As used in this article the following terms have the following
meanings:
FOOD PACKAGER
Any person who places meat, eggs, bakery products, or other
food in packaging materials for the purpose of retail sale of those
products.
POLYSTYRENE FOAM
Includes blown polystyrene and expanded and extruded foams
(sometimes referred to as "Styrofoam®," a Dow Chemical Company
trademarked form of polystyrene foam insulation) which are thermoplastic
petrochemical materials utilizing a styrene monomer and processed
by any number of techniques, including, but not limited to, fusion
of polymer spheres (expandable bead polystyrene), injection molding,
foam molding, and extrusion blow molding (extruded foam polystyrene).
Polystyrene foam is generally used to make cups, bowls, plates, trays,
clamshell containers, meat trays, and egg cartons. For the purposes
of this chapter, the term "polystyrene" shall not include clear polystyrene
known as "oriented polystyrene."
PREPARED FOOD
Food or beverages that are served at the food vendor's
location having been previously prepared elsewhere or are prepared
at the vendor's location by cooking, chopping, slicing, mixing,
brewing, freezing or squeezing. "Prepared food" does not mean raw,
uncooked meat or eggs. Prepared food may be eaten either on or off
premises.
RETAIL VENDOR
Any person, restaurant, store, shop, sales outlet or other
establishment, including, without limitation, a grocery store, convenience
store, or a delicatessen.
The Code Enforcement Officer or his/her designee(s), or other
official designated by the City Administrator shall have the primary
responsibility for enforcement of this chapter. If the Code Enforcement
Officer or his/her designee(s), or other official designated by the
City Administrator, determine(s) that a violation of this article
has occurred, he/she shall issue a written warning notice to the food
vendor that a violation has occurred. Penalties for violation of this
chapter shall be as set forth in the Master Schedule of Revenues,
Charges, Fees and Fines, Appendix A to this Municipal Code of Ordinances.
Enforcement of this article shall begin on October 19, 2016.
If any part or provision of this article or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder
of this article, including the application of such part or provision
to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby,
and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, provisions
of this article are severable.