As used in this chapter:
A. CITY. The City of Pinole.
B. CITY DEPARTMENT. Any governmental subdivision of the City.
C. CITY FACILITY. Any building, structure, vehicle, land or park owned and operated by the City.
D. CITY FACILITY USER. Any person, society, association, organization or special events promoter who requires a permit to use a City facility or a permit or contract to use a plaza, sidewalk, or roadway.
E. CITY MANAGER. The City Manager of the City of Pinole or City Manager's designee.
F. CITY-SPONSORED EVENT. Any activity that is organized by the City, and any private activity whose organizers voluntarily request and receive from the City any endorsement, financial assistance, or similar recognition that is unrelated to any requirements for such an event under applicable law.
G. DISPOSABLE FOOD WARE. Single-use, disposable products used for serving or transporting prepared food, including but not limited to plates, bowls, trays, wrappers or wrapping, platters, cartons, hinged or lidded containers, cups or drink ware, or any other container designed for one-time use for prepared foods. This definition does not include single-use straws, drink lids or utensils, nor does it include disposable packaging for unprepared foods.
H. ESTABLISHMENT. A place of business of a food provider or other person subject to the requirements of this Chapter.
I. FOOD PROVIDER. Any establishment located within the City, or any establishment that sells or otherwise provides prepared food or beverages within the City for public consumption on or off its premises and includes, but is not limited to, any store, shop, sales outlet, restaurant, bar, pub, coffee shop, cafeteria, caterer, convenience store, liquor store, grocery store, supermarket, delicatessen, food market, mobile food preparation truck or vehicle, roadside stand, or any other person who provides prepared food. Food provider also includes any organization, group or other person that regularly provides prepared food to its members or the general public as a part of its activities or services.
J. PERSON. Any person, business, corporation, or event organizer or promoter; public, nonprofit or private entity, agency or institution; or partnership, association or other organization or group, however organized.
K. POLYSTYRENE. A thermoplastic petrochemical material utilizing the styrene monomer, including but not limited to polystyrene foam or expanded polystyrene, (sometimes incorrectly called Styrofoam™, a Dow Chemical Co. trademarked form of expanded polystyrene foam insulation) processed by any number of techniques, including but not limited to fusion of polymer spheres (expandable bead polystyrene), injection molding, foam molding, or extrusion-blow molding (extruded foam polystyrene), and clear or solid polystyrene (oriented polystyrene). The recycle code for polystyrene is "6" or "PS," either alone or in combination with other letters. This definition applies to all polystyrene-based food ware and other products, regardless of whether it exhibits a recycle code. Expanded polystyrene (EPS) is generally used to make such items as cups, bowls, plates, trays, clamshell containers, meat trays and egg cartons.
L. POLYSTYRENE COOLER. Any cooler or ice chest made of polystyrene foam, where such foam is not fully encased in another material by its original manufacturer.
M. POLYSTYRENE-BASED DISPOSABLE FOOD WARE. Disposable food ware that contains or utilizes polystyrene.
N. PREPARED FOOD. Any food or beverage ready to consume without any further food preparation, alteration or repackaging, other than heating. Prepared food does not include
(1) uncooked or raw meat, fish, poultry, or eggs unless provided for consumption without further food preparation; or (2) prepackaged food that is delivered to the food provider wholly encased, contained or packaged in a container or wrapper, and sold or otherwise provided by the food provider in the same container or packaging.
(Ord. 2018-01 § 2 (part), 2018)