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CHAPTER 16: HEALTH AND SANITATION
   Article
      I.   IN GENERAL
      II.   DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
      III.   RESERVED
      IV.   FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
      V—VIII.   RESERVED
      IX.   RESERVED
      X.   RESERVED
      XI.   RESERVED
      XII.   NUISANCES
      XIII.   OUTDOORS PUBLIC GATHERINGS
      XIV.   MISCELLANEOUS PERMITS
      XV.   RATPROOFING OF BUSINESS BUILDINGS
      XVI.   VITAL STATISTICS
      XVII.   DAY CARE CENTERS
      XVIII.   PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS
      XIX.   RECREATIONAL AQUATIC SPRAY GROUNDS
Charter reference:
   Authority of city to define, prohibit, abate, suppress and prevent all things detrimental to the health of the inhabitants of the city, see Ch. II, § 1
   Authority of city to make and enforce local police, health and sanitary regulations, see Ch. II, § 1
Cross-reference:
   Alcoholic beverages, see Ch. 4
   Ambulances/emergency medical services, see Ch. 5
   Animals and fowl, see Ch. 6
   Buildings and building regulations, see Ch. 7
   Emergency reporting equipment and procedures, see Ch. 12
   Fire prevention and protection, see Ch. 13
   Gas, see Ch. 15
   Nuisances, see App. B, §§ 11A-17 et seq.
   Plumbing, see Ch. 26
   Smoking, see Ch. 29.5
   Transportation of hazardous materials, see § 22-116
   Water and sewers, see Ch. 35
   Water safety, see §§ 18-36 et seq.
   Weeds and brush, see App. B, §§ 11A-8 et seq.
Statutory reference:
   Local public health reorganization act, see V.A.C.S. Article 4436b
Section
Article I: In General
   16-1   Manufacturing establishments, requirements as to toilet facilities, safety devices, etc.
   16-2   Persons operating water supplies to furnish annual list of customers
   16-3   Collections of offensive substances within two hundred feet of wells
   16-4   Raw milk
   16-5—16-10   Reserved
   16-11   Samples of water
   16-12   Duty of police as to enforcement of chapter
   16-13   Public health service fees
   16-14   Applicability of service fees
   16-15   Penalty
   16-16—16-30   Reserved
Article II: Department of Public Health
   16-31   Established; supervision
   16-32   Director; qualifications; duties generally
   16-33   Selection of members of the department
   16-34   Powers and duties of officers generally
   16-35   Expenditure of money for public health programs through donations, grants or contracts
   16-36   Fees
   16-37—16-50   Reserved
Article III: Reserved
   16-51—16-100   Reserved
Article IV: Food Establishments
Division 1: General Provisions
   16-101   Definitions
   16-102   Purpose
   16-103   Administration
   16-104   Inspections
   16-105   Risk analysis
   16-106—16-110   Reserved
Division 2: Permits and Plans Review
   16-111   Food establishment permits—General requirements
   16-112   Classification of permits
   16-113   Permit denial, suspension and revocation
   16-114   Submission and review of plans
   16-115   Fees
   16-116   Prepermit requests for services
   16-117—16-120   Reserved
Division 3: Regulation of Sanitation
   16-121   State laws and regulations adopted
   16-122   Equipment and sanitary facilities
   16-123   Meat, poultry and fish
   16-124   Miscellaneous food protection requirements
   16-125   Roadside vending
   16-126—16-130   Reserved
Division 4: Requirements for Certain Establishments
   16-131   Mobile food units
   16-132   Reserved
   16-133   Catering services
   16-134   Bed and breakfast homes
   16-135   Farmers markets
   16-136—16-139   Reserved
Division 5: Food Managers and Food Handlers
   16-140   Food manager certification
   16-141   Food handler certification
   16-142   Fees
   16-143—16-145   Reserved
Division 6: Enforcement
   16-146   Enforcement options
   16-147   Criminal citation
   16-148   Emergency closure of a food establishment
   16-149   Reconsideration
   16-150   Hearings
   16-151   Nuisance
   16-152   Nuisance abatement
   16-153   Judicial remedies and penalties
   16-154—16-170   Reserved
Division 7: Pushcarts
Subdivision I: General Requirements for All Pushcarts
   16-171   Generally
   16-172   Permit requirements for all pushcarts
   16-173   Pushcart sanitation requirements
   16-174   Attention-getting devices
   16-175   Single service articles
   16-176   Commissary
   16-177   Servicing area
   16-178   Servicing operation
   16-179   Water system
   16-180   Waste retention
   16-181   Enforcement
   16-182   Appeal
Subdivision II: Requirements for Pushcarts that Operate Elsewhere Than in the Downtown Area
   16-183   Pushcart specifications
   16-184   Pushcart locations, hours, and products
   16-185   Flower pushcarts
Subdivision III: Special Requirements for Downtown Area Pushcarts
   16-186   Permits
   16-187   Downtown area hours of operation and location
   16-188   Slot permit fees
   16-189   Revocation of slot permit
   16-190—16-225   Reserved
Article IX: Reserved
   16-226—16-250   Reserved
Article X: Reserved
   16-251—16-265   Reserved
Article XI: Reserved
   16-266—16-280   Reserved
Article XII: Nuisances
   16-281—16-293   Reserved
   16-294   Depositing filth on public and private property
   16-295   Same—Duty of police
   16-296   Allowing slaughtered hogs, beeves, etc., to remain unclean
   16-297   Green or unsalted hides
   16-298   Rendering materials from dead animals
   16-299—16-307   Reserved
   16-308   Abatement—Ordering owner or occupant of premises to abate or remove
   16-309   Same—Failure of owner or occupant to obey orders, etc.; abatement by city; expense to be charged against owner and constitute lien
   16-310   Same—Statement of expenses to be forwarded to city attorney; collection
   16-311   Same—Right of owner to appear and show cause why order should not be complied with; extension of time
   16-312   Authority of director of public health in case of public epidemic
   16-313   Power of director of public health and his or her assistants to make arrests, administer oaths, enter premises, etc.
   16-314   Power of director of public health and assistants to require identification
   16-315—16-325   Reserved
Article XIII: Outdoors Public Gatherings
   16-326   Definition
   16-327   Toilet facilities
   16-328   Solid waste facilities
   16-329   Food sanitation
   16-330—16-345   Reserved
Article XIV: Miscellaneous Permits
   16-346   Definitions
   16-347   Permit required
   16-348   Application and issuance of permit
   16-349   Fees
   16-350   Submission and review of plans
   16-351   Criminal offense
   16-352   Prepermit request for service
   16-353—16-370   Reserved
Article XV: Ratproofing of Business Buildings
   16-371   Definitions
   16-372   New construction to be ratproofed
   16-373   Inspection of existing building; notice to ratproof
   16-374   Minimum requirements for rat stoppage
   16-375   Material and installation
   16-376   Protective coatings required
   16-377   Masonry or concrete exterior wall construction—Foundation and exterior wall openings
   16-378   Same—Doors
   16-379   Same—Windows and other openings
   16-380   Same—Pipes, wires and conduits
   16-381   Same—Light wells in sidewalks
   16-382   Wood frame exterior construction—When curtain walls required
   16-383   Same—Openings in ground floors
   16-384   Same—Wall openings, doors and windows
   16-385   Precautions against climbing or roof rat
   16-386   Construction of markets
   16-387   Business buildings
   16-388   Trapping
   16-389   Poisoning
   16-390   Accumulations of lumber, boxes, etc.
   16-391—16-405   Reserved
Article XVI: Vital Statistics
   16-406   City registrar of vital statistics designated
   16-407   Vital statistics fees
   16-408   Reserved
   16-409—16-419   Reserved
Article XVII: Day Care Centers
   16-420   Purpose
   16-421   Definitions
   16-422   Health department certificate of inspection; inspection and compliance
   16-423   Health department certificate of inspection application
   16-424   Health department certificate of inspection duration and renewal
   16-425   Conditions of a certificate of inspection
   16-426   Inspection fee
   16-427   Display of health department certificate of inspection
   16-428   Minimum requirements
   16-429   General facility design standards
   16-430   Interior design, activity areas
   16-431   Exterior premises
   16-432   Sanitation and hygiene standards for day care center personnel
   16-433   Food service requirements
   16-434   Animal care
   16-435   Child care worker certificate required
   16-436   Applicable building code permits
   16-437   Requirements for change of ownership of business
   16-438   Applicability of other city permits and certificates
   16-439   Enforcement
   16-440   Penalty for violations
   16-441—16-455   Reserved
Article XVIII: Public Swimming Pools and Spas
   16-456   Definitions
   16-457   Purpose
   16-458   Fees
   16-459   Swimming pool permit required
   16-460   Issuance of permit
   16-461   State standards adopted and applied
   16-462   Permit conditions
   16-463   Plans review; new and remodeled pools and spas
   16-464   Pre-operation inspection
   16-465   Nationally accredited or trained pool/spa operators
   16-466   Maintenance of pool/spa records
   16-467   Grounds for permit denial
   16-468   Grounds for suspension or revocation of permit
   16-469   Right of entry
   16-470   Inspection reports
   16-471   Closure order
   16-472   Hearings procedures
   16-473   Nuisance
   16-474   Penalties and enforcement
   16-475—16-499   Reserved
Article XIX: Recreational Aquatic Spray Grounds
   16-500   Purpose
   16-501   Definitions
   16-502   Permit required
   16-503   Technical standards
   16-504   Filing application for permit
   16-505   Fees
   16-506   Examination, water testing and maintenance of records
   16-507   Plans review
   16-508   Pre-operation inspection
   16-509   Right of entry
   16-510   Inspection reports
   16-511   Variance
   16-512   Waiver
   16-513   Issuance of permit
   16-514   Denial of permit
   16-515   Suspension or revocation of permit
   16-516   Closure order
   16-517   Hearings procedures
   16-518   Nuisance
   16-519   Penalties and enforcement