Editor's note—Ord. No. 817, effective May 10, 2012,
has an operative date of July 1, 2012.
For purposes of this chapter, the following words or phrases
shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this chapter:
means any bag that is provided by a retail establishment
at the point of sale to a customer for use to transport or carry away
purchases, such as merchandise, goods or food, from the retail establishment.
Carryout bags do not include product bags as defined in this chapter.
means any retail establishment that sells groceries, fresh,
packaged, canned, dry, prepared or frozen food or beverage products
and similar items, and includes, without limitation, supermarkets,
convenience stores, liquor stores and gasoline stations.
means the cost which must be collected by retailers from
their customers when providing a recyclable paper bag.
means any bag provided to a customer for use within a retail
establishment to assist in the collection or transport of products
to the point of sale within the retail establishment, such as those
distributed in the produce or meat section.
means a paper carryout bag provided by a retail establishment
to a customer at the point of sale that meets the following requirement:
The paper carryout bag is accepted for recycling in curbside
programs in a majority of households that have access to curbside
recycling programs in the City.
means any establishment in the City of Ojai that provides
prepared food for public consumption on or off its premises and includes,
without limitation, any store, shop, sales outlet, grocery store,
or delicatessen.
means any person, including any corporation, partnership,
business, facility, vendor, organization or individual that sells
or provides merchandise, goods or materials, including, without limitation,
clothing, food or personal items of any kind directly to a customer.
Retail establishment includes, without limitation, grocery store,
department store, hardware store, pharmacy, convenience and liquor
stores and any other retail store or vendor.
means a bag with handles that is specifically designed and
manufactured for multiple reuse and is either (1) made of cloth or
other washable material capable of being cleaned and disinfected,
and/or (2) made of durable plastic that is at least two and one-quarter
mils thick and is suitable for reuse.
means any bag that is less than two and one-quarter mils
thick and is made predominately of plastic derived from petroleum
or from bio-based sources, such as corn or other plant sources.
(Ord. 817, § 2, eff. May 10, 2012)
(a)
No retail establishment in the City shall provide a single-use plastic bag to a customer unless otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 5-13.104.
(Ord. 817, § 2, eff. May 10, 2012)
(a)
Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a grocery store may only provide a recyclable paper bag to a customer if it collects a paper bag cost pass-through from the customer for each recyclable paper bag provided.
(b)
The
paper bag cost pass-through shall be ten (10) cents.
(c)
No
grocery store collecting a paper bag pass-through pursuant to this
Section shall rebate or otherwise reimburse a customer for any portion
of this pass-through.
(d)
All
grocery stores shall indicate on the customer transaction receipts
the number of recyclable paper bags provided and the total amount
of the paper bag pass-through.
(e)
On
an annual basis or as otherwise may be required by the Community Development
Director, or designee, each grocery store required to collect a paper
bag pass-through shall report to the City, on a form approved by City
Council. All moneys collected by the grocery store will be retained
by the grocery store.
(Ord. 817, § 2, eff. May 10, 2012)
(a)
Notwithstanding the prohibitions contained in Section 5-13.102:
(1)
Single-use paper or plastic carryout bags may be distributed without
charge by restaurants for the transportation of food or beverages
that are provided to customers for consumption on the premises, for
take-out or by delivery.
(2)
Retail establishments may distribute product bags and may make reusable
bags available to customers whether through sale or otherwise.
(b)
Notwithstanding the requirements contained in Section 5-13.103, a store may provide a reusable bag or a recyclable paper bag at no cost at the point of sale to a customer participating in the California Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 123275) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the California Health and Safety Code and/or a customer participating in the Supplemental Food Program pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 15500) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code.
(c)
The
City Manager, or designee, including the Community Development Director,
may exempt a retail establishment from the requirements of this chapter
for up to a one-year period upon a showing by the retail establishment
that the conditions of this chapter would cause undue hardship. An
"undue hardship" shall only be found in:
(1)
Circumstances or situations unique to the retail establishment such
that there are no reasonable alternatives to single-use plastic carryout
bags or a paper bag pass-through cannot be collected; or
(2)
Circumstances or situations unique to the retail establishment such
that compliance with the requirements of this chapter would deprive
a person of a legally protected right.
(d)
If
a retail establishment requires an exemption beyond the initial exemption
period, the retail establishment must re-apply prior to the end of
the exemption period and must demonstrate continued undue hardship
if it wishes to have the exemption extended. Extensions may only be
granted for intervals not to exceed one year.
(e)
An
exemption application shall include all information necessary for
the City to make its decision, including, but not limited to, documentation
showing the factual support for the claimed exemption. The City Manager,
or designee, may require the applicant to provide additional information
to permit the City to determine facts regarding the exemption application.
(f)
The
City Manager, or designee, may approve the exemption application,
in whole or in part, with such conditions necessary to ensure furtherance
of the purposes of this ordinance.
(g)
Exemption
decisions are effective immediately, are final and are not appealable.
(h)
The
City Council may by resolution establish a fee for exemption applications.
The fee shall be sufficient to cover the costs of processing the exemption
application.
(Ord. 817, § 2, eff. May 10, 2012)
(a)
The
City Council is authorized to establish regulations and to take any
and all actions reasonable and necessary to obtain compliance with
this chapter, including, but not limited to, inspecting any retail
establishment's premises to verify compliance.
(b)
Any
person violating this Section shall be guilty of an infraction which
shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or a misdemeanor
which shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment
in the County Jail for a period not exceeding six months or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
(c)
The
City Attorney may seek legal, injunctive or other equitable relief
to enforce this chapter.
(d)
Administrative enforcement of this chapter shall proceed pursuant to the City's Municipal Code Chapter 6 of Title 1 with the fines to be graduated for repeated violations in amounts set forth by City Council resolution.
(e)
The
remedies and penalties provided in this Section are cumulative and
not exclusive and nothing in this chapter shall preclude any person
from pursuing any other remedies provided by law.
(f)
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this chapter, this chapter may be enforced
through any remedy as provided for in this Section.
(Ord. 817, § 2, eff. May 10, 2012)
