A. 
The degree of protection required by this chapter is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes. The standards set forth herein are minimal standards and this chapter does not imply that compliance will ensure that there will be no unauthorized discharge of hazardous material. This chapter shall not create liability on the part of the city, any officer or employee thereof or the officer, respectively, for any damages that result from reliance on this chapter or any administrative decision lawfully made thereunder. All persons handling, storing, using, processing, and disposing of hazardous materials within the city should be and are advised to determine to their own satisfaction the level of protection in addition to that required by this chapter necessary or desirable to ensure that there is no unauthorized discharge of hazardous materials.
B. 
This chapter is not intended to create any different standard or obligation for the storage of carcinogens than is imposed for the storage of other hazardous materials. Hazardous materials are identified as carcinogens herein for public record purposes only and the identification of a material as a carcinogen shall not require a different or stricter application of the provisions of this chapter, nor notice to any person under any circumstances other than those expressly specified in this chapter, nor shall such identification create any other duty or obligation upon the officer different from or additional to those duties or obligations applicable to the storage of other hazardous materials.
(1976 Code § 4-13.1301; Ord. 476 § 2)
Copies of the guidelines approved by the officer shall be maintained in the office of the city clerk of the city, and in the office of the department of the county or the special district designated by the county to administer this chapter, respectively. Such guidelines, in the areas addressed therein, shall serve as an interpretation of this chapter.
(1976 Code § 4-13.1302; Ord. 476 § 2)
Subject to the limitations of due process, notwithstanding any other provision of this code whenever the words "shall" or "must" are used in establishing a responsibility or duty of the officer, its elected or appointed officers, employees, or agents, it is the legislative intent that such words establish a discretionary responsibility or duty requiring the exercise of judgment and discretion.
(1976 Code § 4-13.1303; Ord. 476 § 2)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter:
A. 
A storage facility regulated by any state or federal agency will be exempted from any conflicting provision of this chapter.
B. 
If the storage facility is required to have a permit from the Department of Health Services under Health and Safety Code Section 25100 et seq., it shall be exempted from any provision of this chapter which is covered by the regulations adopted under the above cited statute.
C. 
Whenever any provision of this chapter conflicts with the Fire Code as adopted by the city, the stricter shall prevail.
(1976 Code § 4-13.1304; Ord. 476 § 2)
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the chapter. The city council declares that it would have passed this chapter and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the chapter would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
(1976 Code § 4-13.1305; Ord. 476 § 2)