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Ordinance amending Chapters 8.72 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code to prohibit the retail sale of polystyrene.
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WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the City Council approved an ordinance adding Chapter 8.72 to the South San Francisco Municipal Code Title 8 regulating the use of disposable food service ware by food facilities; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 8.60 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code prohibits the use of certain disposable food service ware, including the prohibition of food vendors from dispensing prepared food to customers in disposable food service ware made from polystyrene; and
WHEREAS, all city facilities, city sponsored events, and city permitted events are also prohibited from using disposable foodservice ware made from polystyrene. City franchises, contractors, and vendors doing business with the city are prohibited from using polystyrene in city facilities or on city projects within the city; and
WHEREAS, while city facilities and food vendors, including restaurants, are prohibited from using polystyrene, the retail sale of polystyrene is allowed; and
WHEREAS, businesses within the City were notified of this upcoming ban on July 12, 2024 via letter; and
WHEREAS, introduction and adoption of this ordinance is not subject to review under CEQA, pursuant to the general exemption that CEQA only applies to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. (CEQA Guidelines, ? 15061(b)(3)). A "significant effect on the environment" means a substantial, or potentially substantial, adverse change in any of the physical conditions within the area affected by the project. (CEQA Guidelines, ? 15382).
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS.
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