HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #4129 ORDINANCE NO. 4129
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTER 8.21 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO REFUSE MANAGEMENT
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 8.21.040 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
8.21.040 Littering/Dumping of Refuse or Waste Prohibited
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to cast, deposit, place, sweep, throw,
discard or leave any refuse or cause such refuse to be cast, deposited, swept, placed,
thrown, discarded or left in any place, public or private, within the City, without the
express permission of the owner of the premises.
(b) No person shall throw, discard or deposit infectious or potentially
infectious waste in any amount on any public street, sidewalk, beach, park or other public
property within the City, or private property within the City not owned by the person, or
in or upon any body of water within the jurisdiction of the City;
"Infectious waste" refers to all waste materials which are defined as being
injurious to the public health or safety by federal, state, or county statutes, legislation,
policies, or rules and regulations as they may be amended from time to time. Examples
include, but are not limited to:
a. hypodermic needles, pen needles, intravenous needles, syringes, lancets
and other instruments used to administer medication or otherwise designed
to cut or pierce the skin,
b. disposable diapers, rags, or other materials used to clean areas infected by
human or animal waste or fluids,
C. other materials contaminated with or exposed to infected or contagious
individuals, animals or materials,
d. any material that contains human excrement, waste, blood or other fluid,
e. unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications or other controlled
dangerous substances that can be ingested by humans or animals, bottles
that contain or previously contained such medications or substances, or
other medical supplies used to facilitate the taking of such substances.
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(c) Penalty. Subsections (a) and (b) apply to all persons within the City and is in
addition to any other anti-littering and/or dumping and/or waste provisions as provided in
federal, state, or county law or provided within this Code. Any person who purposely or
knowingly violates subsection (b) shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a
misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000.00 or be imprisoned for a period
not to exceed six months, or both. Subsection (a) is an infraction subject to the penalties
outlined in section 1.16.040 of this Code.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day of Apt , 2017.
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Ord. No. 4129
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ROBIN ESTANISLAU, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at
a Regular meeting thereof held on April 3, 2017, and was again read to said City
Council at a Regular meeting thereof held on April 17, 2017, and was passed and
adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City
Council.
AYES: Semeta, Posey, Delgleize, Hardy, Brenden, Peterson
NOES: O'Connell
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
I,Robin Estanislau,CITY CLERK of the City of
Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council,do hereby certify that a synopsis of this
ordinance has been published in the Huntington Beach
Wave on April 27,2017. n
In accordance with the City Charter of said City.
Robin Estanislau, City Clerk City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
Senior Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California