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City of Palm Desert, CA chevron_right chevron_right Code of Ordinances chevron_right Title 8 Health and Safety

Title 8 Health and Safety

Chapter 8.04 FOOD HANDLERS
§ 8.04.010 Adoption of regulations by reference.
Chapter 8.08 RESTAURANTS
§ 8.08.010 Adoption of regulations by reference.
Chapter 8.12 DISCARDED MATERIAL ENCLOSURES
§ 8.12.005 Definition of term.
§ 8.12.010 Requirements.
§ 8.12.020 Exceptions.
§ 8.12.030 Enclosure construction standards.
§ 8.12.040 Size.
§ 8.12.050 Installation.
§ 8.12.060 Violation—Penalty.
Chapter 8.16 SOLID WASTE
§ 8.16.010 Definitions.
§ 8.16.020 Owner's responsibility.
§ 8.16.030 Container specifications.
§ 8.16.035 Storage of containers in residential districts.
§ 8.16.040 Removal prohibited when.
§ 8.16.050 Noncompactible solid waste.
§ 8.16.060 Permitted self-hauler requirements.
§ 8.16.070 Franchise waste hauler and trucks.
§ 8.16.080 Hazardous waste.
§ 8.16.090 Violation—Penalty.
§ 8.16.100 Deposits of hazardous materials—Clean-up or abatement—Liability for costs.
§ 8.16.110 Tax roll billing.
Chapter 8.17 RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
§ 8.17.010 Definitions.
§ 8.17.020 Ownership of recyclable materials.
§ 8.17.030 Removal of recyclable materials.
§ 8.17.040 Operation of recycling business.
§ 8.17.050 Violation—Penalties.
§ 8.17.060 Other remedies.
§ 8.17.070 Enforcement—Costs recoverable.
Chapter 8.19 REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE, RECYCLABLE MATERIAL, AND ORGANIC WASTE FOR ALL RESIDENTS
§ 8.19.010 Purpose and statutory authority.
§ 8.19.020 Definitions.
§ 8.19.030 City to provide collection and disposal.
§ 8.19.040 Containers—General requirements.
§ 8.19.050 Containers—Placement, capacity, and pickup.
§ 8.19.060 Generator requirements—Single-family generators.
§ 8.19.070 Generator requirements—Multifamily generators.
§ 8.19.080 Generator requirements—Commercial businesses.
§ 8.19.090 Generator requirements—Waivers for commercial businesses.
§ 8.19.100 Edible food recovery—Requirements for commercial edible food generators.
§ 8.19.110 Edible food recovery—Requirements for food recovery organizations and services.
§ 8.19.120 Inspections and investigations by city.
§ 8.19.130 Citations for enforcement.
Chapter 8.20 PUBLIC NUISANCES
§ 8.20.010 Purpose.
§ 8.20.015 Definitions.
§ 8.20.020 Unlawful property nuisances.
§ 8.20.030 Service requirements.
§ 8.20.040 Procedure for inspections.
§ 8.20.050 Notice to abate.
§ 8.20.060 Notice to abate appeals and hearings.
§ 8.20.070 Abatement by city.
§ 8.20.080 Summary abatement.
§ 8.20.090 Recordation of notice of violation.
§ 8.20.100 City's right to recover nuisance abatement costs.
§ 8.20.110 Scope of recoverable abatement costs.
§ 8.20.120 Initiation of cost recovery process.
§ 8.20.130 Report of abatement costs appeal hearing procedures.
§ 8.20.140 Initiation of collection process.
§ 8.20.150 Collection of costs as lien.
§ 8.20.160 Collection of costs as a special assessment.
§ 8.20.170 Enforcement.
Chapter 8.21 MAINTENANCE OF ABANDONED PROPERTIES
§ 8.21.010 Purpose.
§ 8.21.020 Definitions.
§ 8.21.030 Maintenance requirements.
§ 8.21.040 Security requirements.
§ 8.21.050 Additional authority.
§ 8.21.060 Enforcement.
§ 8.21.070 Appeals.
Chapter 8.23 FIREWORKS
§ 8.23.010 Fireworks defined.
§ 8.23.020 Prohibitions.
§ 8.23.030 Permit required.
§ 8.23.040 Exemption.
§ 8.23.050 Violations, penalties.
Chapter 8.24 LITTERING
§ 8.24.010 Littering in private or public places.
§ 8.24.020 Illegal depositing of litter in receptacles.
§ 8.24.030 Placement of litter in receptacles.
§ 8.24.040 Depositing litter in gutters.
§ 8.24.050 Litter thrown from vehicles.
§ 8.24.070 Littering in parks.
§ 8.24.080 Violation—Penalty.
Chapter 8.32 VEHICLE PARKING AND REPAIRS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
§ 8.32.010 Generally.
§ 8.32.020 Council findings.
§ 8.32.030 Certain parking and repairing of vehicles—Prohibited.
§ 8.32.040 Exemptions.
§ 8.32.050 Enforcement.
§ 8.32.060 Penalty.
Chapter 8.34 TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSE
§ 8.34.010 Definitions.
§ 8.34.020 Requirement.
§ 8.34.030 Application procedure.
§ 8.34.040 Issuance of license.
§ 8.34.050 Display of license.
§ 8.34.060 Fees for license.
§ 8.34.070 Licenses nontransferable.
§ 8.34.080 License violation.
§ 8.34.090 Suspension, expiration, or revocation of license.
§ 8.34.100 Administrative fine.
§ 8.34.110 Enforcement.
Chapter 8.36 REGULATION AND PROHIBITION OF SMOKING
§ 8.36.010 Purpose of chapter.
§ 8.36.020 Definitions.
§ 8.36.030 Prohibition of smoking in unenclosed areas.
§ 8.36.040 Designation of smoking areas.
§ 8.36.050 Optional prohibition.
§ 8.36.060 Posting of signs.
§ 8.36.070 Exceptions.
§ 8.36.080 Nonretaliation.
§ 8.36.090 Enforcement.
§ 8.36.100 Violation—Penalty.
Chapter 8.38 PERSONAL USE OF CANNABIS
§ 8.38.010 Purpose and intent.
§ 8.38.020 Definitions.
§ 8.38.030 Personal use and possession.
§ 8.38.040 Penalties for violation.
Chapter 8.40 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
§ 8.40.010 Purpose of provisions.
§ 8.40.020 Definition of recreational vehicles.
§ 8.40.030 Definitions regarding land.
§ 8.40.040 Measurement of recreational vehicles.
§ 8.40.050 Permitted and nonpermitted uses of recreational vehicles.
§ 8.40.060 Permit issuance to park recreational vehicles on private property.
§ 8.40.070 Exceptions procedures.
§ 8.40.080 Temporary parking permit procedure.
§ 8.40.090 Permit fees.
§ 8.40.100 General conditions.
§ 8.40.110 Violation constitutes an infraction.
Chapter 8.44 MOBILE SOURCE AIR POLLUTION
§ 8.44.010 Intent.
§ 8.44.020 Definitions.
§ 8.44.030 Vehicle registration fee—Administration.
§ 8.44.040 Legal construction.
Chapter 8.50 REGULATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, ABANDONMENT AND DESTRUCTION OF WATER WELLS
§ 8.50.010 Purpose, authority and implementation.
§ 8.50.020 Definitions.
§ 8.50.030 Permit requirement.
§ 8.50.040 Conditions of approval.
§ 8.50.050 Conditions of denial.
§ 8.50.060 Expiration or extension of permit.
§ 8.50.070 Permit revocation or suspension.
§ 8.50.080 Hearings.
§ 8.50.090 Licensing and registration.
§ 8.50.100 Standards.
§ 8.50.110 Lateral (horizontal) well standards.
§ 8.50.120 Required inspection of well site.
§ 8.50.130 Required inspection of wells.
§ 8.50.140 Discharge of drilling fluids.
§ 8.50.150 General location of water wells.
§ 8.50.160 Well logs.
§ 8.50.170 Water well surface construction features.
§ 8.50.180 Disinfection of water wells.
§ 8.50.190 Water quality standards.
§ 8.50.200 Private well evaluations.
§ 8.50.210 Well abandonment.
§ 8.50.220 Public nuisance abatement.
§ 8.50.230 Declaration of proposed reuse.
§ 8.50.240 Administrative variance.
§ 8.50.250 Violation and penalties.
§ 8.50.260 Severability.
§ 8.50.270 Conflict with existing laws.
Chapter 8.55 REGULATION OF THE DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE
§ 8.55.010 Sewage discharge—Alteration of plumbing facilities—Unlawful when.
§ 8.55.020 Definitions.
§ 8.55.030 General requirements for an approval.
§ 8.55.040 Holding tanks.
§ 8.55.050 Required connection to the public sewer.
§ 8.55.060 Approval fees.
§ 8.55.070 Enforcement.
§ 8.55.080 Violation—Penalty.
§ 8.55.090 Public nuisance declaration.
Chapter 8.60 SEWER CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO PROPERTY SALE OR TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP
§ 8.60.010 Purpose, authority and implementation.
§ 8.60.020 Definitions.
§ 8.60.030 Recording of certificate of requirement.
§ 8.60.035 Property owner's responsibility.
§ 8.60.040 Recording of certificate of compliance.
§ 8.60.050 Procedures and fees for obtaining a certificate of compliance.
§ 8.60.060 Administrative variance and certificate of temporary exceptions.
§ 8.60.070 Recording of certificate of temporary exception.
§ 8.60.080 Appeals procedures.
§ 8.60.090 Violations—Penalties.
Chapter 8.70 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
§ 8.70.010 Purpose and intent—Violation of chapter.
§ 8.70.020 Property manager registration.
§ 8.70.030 Compliance with approved plans: commercial properties, multifamily properties, and single-family residential subdivisions.
§ 8.70.040 Substandard buildings and housing.
§ 8.70.050 Painted surfaces and wood.
§ 8.70.060 Walls, fences, driveways and sidewalks.
§ 8.70.070 Windows, doors and gates.
§ 8.70.080 Construction equipment, machinery and materials.
§ 8.70.090 Erosion, subsidence and drainage.
§ 8.70.100 Excavations, pits and wells.
§ 8.70.110 Signage.
§ 8.70.120 Outdoor stairs, railings, balconies and awnings.
§ 8.70.130 Swimming pools and other bodies of water.
§ 8.70.140 Graffiti defacement.
§ 8.70.150 Neighborhood compatibility.
§ 8.70.160 Outdoor burnings.
§ 8.70.170 Refrigerators, airtight containers.
§ 8.70.180 Stockpiling of dirt, other materials.
§ 8.70.190 Vegetation, landscaping.
§ 8.70.200 Abandoned furniture, lumber, junk.
§ 8.70.210 Attractive nuisances.
§ 8.70.220 Clotheslines, clothes.
§ 8.70.230 Nuisance vehicles.
§ 8.70.240 Rooftop storage.
§ 8.70.250 Commercial kitchens.
§ 8.70.260 Gasoline, oil and grease.
§ 8.70.270 Sidewalk areas.
§ 8.70.280 Public rights-of-way.
§ 8.70.290 Litter in gutters, sidewalks and parking lots.
§ 8.70.300 Dust, sand, refuse and waste matter.
§ 8.70.310 Recreational vehicle parking and storage.
§ 8.70.320 Parking and repairing of vehicles.
§ 8.70.340 Noise.
§ 8.70.350 Lighting.
§ 8.70.360 Plumbing and sewage disposal systems.
§ 8.70.370 Accessible parking.
§ 8.70.380 Miscellaneous.
Chapter 8.80 ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES
§ 8.80.010 Applicability.
§ 8.80.020 Definitions.
§ 8.80.025 Appeals hearing board.
§ 8.80.030 Notice of violation or compliance order.
§ 8.80.040 Method of service.
§ 8.80.050 Hearing.
§ 8.80.060 Notice of hearing.
§ 8.80.070 Hearing—Findings and order.
§ 8.80.080 Administrative order.
§ 8.80.090 Administrative penalties.
§ 8.80.100 Administrative costs.
§ 8.80.110 Failure to comply with administrative compliance order.
§ 8.80.120 Right of judicial review.
§ 8.80.130 Recovery of administrative civil penalties.
§ 8.80.140 Report of compliance after administrative order.
§ 8.80.150 Compliance dispute.
§ 8.80.160 Lien procedure.
§ 8.80.170 Public hearing and protests.
§ 8.80.180 Recordation of lien.
§ 8.80.190 Satisfaction of lien.
Chapter 8.81 ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS
§ 8.81.010 Applicability.
§ 8.81.020 Enforcement officer—Defined.
§ 8.81.030 Administrative citation.
§ 8.81.040 Amount of fines.
§ 8.81.050 Payment of the fine.
§ 8.81.060 Hearing request.
§ 8.81.070 Advance deposit hardship waiver.
§ 8.81.080 Hearing officer.
§ 8.81.090 Hearing procedure.
§ 8.81.100 Hearing officer's decision.
§ 8.81.110 Late payment charges.
§ 8.81.120 Recovery of administrative citation fines and costs.
§ 8.81.130 Right to judicial review.
§ 8.81.140 Notices.
Chapter 8.85 SKATE PARK REGULATIONS
§ 8.85.010 Purpose.
§ 8.85.020 Definitions.
§ 8.85.030 State law compliance.
§ 8.85.040 Hazardous recreational activity.
§ 8.85.050 Use of the skate park and surrounding area.
§ 8.85.060 Regulations.
§ 8.85.070 Penalty.
§ 8.85.080 Notice.
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