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Report regarding an Ordinance repealing and replacing Title 8, Chapter 8.20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code relating to illegal dumping and littering. (Sarah Henricks, Management Analyst II).
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council introduce an Ordinance repealing and replacing Chapter 8.20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code to prohibit both illegal dumping and littering on public and private property, and waive further reading.
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DISCUSSION
At its June 12, 2019 Special Meeting, the City Council received a proposed ordinance repealing and replacing Chapter 8.20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code to prohibit both illegal dumping and littering on public and private property, Attachment 1. Upon reviewing the proposed ordinance and hearing staff's presentation on the item, the Council provided direction on changes to the proposed ordinance.
Specifically, the Council directed staff to consider the following:
* Defining a violation;
* Reducing the penalties for an illegal dumping violation from $1,000 per item to $1,000 per incident or report;
* Amending the penalties for an illegal dumping violation to up to $1,000 per offense for the first offense, $2,000 for the second offense, and $3,000 for the third offense within a year; and
* Providing for a noticing period of 72 hours to allow property owners to remove the offending items, prior to incurring a citation and fine.
Staff amended the proposed ordinance and has provided a red-line version for Council's review as Attachment 2.
Upon further review, staff has provided an amended proposed ordinance for Council's review, Attachment 3.
The amended ordinance still addresses the concerns expressed in the original staff report, specifically designating between illegal dumping and littering and assigning corresponding penalties to both offenses. The new revisions provide more leniency for property owners who may be victims of illegal dumping by a...
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