2022/06/14 City Council Ordinance 966 AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
Pursuant to California Government Code§36933 and§40806
Pursuant to Rohnert Park Municipal Code 1.08.010
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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County of Sonoma )
I, Sylvia Lopez Cuevas, City Clerk for the City of Rohnert Park, declare this is a true and
correct copy of Ordinance No. 966.
Ordinance No. 966, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park,
California Adding Chapter 8.06 (Prohibitions on the use and Sale of Products
Containing Polystyrene and Requirements Relating to the Use of Compostable or
Recyclable Products) to the Rohnert Park Municipal Code was published on 6/3/2022
and 6/17/2022 as required by law, and posted in five (5) public places in said City, to:
www.rpcity.orq for website posting
City Hall
130 Avram Avenue
Public Safety Main Station
500 City Center Drive
Rohnert Park Community Center
5401 Snyder Lane
Rohnert Park Senior Center
6800 Hunter Dr A
A certified copy of the full text Ordinance was posted at the City Clerk's office, 130 Avram
Avenue, Rohnert Park, California 94928 on 6/3/2022 and 6/17/2022.
The summary of Ordinance No. 966 was published in the Community Voice on 6/3/2022 and
6/17/2022 as required by law.
Sylvia Lopez y Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this July 13, 2022
Elizabeth Machado, Assistant City Clerk
ROHNERT PARK
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION IN JUN - 9 2022
"The Community VOICE"
(Published every Friday) CITY CLERK
in the
SUPERIOR COURT
of the
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In and For the County of Sonoma
COUNTY OF SONOMA
City of Rohnert Park
Summary of Ordinance No. 966
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, The undersigned does hereby certify and declare: That at all times hereinafter sworn, deposes and says:
That at all times hereinafter mentioned she was a citizen of the United States, over the age of eighteen years and a resident of said
county and was at all said times the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of The Community VOICE, a newspaper of general
circulation, published in the City of Rohnert Park, in said County of Sonoma, State of California; that The Community VOICE is and
was at all times herein mentioned, a newspaper of general circulation as that term is defined by Section 6000 of the Government Code;
its status as such newspaper of general circulation having been established by Court Decree No. 35815 of the Superior Court of the
State of California, in and for the County of Sonoma, Department No. 1 thereof; and as provided by said Section 6000, is published for
the dissemination of local and telegraphic news and intelligence of a general character, having a bona fide subscription list of paying
subscribers, and is not devoted to the interest, or published for the entertainment or instruction of a particular class, profession, trade,
calling, race or denomination, or for the entertainment and instruction of such classes, professions, trades, callings, races or
denominations; that at all said times said newspaper has been established and published in the said City of Rohnert Park, in said County
and State at regular intervals for more than one year preceding the first publication of this notice herein mentioned; that said notice was
set in type not smaller than non-pareil and was preceded with words printed in black face type no smaller than non-pareil, describing
and expressing in general terms, the purport and character of the notice intended to be given; that the "City of Rohnert Park, Notice of
Ordinance No. 966" of which the annexed is a printed copy, was published in said newspaper at least 1 consecutive time(s),
commencing on the 3 day of June, 2022 and ending on the a 3 day of June, 2022.
I HEREBY CERTIFY AND DECLARE UNDER THE PENALTY OF perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
EXECUTED this 3 day of June, 2022 at Rohnert Park, California SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 966, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CrTY OF ROHNERT PARK, CALIFORNIA ADDING
STi _ CHAPTER 8.06 (PROHIBITIONS ON THE USE AND SAWOF PRODUCTS
CONTAINING POLYSTYRENE AND REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE USE
OF COMPOSTABLE OR RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS) TO
` THE ROHNERT PARK MUNICIPAL CODE
Claudia Smith Chief Clerk Pursuant to section 36933(c) of the Government Code, the following constitutes a
summary of the ordinance of the Clty Council of the CIty of Rohnert Park Introduced on
May 24, 2022, and scheduled for cons€deraticn of adoption on June 14, 202.2, at a regular
meeting to be held in the City Council Chambers, 130Avram Avenue, Rohnert Bark, Cal -
Ordinance No. 966 enacts a new Chapter 8.06 to the municipal code, which would
regulate and prohibit the sale and use of products containing poiyaterene foam (bath
expanded and extruded foams made from thermoplastics) as well as products containing
PFA5 (a class of fluorinated organic compounds). The Ordinance prohibits food vendors
Irom giving customers disposable food service ware containing polystyrene foam of
PFAS, proh€bits the use of such disposable food sorvice ware In city lacilitles, pro hlblts
its purchase by City dape rim ants, and prohibits Its use by any City contractors and
Is Instead. the Ordinance ❑ ould require all food vendors to use a compostahle or
recyclable food service ware. Food vendors would be required to provide straws, lids,
cutlery, and to -go condiment packages only on customer request, The Ordinance an-
couragos, but does not requite, that food vendors Impose an optional takeout container
fee to encourage use of reusable containers by customers, The Ordinance would also
prohibit the sale of coolers, Ica chests, pool and heath toys, and packing peanuts and
slmliar packaging materials mado out of polystyrene roam, subject to some exceptions
torsuch products that completely on case the foam In a durable mated al. Food prepared
and packaged outside the C'rty, as well as packaging for most and fish, Is exempt from
the regulations crsated by the Ordinance. Additionally, food service providers may seek
a ono -year exemption from the regulaff ons due to undue hardship. Violations of the reg-
ulations enacted by the Ordinance would be an infraction punishable by fine as set forth
In Section '1.16.010 of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code.
A cortlIf ad copy of the full text of Ordlnance is posted and aval table for review In the
Cltv Clerk's Office at 130 Awam Avenue, Rohnert Park, California and online at http:lhlty
lic_headngslpublic_notices, This ordinance shall be in full force and effective thirty
days after Its adoption, and shall be publlshed and posted as required by law.
DATED: June 1, 2022
Sylvia Lopez Cuevas,
City Clerk
City of Rohnert Park
publish Date: June 3, 2022
The Community Voice
ROHNERT PARK
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION IN JUN 2 7 2022
"The Community VOICE"
(Published every Friday) CITY CLERK
in the
SUPERIOR COURT
of the
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In and For the County of Sonoma
COUNTY OF SONOMA
City of Rohnert Park
Summary of Ordinance No. 966
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, The undersigned does hereby certify and declare: That at all times hereinafter swom, deposes and says:
That at all times hereinafter mentioned she was a citizen of the United States, over the age of eighteen years and a resident of said
county and was at all said times the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of The Community VOICE, a newspaper of general
circulation, published in the City of Rohnert Park, in said County of Sonoma, State of California; that The Community VOICE is and
was at all times herein mentioned, a newspaper of general circulation as that term is defined by Section 6000 of the Government Code;
its status as such newspaper of general circulation having been established by Court Decree No. 35815 of the Superior Court of the
State of California, in and for the County of Sonoma, Department No. 1 thereof; and as provided by said Section 6000, is published for
the dissemination of local and telegraphic news and intelligence of a general character, having a bona fide subscription list of paying
subscribers, and is not devoted to the interest, or published for the entertainment or instruction of a particular class, profession, trade,
calling, race or denomination, or for the entertainment and instruction of such classes, professions, trades, callings, races or
denominations; that at all said times said newspaper has been established and published in the said City of Rohnert Park, in said County
and State at regular intervals for more than one year preceding the first publication of this notice herein mentioned; that said notice was
set in type not smaller than non-pareil and was preceded with words printed in black face type no smaller than non-pareil, describing
and expressing in general terms, the purport and character of the notice intended to be given; that the "City of Rohnert Park, Summary
of notice #966" of which the annexed is a printed copy, was published in said newspaper at least 2 consecutive time(s), commencing on
the 17 day of June, 2022 and ending on the a 17 day of June, 2022.
I HEREBY CERTIFY AND DECLARE UNDER THE PENALTY OF perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
EXECUTED this 17 day of June, 2022 at Rohnert Park, California
Sign SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE N0. 966
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK,
CALIFORNIA ADDING CHAPTER 8.06 (PROHIBITIONS ON THE USE AND
SALE OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING POLYSTYRENE AND REQUIREMENTS
RELATING TO THE USE OF COMPOSTABLE OR RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS]
Claudia Smith u Chief Clerk TO THE ROHNERT PARK MUNICIPAL CODE
Pursuant to section 36933(c) of the Government Code, the following constitutes a
summary of the ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park introduced on
May 24, 2022, and adopted on June 14. 2022, at a regular meeting held In tha Cfty Counell
0hambers.130 Avram Avenue. Rohnert Park, California.
Ordinance No. 966 enacts a new Chapter 6.06 to the municipal code, which wet
Sulate and prohibli the sale and use of products containing polystyrene foam (tx
rpanded and oxtruded foams made from thermoplastics) as well as products contain
PAS (a class of fluorinated organic compounds). The Ordinance prohibits food vendr
om giving customers disposable food service ware containing polystyrene foam
FAS, prohihils the use of such dIrk posablefood service ware In cityfacilities, prohib
s purchase by City departments, and prohibits Its use by any City contractors and lai
?o. Instead, the Ordinance would require all food vendors to use a compostable or
fclable food service ware. Food vendors would be required to provide straws, lit
itlery, and to -go condiment packages only on customer request. The Ordinance r
enrages. but does not require, that food vendors impose an optional takeout centah
e to encourage use of reusable containers by customers. The Ordinance would al
rot Wit the sate of coolers, ice chests, pool and beach toys, and packing peanuts a
milar packaging materials made out of polystyrene foam, subject to some excaplio
�r such products that completely encase the foam in a durabis material. Food prapar
id packaged outs Ida the City, as wail as packaging for meat and fish, Is exempt fn
a regulations. created by the Drell nonee. Additionally, food service providers may sE
one-year exemption from the regulations due to undue hardship. Violations of tha n
atlons an acted by the Ordinance would be an Infraction pun €shable by fine as sot fo
Section 1.16110 of the Rohnert Park Man lc[pal Code.
A certified copy of the full text of Ordinance Is posted and available for review in
C€ty Clerk's Office at 130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California and online at http1h
ofrohnertpask.hostad.c Iviclivo.codcrly-ha 11fadm i nistratiordd ty_clerklnotices_and-S
Ilc_headngslpubllc_notices. This ordinance shall be In full force and effective thirty
days after Its adoption, and shall be published and posted as required by law.
Dated: June 15, 2022 Sylvia Lopez Cuevas,
City Clerk
City of Rohnert Park
Publish Date: June 17, 2022
The Community Voice �:,m
ORDINANCE NO. 966
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK,
CALIFORNIA ADDING CHAPTER 8.06 (PROHIBITIONS ON THE USE AND SALE
OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING POLYSTYRENE AND REQUIREMENTS RELATING
TO THE USE OF COMPOSTABLE OR RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS) TO THE
ROHNERT PARK MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS,public agencies have a duty to protect the natural environment,the economy,
and the health and safety of residents; and
WHEREAS, products made from expanded polystyrene foam are not compostable,
returnable or recyclable; and
WHEREAS, there is a prevalence of polystyrene foam debris littering parks and public
places, streets and roads,waterways, storm drains and beaches,which results in high financial and
environmental costs to residents, wildlife and natural resources; and
WHEREAS, perfluoroalkyl and polyflouroalkyl substances ("PFAS"), are synthetic
chemicals commonly used in disposable food service ware products to repel water and grease,
and oil, but are extremely persistent in the environment, leach into food, and can be taken up
from soil into food; and,
WHEREAS, eliminating the use of polystyrene foam, PFAS and other non-compostable
and non-recyclable single-use food service ware items will maximize the operating life of landfills,
lessen the economic and environmental costs of waste management for businesses and residents
of Sonoma County, and further protect the public health and safety of residents, the natural
environment, waterways and wildlife.
NOW THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. VALIDITY
The above recitals are hereby found to be true and correct.
SECTION 2. FINDINGS
The City Council finds:
A. That the proposed amendments to the Rohnert Park Municipal Code will contribute to the
public health, safety and welfare, by significantly lessening the use of polystyrene foam
and other non-compostable and non-recyclable items within the City;
B. That this ordinance is enacted pursuant to authority granted under Government Code
Section 37100 to pass ordinances not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of the State
or the United States;
C. That enforcement of city ordinances is an essential government function and necessary to
adequately protect the public health and safety. The proposed addition of Chapter 8.06 to
the Rohnert Park Municipal Code will promote the public health, safety, and welfare in a
manner consistent with applicable law.
SECTION 3. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
A. This ordinance is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California
Environmental Code of Regulations because it can be seen with certainty that there is no
possibility that this ordinance will have a significant negative effect on the environment;
B. This Ordinance is exempt from CEQA on the separate and independent ground that it is an
action of a regulatory agency (the City of Rohnert Park) for the protection of the
environment because it will strengthen the City's regulations regarding the distribution and
sale of polystyrene products; and
C. This Ordinance is categorically exempt from the requirements of CEQA under Section
15308 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations as an action by a regulatory agency
for the protection of the environment.
SECTION 4. CHAPTER 8.06, "PROHIBITIONS ON THE USE AND SALE OF PRODUCTS
CONTAINING POLYSTYRENE AND REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE USE OF
COMPOSTABLE OR RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS," IS HEREBY ADDED TO THE
ROHNERT PARK MUNICIPAL CODE AS FOLLOWS:
Chapter 8.06— PROHIBITIONS ON THE USE AND SALE OF
PRODUCTS CONTAINING POLYSTYRENE AND REQUIREMENTS
RELATING TO THE USE OF COMPOSTABLE OR RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS
8.06.010 Findings and intent.
The City finds and declares:
A. The City has a duty to protect the natural environment, our economy, and the health of its
citizens.
B. Products made from expanded polystyrene foam are not compostable, returnable or
recyclable. Polystyrene foam easily breaks up into smaller pieces and, because it is
lightweight, is carried by the wind even when it has been disposed of properly.
C. There is a prevalence of polystyrene foam debris littering our parks and public places,
streets and roads, waterways, storm drains and beaches. This litter exists at a financial cost
to residents and an environmental cost to our natural resources.
D. The City is situated near the Sonoma Coast and near waterways which drain to the marine
environment. Marine animals and birds often confuse polystyrene foam pieces as a food
source, which, when ingested, can impact the digestive tract, often leading to death.
E. Discarded polystyrene constitutes a portion of the City's waste stream. Laws, policies and
regulations pertaining to this material have become a vital component in efforts to reduce
the amount of disposed waste.
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F. It is not economically feasible to recycle most polystyrene in the city. Eliminating the use
of polystyrene foam and other noncompostable and nonrecyclable items will maximize the
operating life of our landfills and will lessen the economic and environmental costs of
waste management for businesses and citizens of Sonoma County.
G. According to the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
(CalRecycle), polystyrene's overall environmental impacts are the second highest of any
product, behind only aluminum.
H. Alternative products exist for almost all uses of polystyrene foam.
I. Restricting the use of polystyrene foam products will further protect the public health and
safety of the City's residents, the natural environment, waterways, and wildlife.
8.06.020 Definitions.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, whenever used in this chapter the following terms shall have
the meanings set forth below:
A. "City" means that area within the corporate limits of the city of Rohnert Park, California,
and all territory outside the city over which the city has jurisdiction by virtue of any
constitutional provisions, or any ordinance or law.
B. "City contractors and lessees"means any person or entity that has a contract with the City
for works or improvements to be performed; for a franchise, concession or lease of
property; for grant monies; or for goods and services or supplies to be purchased at the
expense of the City.
C. "City facilities" means any park, building, structure or vehicles owned or operated by the
City; its agents, agencies, departments and franchisees.
D. "Compostable" means products made entirely from natural plant fibers such as paper,
bamboo, wood, sugarcane, and wheat. These products must be accepted at the industrial or
municipal facilities that aerobically compost Sonoma County's food scraps and yard
debris. For the purposes of this ordinance, products that contain or are coated with plastic
polymers such as polylactic acid (PLA) or polyethylene (PE) are not compostable.
E. "Disposable food service ware" includes all containers, bowls, plates, trays, cartons, cups,
lids, straws, stirrers, forks, spoons, knives,napkins and other food ware items designed for
one-time use for prepared foods, including without limitation service ware for take-out
foods and/or leftovers from partially consumed meals prepared by food providers.The term
"disposable food service ware" does not include items composed entirely of aluminum, or
polystyrene foam coolers and ice chests that are wholly encapsulated or encased within a
more durable material so as to be reusable.
F. "Food provider" means any vendor, business, organization, entity, group or individual,
including retail food establishments, that offers food or beverages to the public and is
located in or provides food within the City.
G. "Person" means any natural person, firm, association, business or organization,
corporation, partnership, trust, estate, or any other legal entity recognized by law as the
subject of legal rights or duties.
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H. "PFAS" means a class of fluorinated organic compounds containing at least one fully
fluorinated carbon atom, also known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
I. "Polystyrene foam" means blown polystyrene and expanded and extruded foams made
from 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-blown
molding (extruded foam polystyrene). Polystyrene foam is generally used to make cups,
bowls, plates, trays, clamshell containers, meat trays and egg cartons.
J. "Prepared food" means food or beverages commercially prepared on the food provider's
premises or within the City, using any cooking or food preparation technique, whether
designed and intended to be consumed on or off-premises.
K. "Recyclable"means material that can be sorted,cleansed,and reconstituted using recycling
collection programs available in Sonoma County, for the purpose of using the altered
material in the manufacture of a new product. Recycling does not include burning,
incinerating, converting, or otherwise thermally destroying solid waste.
L. "Retail vendor"means any store or other business that sells goods or merchandise,whether
located within or operating within the City.
M. "Reusable" means materials that will be used more than once in its same form by the
customer, retail vendor or other reuse program. Reusable food service ware includes: food
and beverage containers, packages and trays, such as, but not limited to, soft drink bottles
and milk containers that are designed to be returned to the distributor or reused by the
customer and that are provided as take-out containers. Reusable also includes durable
containers, packages or trays used on-premises, returnable containers brought back to the
food vendor and those intended to be taken home by the consumer for reuse, including all
containers, bowls, plates, trays, cartons, cups, and other items that are designed for
prolonged use, including, but not limited to, durable plastic, ceramic, glass, porcelain, and
metal food service ware.
N. "Special event promoter" means an applicant for any special event permit issued by the
City, or any City employee(s) responsible for any organized special event in the City.
8.06.030 Prohibited food service ware and products.
A. Food providers shall not sell, hand out, give away, distribute or otherwise make available
for public or customer use any disposable food service ware that contains polystyrene foam
or PFAS.
B. City facilities, and any person renting a city facility, shall not provide disposable food
service ware that contains polystyrene foam or PFAS.
C. City departments may not purchase, acquire or use disposable food service ware that
contains polystyrene foam or PFAS.
D. City contractors and lessees may not use disposable food service ware that contains
polystyrene foam or PFAS.
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8.06.040 Prohibited retail sales.
No retail vendor or special event promoter shall sell,rent or otherwise provide any disposable food
service ware which is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam, except as exempted in
Section 8.06.080 of this Chapter. In addition, no retail vendor shall sell, rent or otherwise provide
the following items that if they are composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam:
A. Coolers, ice chests, or similar containers, except where permitted 8.06.080.F;
B. Pool or beach toys, except where permitted 8.06.080.F; and
C. Packing peanuts or other polystyrene packaging materials.
8.06.050 Nonfood packaging material.
It shall be a policy goal of the City to promote and encourage,on a voluntary basis,the elimination
of all polystyrene foam packaging. Business establishments located outside the City are
encouraged to eliminate use of any packaging that utilizes polystyrene foam, including both block
polystyrene foam or packing peanuts; and to eliminate the purchase, use, distribution or sale, for
home or personal use, any packaging which utilizes polystyrene foam.
8.06.060 Required compostable or recyclable disposable food service ware.
A. All food providers utilizing any disposable food service ware shall use a compostable or
recyclable product that is accepted at local recycling facilities.
B. All City facilities and departments using any disposable food service ware shall use
compostable or recyclable disposable food service ware.
C. City contractors and lessees using any disposable food service ware shall use compostable
or recyclable disposable food service ware in City facilities while performing under a City
contract or lease.
D. All food providers shall only provide straws, lids, cutlery, and to-go condiment packages
upon request of customers.
E. All food providers are encouraged to provide$0.25 credit for customers bringing their own
reusable containers for to-go items.
F. All food providers are encouraged to charge a 'take out fee' of$0.25 for disposable cups,
lids, straws, and/or utensils. This fee is intended to offset the potential cost difference of
compostable or recyclable food service ware.
8.06.070 Implementation—City contracts and leases.
The City Manager or their designee is authorized to promulgate regulations, guidelines and forms
and to take any and all other actions reasonable and necessary to enforce this chapter.
8.06.080 Exemptions.
A. The City Manager or their designee may exempt a food provider, retail vendor or special
event promoter from the requirements of this chapter for a one (1) year period upon
showing that this chapter would create an undue hardship or practical difficulty not
generally applicable to other persons in similar circumstances. The City Manager or their
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designee shall put the decision to grant or deny a waiver in writing. Such decision shall be
final.
B. A food provider, retail vendor or special event promoter granted an exemption must
reapply prior to the end of the one-year exemption period and demonstrate continued undue
hardship, if it wishes to have the exemption extended. Extensions may only be granted for
intervals not to exceed one year
C. 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 their designee may require the applicant to
provide additional information to determine facts regarding the exemption application.
D. The City Manager or their designee may approve the exemption application, in whole or
in part, with or without conditions.
E. Foods prepared and packaged outside the City and sold inside the City are exempt from
the provisions of this chapter. This exemption shall not apply to food trucks, or food
providers operating in City facilities, pursuant to City contracts, or as a special event
promoter in the City. Purveyors of food prepared and packaged outside the City are
encouraged to follow the provisions of this chapter.
F. Notwithstanding the prohibition on retail sales of products containing polystyrene foam or
PFAS, products in which polystyrene foam is included for insulating or flotation purposes
and is completely encased in more durable material are exempt from the provisions of this
chapter. Examples include reusable coolers, reusable ice chests, and similar reusable
containers completely encased in more durable material;life preservers;personal floatation
devices such as life jackets; and durable coolers not principally composed of polystyrene.
G. Packaging for meat and fish is exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
8.06.090 Enforcement.
The City Manager, or their designee, shall have primary responsibility for enforcement of this
chapter and shall have authority to issue citations for violation of this chapter. The City Manager,
or their designee, is authorized to establish regulations or administrative procedures to obtain
compliance with this chapter,including,but not limited to,inspecting any retail vendor's or special
event's premises, in accordance with applicable law, to verify compliance.
8.06.100 Violations.
A. Any violation of this chapter shall be deemed an infraction and subject to section 1.16.010
of this code.
B. It shall be deemed a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having
charge or possession of any retail establishment in the City to allow a violation of this
chapter. Any violation may be abated by the City through civil proceedings by means of a
restraining order,preliminary or permanent injunction, or in any other manner provided by
law for the abatement of such nuisances, and each person violating a requirement under
this chapter shall be subject to all enforcement procedures available to the city, including
the institution of administration remedies under chapter 1.24 or chapter 1.25. Any person
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who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be responsible for the City's
attorney fees associated with the abatement.
C. The penalties set forth in this chapter are cumulative and in addition to all other remedies,
violations and penalties set forth in the Rohnert Park Municipal Code, state law or federal
law.
8.06.110 No conflict with Federal or State law.
Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted or applied so as to create any requirement, power or
duty in conflict with any Federal or State law.
SECTION 4. ACTIONS TO EFFECTUATE AND CODIFICATION
The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to take other actions on behalf of City, which
are not expressly and specifically reserved for the City Council, to implement and effectuate this
ordinance. The City Clerk is directed to codify this ordinance in a manner which best reflects the
legislative intent of the City Council in enacting this ordinance. The City Clerk is directed to
resolve any numbering conflicts accordingly.
SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY
Should any section,subsection,paragraph,sentence,clause,or phrase of this ordinance be declared
unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall be in full force and effective no less than 30 days after its adoption, and shall
be published or posted as required by law.
SECTION 7. PUBLICATION
The City Clerk is directed to cause this ordinance to be published in the manner required by law.
This ordinance was introduced by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park on May 24, 2022
and DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 14th day of June, 2022 by the following vote:
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