Ventura Municipal Code § 14.50.110 Purpose

The purpose of this article is to implement the provisions of the California Unified Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Material Management Regulatory Program Act (the unified program), Chapter 6.11, Division 20, California Health and Safety Code, commencing with Section 25404.

It is also the purpose of this article is to provide for the protection of health, life, resources and property through prevention and control of unauthorized discharge of hazardous materials, and to establish liability for reimbursement of the city’s expenses incurred in corrective action necessitated by unauthorized release or threatened release, discharge or deposit of hazardous materials, that in the determination of the fire chief or their authorized representative poses a present and potential risk to health, life or safety of persons or property or to the ecological balance of the environment.

The city of Ventura entered into an agreement in 1997, in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 25404 et seq., as a participating agency for the county of Ventura department of environmental health to implement the unified programs.

Pursuant to the approval of the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency, the city of San Buenaventura (city) shall serve as a participating agency (as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 25404) throughout incorporated areas of the city to implement authorized elements of the unified program in accordance with agreements made between the county of Ventura and the city.

The elements of the unified program consists of:

A. Aboveground petroleum storage tank program.

B. Underground storage tank program.

C. Hazardous materials business plan program and the area plan program.

D. California Accidental Release Prevention Program.

The city does hereby assume responsibility for the enforcement and implementation of the Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act (APSA) and does hereby adopt by reference Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.67, Sections 25270 et seq. and 25404 et seq.

The city does hereby assume responsibility for the enforcement and implementation of the underground storage tank (UST) permit program, and does hereby adopt by reference Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.7, Sections 25280 et seq. and 25404 et seq. and the California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Division 3, Chapter 16, Section 2610 et seq.

The city does hereby assume responsibility for the enforcement and implementation of the hazardous materials release response plans and inventories (business plans) program, and does hereby adopt by reference Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.95, Article 1, Sections 25500 et seq. and 25404 et seq. and California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 2, Chapter 4, Section 2620 et seq.

The city does hereby assume responsibility for the enforcement and implementation of the hazardous materials area plan program, and does hereby adopt by reference Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.95, Article 1, Sections 25500 et seq. and 25404 et seq. and California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 2, Chapter 4, Section 2620 et seq.

The city does hereby assume responsibility for the enforcement and implementation of the California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) Program, and does hereby adopt by reference Health and Safety Code Chapter 6.95, Article 2, Sections 25531 et seq. and 25404 et seq. and California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 2, Chapter 4.5, Section 2735 et seq. (Ord. No. 2022-019, § 2, 11-28-22)