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SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL CODE
PREFACE
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 (Reserved)
Title 5 BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Title 6 ANIMALS
Title 7 (Reserved)
Title 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 8.04 PUBLIC HEALTH CODE
Chapter 8.08 REFUSE REGULATIONS*
Chapter 8.10 SOLID WASTE
Chapter 8.11 ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL REDUCTION
Chapter 8.12 NUISANCES*
Chapter 8.13 ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS
CHAPTER 8.14 SINGLE-USE FOODWARE ACCESSORIES AND STANDARD CONDIMENTS
Chapter 8.16 INSTITUTIONS
8.16.010 Definitions.
8.16.020 License--Required.
8.16.030 Inspection--Authority.
8.16.040 Inspection--Opening required.
8.16.050 Permit--Required.
8.16.060 Permit--Application contents.
8.16.070 Permit--Investigation fee.
8.16.080 Permit--Application investigation.
8.16.090 Permit--Granting.
8.16.100 Permit--Term--Renewal.
8.16.110 Permit--Suspension and revocation.
8.16.120 General sanitary regulations.
8.16.130 Toilets for kitchen workers.
8.16.140 Diseased kitchen workers prohibited.
8.16.150 Drugs and poisons prohibited in kitchens.
8.16.160 Garbage disposal.
8.16.170 Employees' quarters.
8.16.180 Milk supply.
8.16.190 Emergency lighting.
8.16.200 Classrooms.
8.16.210 Toilet facilities--Homes for the aged and mental institutions.
8.16.220 Toilet facilities--Private boarding schools and children's boarding homes.
8.16.230 Toilet facilities--Private boarding schools and private day schools.
8.16.240 Toilet facilities--Day nurseries and day nursery schools.
8.16.250 Sleeping quarters--Homes for aged and mental institutions.
8.16.260 Sleeping quarters - Private boarding schools and children's boarding homes.
8.16.270 Sleeping quarters - Private day schools, day nurseries, day nursery schools, and children's boarding homes.
8.16.280 Isolation rooms.
8.16.290 Registries.
8.16.300 Prevention of communicable diseases.
8.16.310 Physician's statement required following certain illnesses.
8.16.320 Daily health inspections.
8.16.330 Play yards and play equipment.
8.16.340 Patients' utensils - Homes for the aged and mental institutions.
8.16.350 Variances.
8.16.360 Penalty for violations.
Chapter 8.20 WEED ABATEMENT
Chapter 8.24 RAT AND VERMIN CONTROL
Chapter 8.25 VECTOR CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT
Chapter 8.28 AIR POLLUTION
Chapter 8.29 MOBILE SOURCE AIR POLLUTION REDUCTION
Chapter 8.32 EXCAVATIONS AND ABANDONED BOXES
Chapter 8.40 RESIDENCE INSPECTION PROGRAM
Chapter 8.42 UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS
Chapter 8.44 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE PLANS
Chapter 8.46 HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTROL
Chapter 8.48 SECURITY ALARM SYSTEMS
Chapter 8.52 ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBITION OF SMOKING WITHIN PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT
Chapter 8.54 ABANDONED SHOPPING CARTS
Chapter 8.56 LOS ANGELES COUNTY BODY ART REGULATIONS
Chapter 8.58 VACANT PROPERTIES AND BOARDING REGULATIONS
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 11 (Reserved)
Title 12 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Title 13 PUBLIC UTILITIES
Title 14 (Reserved)
Title 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Title 16 OIL AND GAS CODE*
Title 17 TRAILER PARKS
Title 18 SUBDIVISIONS*
Title 19 (Reserved)
Title 20 ZONING
Title 21 PUBLIC DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS AND IMPROVEMENT FEES TO BE PAID BY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES
PRIOR CODE CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
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8.16.070   Permit--Investigation fee.
   Every application for a permit, as required by Section 8.16.050, or for any renewal thereof, shall be accompanied by the following application fee, which shall not be returnable to the applicant:
   A.   Where there are accommodations for from one to ten children or aged or mentally ill persons, ten dollars;
   B.   Where there are accommodations for from eleven to twenty-five children or aged or mentally ill persons, twenty dollars;
   C.   Where there are accommodations for from twenty-six to fifty children, aged or mentally ill persons, forty dollars;
   D.   Where there are accommodations for from fifty-one to one hundred children or aged or mentally ill persons, seventy-five dollars;
   E.   Where there are accommodations for more than one hundred children or aged or mentally ill persons, one hundred dollars.
(Prior code § 6.08.120 (Ord. 349 § 6, 1951))
8.16.080   Permit--Application investigation.
   Upon receipt of such application forms the health officer, the fire chief, and the building inspector shall inspect the premises and investigate the facts stated in the application and, within fifteen days after receipt of application forms, shall return them to the building inspector together with their report and recommendation as to whether the permit should be granted or denied.
(Prior code § 6.08.130 (Ord. 543 (part), 1963: Ord. 349 § 7, 1951))
8.16.090   Permit--Granting.
   A.   The building inspector shall thereupon transmit the application forms, together with the reports and recommendations to the city council for hearing and, at least five days before the hearing, shall notify the applicant that the city council will consider the application and the reports and recommendations at a hearing, and of the date of such hearing.
   B.   If the city council is satisfied that the proposed home for the aged, mental institution, private day school, day nursery, day nursery school, private boarding school, or children's boarding home conforms to all existing laws and welfare, it may grant the permit, subject to such conditions and restrictions, including the number of accumulations permitted, as it shall deem proper. Otherwise, the permit shall be denied.
(Prior code § 6.08.140 (Ord. 543 (part), 1963: Ord. 349 § 8, 1951))
8.16.100   Permit--Term--Renewal.
   A.   Every permit issued under this chapter shall expire the following December 31st, and application for renewal thereof shall be filed thirty days prior thereto upon forms to be furnished by the city building inspector, accompanied by the investigation fee provided in Section 8.16.070. If the application for renewal is not so filed, the permit shall terminate.
   B.   The procedure to be followed in such renewal shall be the same as that provided in Sections 8.16.060 through 8.16.080 for the granting of the original permit.
(Prior code § 6.08.150 (Ord. 543 (part), 1963: Ord. 349 § 9, 1951))
8.16.110   Permit--Suspension and revocation.
   Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create any vested right in any person to the assignment, renewal, reissuance or continuance of any permit, and such right shall be and remain at all times vested in the city council, and the city council may, as provided in this chapter, suspend or revoke any permit for fraud or misrepresentation in its procurement, or for a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or of any other ordinance of this city or any state or federal statute, or any other act committed or permitted on the premises of the permittee by his, their or its officers, agents, or employees or guests or patrons tending to render such premises a common nuisance or a menace to the health, peace, morals or general welfare of the public, or whenever in the judgment of the city council the public interest demands such revocation of suspension.
(Prior code § 6.08.490 (Ord. 349 § 35, 1951))
8.16.120   General sanitary regulations.
   The following general regulations shall apply to the establishments regulated by this chapter, and it is unlawful to conduct, operate, or maintain any establishment which does not comply with this section:
   A.   Sanitation of Rooms. All walls, floors, ceilings, woodwork, curtains, and furnishings shall be maintained in a good, clean, sanitary condition free from the accumulation of dirt and filth, and every room shall be provided with adequate ventilation, lighting, and heat.
   B.   Protection from Heaters. A barrier or other protection shall be placed around each space heater, heating stove, and fireplace. All gas-fired heaters must be connected to a supply line with a continuous rigid metal pipe. All gas, oil, or open-flame heaters or appliances shall be constructed so as to vent all fumes to the outside of the building in which they are located.
   C.   Screens. All windows and doors shall be screened and maintained in good condition so as to exclude flies and other insects.
   D.   Linen and Bedding. There shall be maintained an adequate amount of bedding, linen, and hand and bath towels in good, clean condition, and each bed shall be supplied with good springs and a clean, comfortable mattress. All beds and mattresses shall be kept in a sanitary condition and shall be thoroughly cleaned before being used by another person.
   E.   Kitchen and Food. Every kitchen shall be conducted with strict regard to cleanliness affecting the purity and wholesomeness of the food therein prepared, served, kept, handled or stored, and the floor, sidewalls, ceilings, trim, fixtures, receptacles, utensils, sinks, drainboards, implements, dishes, storerooms, and machinery in every kitchen or place where food is prepared, served, kept, handled or stored shall be maintained in good repair and in a sanitary condition. The floors, walls, and ceilings of every kitchen shall be as required by the city building code for new structures for that type of occupancy.
   F.   Refrigerators. All refrigerators and ice chests shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and in good repair at all times. Refrigeration for all perishable food shall be constantly maintained at fifty degrees Fahrenheit or lower, and refrigeration shall be of a capacity sufficient to eliminate congestion of food stored. Each refrigerator shall be supplied with a reliable thermometer.
   G.   Sinks and Rinse Water. Kitchens shall be provided with not less than one two-compartment sink, one compartment to contain wash water and the other compartment to contain rinse water. The rinse water compartment shall be supplied with a gas burner or other device thereunder so that the rinse water will be maintained at a temperature of not less than one hundred seventy degrees Fahrenheit while in use, so as to properly sanitize dishes and utensils used for the preparation or serving of food. An adequate amount of soap or other detergent shall be used in the wash water to thoroughly clean all utensils.
   In lieu of a two-compartment sink, a mechanical dishwasher or its equivalent may be installed, but shall be connected to a hot water supply that will maintain to the fixture a temperature of not less than one hundred seventy degrees Fahrenheit for the rinse water.
   The provisions of this section relative to two-compartment sinks or mechanical dishwashers shall not apply to any home for the aged, mental institution, private boarding school or children's boarding home regulated by this chapter with seven or less children or mentally ill or aged persons where disposable service is used. The provisions of this section relative to two-compartment sinks or mechanical dishwashers shall not apply to any private day school or day nursery where one meal is served, where thirty or less children are enrolled, and where disposable service is used.
   H.   Toilets -- Sanitation and Lighting. All toilet rooms, lavatories, baths, and showers shall be maintained free from all accumulation of dirt, filth or corrosion. All water closet rooms shall be adequately lighted and ventilated to outside air.
(Prior code §§ 6.08.160 -- 6.08.240 (Ord. 349 § 10, 1951))
8.16.130   Toilets for kitchen workers.
   Every kitchen shall have a convenient toilet and lavatory in connection therewith, but separate and apart therefrom, which shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. All operators, employees, and all persons who handle food, before beginning work shall put on clean garments, and immediately after visiting a toilet shall wash their hands and arms thoroughly with soap and water.
(Prior code § 6.08.260 (Ord. 349 § 12, 1951))
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