclusive. |
| 17.105 | Applicability of other laws. |
| ARTIC | LE X. JUST CAUSE FOR EVICTION |
| 17.106 | Termination of tenancy and applicability. |
| 17.107 | At-fault just cause. |
| 17.108 | No-fault just cause. |
| 17.109 | Just cause curable lease violation. |
| 17.110 | No-fault just cause tenant relocation assistance. |
| 17.111 | Tenant protections for necessary and substantial repairs. |
| 17.112 | Tenant buyout agreements. |
| 17.113 | Exemptions. |
| 17.114 17.115 |
Notices related to existence of provisions—Waiver and remedies. Definitions. |
17.116 Administrative regulations.
- For state law as to city health ordinances, boards and officers, see Health and Safety Code § 101450 et seq.
As to filthy stables and yards, see § 5.21 of this code. As to disposal by garbage collector of articles obtained from premises where infectious diseases occur, see § 16.16.
Article IV — SWIMMING POOL FENCES¶
17.48—17.49 Repealed by Ordinance No. 1983.
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