HomeMy WebLinkAbout71.7E ORDINANCE NO.
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
AMENDING ARTICLES 8-20 AND 8-25 IN CHAPTER 8 OF
THE CITY CODE CONCERNING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
MANAGEMENT PLANS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
INVENTORY STATEMENTS
The City Council of the City of Saratoga ordains as follows:
SECTION h The City Council finds and determines that:
(a) A new State law has been enacted identified as AB 2187, commonly
known as the "Waters Bill" which modifies the regulations pertaining to storage of
hazardous materials.
(b) The City has adopted a model form hazardous materials ordinance,
as set forth in Chapter 8 of the City Code.
(c) An amendment to the model ordinance adopted by the City is
required to bring such ordinance into compliance with the new State law and to
preserve the administration and enforcement of the City's ordinance by the County,
pursuant to the delegation of authority set forth in Section 8-05.020 of the City
Code.
(d) The amendment to the City's ordinance must be. adopted by
October 21, 1986. Consequently, an emergency ordinance is required to meet this
deadline date.
SECTION 2: Paragraph (g) of Section 8-20.020 in Article 8-20 is hereby
amended by deleting subparagraph (2) thereof and renumbering subparagraph (3) to
subparagraph (2).
SECTION 3: A new Section 8-20.040 is hereby added to Article 8-20, to read as
follows:
"S8-20.040 Supplemental requirements for emergency response plans
(a) In addition to the HMMP requirements set forth in this Article, any
person, firm or corporation which handles a hazardous material or a mixture
containing a hazardous material which has a quantity at any one time during the
reporting year equal to, or greater than, a total weight of five hundred pounds, or a
total volume of fifty-five gallons, or two hundred cubic feet at standard
temperature and pressure for compressed gas, shah establish and implement a plan
for emergency response to a release or threatened release of a hazardous material
pursuant to this Section. Said plan, including the Hazardous Materials Inventory
Statement (HMIS) described in Article 8-25 of this Chapter, shah comprise the
"business plan" for purposes of Chapter 6.95 of Title 20 of the State Health and
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Safety Code~ Filing of such plans shall be pursuant to the provisions of Section
25505 of the State Health and Safety Code.
(b) For purposes of this Section, in addition to the materials regulated in
Article 8-10, the term "hazardous material" shall include those things specified in
Section 25501 (j), (k), and (1), and Section 25501.1 of the State Health and Safety
Code.
(c) Unless the facility qualifies as a minimal storage site under Section
8-20.030, or is otherwise exempt pursuant to Section 8-10.020, the following
information shall be provided:
(1) Emergency response plans and procedures in the event of a
reportable release or threatened release of a hazardous material
which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(i) Immediate notification to the City, the County, the fire
district having jurisdiction, and to the State Office of
Emergency Services.
(2) Procedures for the mitigation of a release or threatened release to
minimize any potential harm or damage to persons, property, or
the environment.
(3) Evacuation plans and procedures for the business site, including
immediate audible notice and warning to all persons on the site.
(d) Training shall be provided for all new employees, and annual training,
including refresher courses, shall be provided for all employees in safety procedures
to be utilized in the event of a release or threatened release of a hazardous
material. Such training shall include, but not be limited to, familiarity with the
plans and procedures specified above. These training programs may take into
consideration the technical and managerial responsibilities of each employee.
(e) Any business required to file a pipeline operations contingency plan in
accordance with the California Pipeline Safety Act of 1981 (Chapter 5.5 of Part 3 of
Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code, commencing with Section 51010) and
the regulations of the Department of Transportation, found in Part 195 of Title 49
of the Code of Federal Regulations, may file a copy of those plans with the County
instead of filing the emergency response plan specified in Paragraph (a) of this
Section.
(f) Any business operating a farm exempted by Paragraph (5) of Subdivision
(b) of Section 25503.5 of the State Health and Safety Code from filing the
information specified in Paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section shall, notwithstanding
this exemption, provide the training programs specified in Paragraph (d) of this
Section.
(g) The County shall maintain records of all emergency response plans and
procedures received and shall index them by street address and company name.
Such plans and revisions thereto shall be available for public inspection during
regular working hours, except for those portions of such plan, including any maps of
the facility, as described in Subsection 9-20.020(a)(3), specifying the precise
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location where hazardous materials are stored and handled onsite~ The County is
required by Health and Safety Code Section 25506 to transmit copies of the entire
emergency response ,plan or any information contained therein to any requesting
State or local agency."
SECTION 4: Section 8-25.010 in Article 8-25 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"~8-25~0 10 Hazardous Materials Inventory Statement
(a) A Hazardous Materials Inventory Statement (HMIS) shall be filed
annually with the County in accordance with this Article. Any person, firm, or
corporation which stores or handles any hazardous material in an amount which is
equal to or greater than the quantities specified in Section 8-25.020(a) is required to
file an HMIS.
(b) For purposes of this Article, in addition to the materials regulated in
Article 8-10, the ter_m "hazardous material" shah include those things specified in
SectiOn 25501(j), (k), and (1) and Section 25501.1 of the State Health and Safety
Code.
(e) Any person, firm or corporation which is required to file an HMIS shall
amend the HMIS within thirty days of the storage or handling of. any hazardous
material not listed thereon but required to be listed by Section 8~25.020(a), or of an
increase of one hundred percent or more in the. quantity of a previously disclosed
material, or of an increase in the quantity range, or of a change in business address,
ownershiD, or business name?
SECTION 5: Section 8-25~020 in Article 8-25 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"~8-25~020 Information required
(a) Information shall be included in the I-IMIS for each hazardous material or
mixture containing a hazardous material stored or handled in a facility (aggregated
over all such material stored in one or more storage facilities) where the aggregate
quantity throughout the facility at any one time during the reporting year is equal to
or greater than five hundred pounds in weight for solids, fifty-five gallons for
liquids, or two hundred cubic feet at standard temperature and pressure (STP) for
compressed gases.
(b) The information in the HMIS shah include:
(1) For non-wastes: The general chemical name, common/trade name,
major constituents for mixtures, the manufacturer, United Nations
(UN) or North America (HA) number, if available, and the hazard
class or classes and the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) or
equivalent information as required by the County.
(2) For wastes: The Department of Health Services manifest for
wastes or equivalent information, including the general chemical
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and mineral composition of the waste listed by probable
maxmimum and minimum concentration, and the hazard class
classes.
(3) A listing of the chemical name and common names of every other
hazardous material or mixture containing a hazardous material
handled by the business which is not otherwise listed pursuant to
Paragraph (i) or
(4) The maximum amount of each hazardous material or mixture
containing a hazardous material disclosed in Paragraph (1), (2) or
(3) which is handled at any one time by the business over the course
of the year.
(5) Sufficient information on how and where the hazardous materials
disclosed in Paragraph (1), (2) or (3) are handled by the business to
allow fire, safety, health and other appropriate personnel to
prepare adequate emergency responses to potential releases of the
hazardous materials.
(6) The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code number of the
business if applicable.
(7) The name and 24-hour phone number(s) of the person representing
the business who is able to assist emergency personnel in the event
of an emergency involving the business during nonbusiness hours.
(c) The HMIS may report the amount of hazardous material under this
Section by ranges, rather than a specific amount, pursuant to Sectien
8-20.020(a)(3)(iii), as long as those ranges provide the information necessary to meet
the needs of emergency rescue personnel, to determine the potential hazard from a
release of the materials, and meets the purposes of this Chapter.
(d) The HMIS shall also include a carcinogen identification form which shall
indicate the storage of any quantity of any carcinogen listed in Sections 5208-5215
and Section 5219 of Title 8 of the California Administrative Code, as amended. This
provision will be satisfied by the submittal to the County of a copy of the
Carcinogen Registration form submitted to the California Department of Industrial
Relations in accordance with the above cited sections of Title 8 of the California
Administrative Code, as amended."
SECTION 6: Section 8-25.030 in Article 8-25 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
'S8-25.030 Public records
The HMIS is a public record; however, the information contained therein is
subject to trade secrets protection pursuant to State Health and Safety Code
Section 25511."
SECTION 7: Section 8-25.040 in Article 8-25 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 8: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby declares that it
would have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses or phrases be held invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 9: This Ordinance is an emergency measure expressly declared to be for
the protection of the public health, safety and general welfare, and shall take effect
im reedlately.
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Saratoga held on the 15th day of October , 1986, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Anderson, Clevenger, Peterson and Mayor Hlava
NOES: NOne
ABSENT: Councilmember Moyles
ABSTAIN:
~OR~,)
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
The above and fereqoing is true and correct
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