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Home My WebLink AboutOrd 1972-1424 ORDINANCE N0. 1424 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING CIIAPTER 35 OF THE CHULA VISTA CITY CODE BY ADDING THERETO A NEW ARTICLE 5 , RELATING TO THE PROBLEMS OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby ordain as follows : SECTION I : That Chapter 35 of the Chula Vista City Code is hereby amended by adding thereto a new Article 5 , to be and to read as follows: ' ARTICLE 5. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS. Sec. � 35. 501. Purpose and Iritent - Definitions . A) Purpose and Intent. It is the intent of the City Council to pursue a variety of avenues to meet the grocving problem of solid waste dis- posal .through regulatory methods which may be enforced upon the local level in accordance with the appropriate exercise of police power of the City of Chula Vista. It is further the purpose of the Council by encouraging programs of recycling and reusability of solid waste prod- ucts , especially containers of all kinds, to contribute to the preservation and conservation of natural resources and energy. It is the purpose of the Council in adopting this article to improve the environment and enhance the aesthetics of the Chula Vista community by establishing the reasonable regulation of disposable materials, which shall also reduce the demand for utilization of lands for dumping grounds of all kinds thus improving the ability to provide for better land use. B) Definitions. "Returnable , Non-Disposable Containers" shall be defined or the purposes o t is ordinance to mean a qlass container which can be reused or refilled with beverages without ' any reprocessing other than cleaning , and shall further be a container for which a deposit is paid and returned to the consumer by the owner of any store carrying such products. Sec. 35. 502 . Regulation of Retail Stores Selling Non- Alcoholic Carbonated Beverages in Glass Containers. In order to carry out the purpose and intent of this article insofar as non-alcoholic carbonated beverages sold in glass containers is concerned, the City Council desires to provide consumers of said products with a fair choice between purchases of said products in disposable or non- disposable containers and to clearly demonstrate the economic advantages to the consumer as well as the cor,imunity in making said purchases in the non-disposable, returnable containers. . � .`�. -1- All retail stores dealing in and selling non-alcoholic carbonated beverages dispensed in disposable glass contain- ers or cans shall from and after November 1 , 1972 , insofar as reasonably possible, maintain in stock and on display in the merchandising area where said beverages are displayed for sales purposes a quantity of each brand of said bever- ages for sale in non-disposable returnable glass containers, if in fact the manufacturer of said beverages does produce or bottle said beverage in glass non-disposable returnable containers. In addition, the retail store owner shall maintain and prominently display a sign in sizes not smaller than 8-1/2" by 11" . Said sign shall carry substantially the following message relative to environmental problems: "Improve your environment. Buy beverages in returnable bottles and return them." "Keep your city clean. Buy returnables and return them. " , plus a message relative to economic advantage, "Returnable bottled beverages have greater economic value - if you return the bottles. " , , "Beverages bought in returnable containers are a better buy than those bought in non-returnable containers. " Other messages of substantially the ,same import may be substituted therefor from time to time , provided that the message content sha11 have�•been approved by the Environ- mental Control Commission of the City of Chula Vista. Sec . 35. 503 . Regulation of Retail Stores Selling Alcoholic Car onated Beverages in Glass Containers. In order to carry out the .purpose and intent of this article insofar as alcoholic carbonated beverages sold in glass containers is concerned, the City Council desires to provide consumers of said products with a fair choice between purchases of said products in disposable or non- disposable containers and to clearly demonstrate the economic advantage to the consumer as well as the community in making said purchases in the non-disposable returnable containers. All retail stores dealing in and selling alcoholic car- bonated beverages dispensed in disposable glass containers or cans shall from and after November l , 1972 , insofar as reasonably possible , maintain in stock and on display in the merchandising area where . said beverages are displayed for sales purposes a quantity of each brand of said beverages £or sale in non-disposable returnable glass containers , if in fact the manufacturer of said beverage does produce or , bottle said beverage in glass non-disposable returnable containers for purposes of retail package sale. In addition , the retail store owner shall maintain and prominently display a sign in sizes not smaller than 8-1/2" by 11" . Said sign shall carry substantially the following message relative to environmental problems: "Improve your environment. Buy beverages in returnable bottles and return them. " "Keep your city clean. Buy returnables and return them. " , plus a message relative to economic advantage , -2- �� "Returnable bottled beverages have greater economic value - if you return the bottles. " , "Beverages bought in returnable containers are a better buy than those bought in non-returnable containers. " Other messages of substantially the same import may be substituted therefor from time to time, provided that the message content shall have been approved by the Environmental Control Commission of the City of Chula Vista. SECTION II: Every person, as principal, agent or employee , violating any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a mis- demeanor and upon convinction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300. 00 or by imprisonment in the City Jail of the City of Chula Vista or in the County Jail of San Diego County for a period of not more than thirty (30) days , or by both such fine and imprisonment. Such person sha11 be deemed guilty of a separate offence for each and every day during any portion of cahich any violation of this ordinance is committed, continued or permitted by such person and shall be punishable as herein provided. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive. SECTION III : This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force on the thirty-first day from and after its passage and approval. ' Presented by Approved as to f-orm by � / � r�� Geo�. Lindberg, City Attorney George D. Lindberg , City Attorney � �� -3- a�'� Ord'Ynance vo. 1424 ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this lOth day of October � 1972� by the following vote , to-wit : AYES : COUYIC-(.�.m2Yt Scott, Hofiel� Hamiltnn� Hv�A�_F,asAahl NAYES : Counc�.kmen None ABSENT: Caunc.cCmen None \� ayo2 ob he C.czy o� Chuk tie.ta ATTEST � / � y h STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss . CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I , JENNIE M_ �ULASZ, C�,.ty C2enh os �the C�..ty ob Chuka V�.h.ta, Cak�.6onn�.a, DU HEREBy CERTIFy .tha.t .the above and 6o�ega�.ng �e a bu�2, .thue and conxec�t copy o� and .tha.t .the hame hah no.t been amended oic 2epea2ed. DATED : C�.zy C enh � a�-`�