(A) The city manager, or his/her designee, shall have primary responsibility for enforcement of this article and shall have authority to issue citation for violation of any provision of the article. The city manager, or his/her designee, may establish regulations or administrative procedures and take any actions reasonable and necessary to further the purposes of this article or to obtain compliance with this article, including, without limitation, performing an inspection of a retail establishment’s premises to verify compliance with this article.
(B) Notwithstanding the most current schedule of fines adopted by city council resolution, the fines for a violation of this article are as follows: the first and second violations of this article shall result in a notice of violation, and any subsequent violation shall constitute an infraction punishable by a fine of $25 for each day in violation, but not to exceed $300 annually.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any food facility to fail to comply with this article. Each violation of this article shall constitute a separate offense.
(D) Any violation of this article shall be subject to a fine in accordance with the administrative procedures set forth in Article III of Chapter 7 of this code.
(E) The remedies and penalties provided in this article are cumulative and not exclusive and nothing in this article shall preclude the city from pursuing any other administrative, civil, or criminal enforcement remedies available under the law and/or the city code.
(F) Enforcement of violations involving single-use plastic foodware will begin on January 1, 2025.
(Ord. No. 3017, 3033)