HomeMy WebLinkAbout2403ORDINANCE NO. 2403
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ARTICLE V, CHAPTER 6 OF THE ARCADIA
MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY HEAL TH CODE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Arcadia utilizes the Los Angeles County
Public Health Code as the "Health Code" for the City of Arcadia; and
WHEREAS, on April 5, 2011, the City Council adopted by reference, the Los
Angeles County Public Health Code, as approved by the Board of Supervisors through
October 19, 2010, together with such amendments thereafter as may be enacted by the
County, such that it is made a part of the Arcadia Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Health Department seeks to execute a new
contract for the provision of public health services to local jurisdictions that have opted
into this service and adopted, in whole or in part, the Los Angeles County Public Health
Code;and
WHEREAS, the last contract for the provision of public health services between
the City of Arcadia and the Los Angeles County Health Department was executed in 1964,
and is in need of modernization; and
WHEREAS, as part of the contract modernization process, the City Council seeks
to reaffirm its selection of the Los Angeles County Health Department to provide public
health services in the City of Arcadia by readopting Article V, Chapter 6 of the Arcadia
Municipal Code.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. Section 5600 of Article V, Chapter 6 of the Arcadia Municipal Code
is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"Section 5600. THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY HEAL TH CODE. ADOPTION. The
Health Code of the County of Los Angeles, as approved by the Board of Supervisors
through September 10, 2024, and codified as Division 1 of Title 11 of the Los Angeles
County Code, together with such amendments thereafter as may hereafter be enacted by
the County, is hereby adopted and by this reference made a part of the Arcadia Municipal
Code with the same force and effect as though fully set forth herein. A copy of said "Health
Code" is on file and open to inspection in the Office of the City Clerk. Where, in any
specific case, there is a difference between the City of Arcadia Municipal Code and the
Los Angeles County Health Code, the most restrictive shall govern. When there is a
conflict between a general requirement and a specific requirement, the specific
requirement shall be applicable. In the event that there is an inconsistency or conflict
between any provision of the County Health Code and any other provision of the Arcadia
Municipal Code, then such other conflicting provision of the Arcadia Municipal Code shall
have precedence."
SECTION 2. Section 5601.2 of Article V, Chapter 6 of the Arcadia Municipal Code
is amended to read as follows: "Section 5601.2 SAME. SAME. Whenever the term
"County" or "County of Los Angeles" or any abbreviation thereof in said Health Code
refers to a person engaged in or charged with the enforcement of any provision of the
said Health Code, it shall be interpreted and deemed to mean the "Health Officer" or the
"Director" of public health of the county of Los Angeles."
SECTION 3. Section 5601.3 of Article V, Chapter 6 of the Arcadia Municipal Code
is amended to read as follows: "Section 5601.3 SAME. SAME. Whenever the term "Health
Officer", "Officer", or "Director" appears in said Health Code, it shall be interpreted and
deemed to mean the "City Health Officer" or "City Health Director." Throughout the term
of any contract between the City and another public agency for the enforcement of the
provisions of this Chapter by such other public agency, the term shall mean the Health
Officer or the Health Director of such other public agency."
SECTION 4. Section 5601.5 of Article V, Chapter 6 of the Arcadia Municipal Code
is amended to read as follows: "Section 5601.5 SAME. SAME. The provisions of Chapter
11.38 of said Health Code shall not apply to the City of Arcadia or any of its departments
or agencies."
SECTION 5. Section 5602.1 of Article V, Chapter 6 of the Arcadia Municipal Code
is amended to read as follows: "Section 5602.1 SAME. ADDITION. A new Section
11.32.010.1 is hereby added to the Health Code to read as follows:
Sec. 11.32.010.1. SAME. PUBLIC USE OF PRIVATE POOLS. This Chapter
shall likewise apply to all private pools designed for use by, available for use to, or used
by the occupants of five (5) or more dwelling units."
SECTION 6. Section 5602.6 of Article V, Chapter 6 of the Arcadia Municipal Code
is amended to read as follows: "Section 5602.6 SAME. ADDITIONS. New Sections
11.16.070.1, 11.16.070.2, 11.16.070.2.1, 11.16.070.2.2, 11.16.070.2.3, 11.16.070.2.4
and 11.16.070.3 are hereby added to the Health Code, the same to read respectively as
follows:
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Sec. 11.16.070.1. DISPOSAL OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES. No person shall
dispose of, leave or discard, outside of the portion of a building in his possession, any
container, bottle, syringe, hypodermic needle, hypodermic syringe, needle designed for
or used in the dispensing, giving or injecting of medicine, drugs as defined by Section
4403 of the Business and Professions Code, or poisons as defined by Section 4160 of
the Business and Professions Code, or any bandage, dressing or gauze that has been
used in the treating or caring for an infectious disease. Medicine as used in this Section
shall include drugs intended for use in the diagnosis, care, mitigation, treatment or
prevention of disease, disorders, sickness or ailment in human beings or animals.
Sec. 11.16.070.2. SAME. METHODS. Items described in the preceding Section
shall be disposed of in the manner prescribed in the following subsections.
Sec. 11.16.070.2.1. SAME. SAME. LIQUID AND SOFT WASTES. All fluid and
soft material wastes, soiled paper tissue and other similar materials which can be properly
disposed of through the sanitary sewer system, shall be disposed of in such manner.
Sec. 11.16.070.2.2. SAME. SAME. SOLID CONTAINERS. All containers,
bottles, and other solid materials which contain or have contained medicines or drugs of
any type shall be placed in waste containers enclosed or sealed by a solid lid or door
securely fastened by a padlock or similar locking device, or in enclosed covered trash
containers placed within an enclosed, roofed trash enclosure, the only entry to which shall
be by means of a door securely fastened by a padlock or similar locking device. Every
such padlock or locking device shall be under the exclusive control of the person placing
materials therein, and shall remain locked at all times except during the time of placing
materials therein or collecting materials therefrom by a person authorized so to do.
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Sec. 11.16.070.2.3. SAME. SAME. USED OR CONTAMINATED ITEMS. Used
or contaminated bandages, dressings, gauze, tongue depressors and similar items shall
be securely wrapped and placed in heavy waxed paper or plastic bags which shall be
securely closed by tying or stapling and which shall then be placed in metal trash cans
which have overlapping, fly-tight lids. Such lids shall be kept in place at all times except
while the trash cans are being filled or emptied by a person authorized so to do.
Sec. 11.16.070.2.4. SAME. SAME. SYRINGES AND NEEDLES. Syringes,
needles, hypodermic syringes and needles and similar soft plastic items shall be disposed
of in the manner provided by Section 11.16.070.2.2, or may be disposed of in the manner
provided by Section 11.16.070.2.3 if the contents first be entirely removed therefrom, the
needles broken, and the syringe or container be so broken or cut up by an approved
method as to render the same unusable for any purpose whatsoever.
Sec. 11.16.070.3. SAME. OTHER REGULATIONS. If any requirements of
Section 11.16.070.2 and the subsections thereof conflict with any applicable State or
County law, regulation or administrative practice, the more stringent law or regulation
shall apply."
SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall
cause a copy of same to be posted per Resolution No. 7483 and within fifteen (15) days
after its adoption. This Ordinance shall take effect on the thirty-first (31 st) day after its
adoption.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, LINDA RODRIGUEZ, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2403 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 1st day of April, 2025 and that said Ordinance was adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Cheng, Fu, Wang, Kwan, and Cao
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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