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Ordinance amending Chapter 8.27 "Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction" of Title 8 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code relating to organic waste disposal and related regulations pursuant to Senate Bill 1383.
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WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco, California ("City") is a municipality, duly organized under the constitution and laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, in September 2016, Senate Bill 1383 ("SB 1383") established statewide methane emissions reduction targets in an effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants in various sectors of California's economy; and
WHEREAS, SB 1383 includes statewide goals to reduce the disposal of organic waste (food scraps, yard debris, paper products, etc.) and recover edible food for human consumption; and
WHEREAS, to meet the SB 1383 regulations, jurisdictions throughout the State are required to adopt an ordinance or other similarly enforceable mechanism by January 1, 2022; and
WHEREAS, on November 10, 2021, the South San Francisco City Council adopted Chapter 8.27 "Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction" to Title 8 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code, along with other conforming changes to Title 8, to implement SB 1383 requirements including mandating that organic waste generators, haulers, and other entitles subject to the requirements of SB 1383 regulations and subject to the City of South San Francisco's authority, comply with SB 1383 regulatory requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City now desires to further amend certain requirements under Chapter 8.27 pertaining to waste collection and other related regulations for single-family, multi-family, and commercial business waste generators in order to better tailor to the solid waste services, settings, and operations implemented in South San Francisco with regards to these customers; and
WHEREAS, through adoption of this ordinance, the City Council continues to implemen...
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