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a. Introduce, waive reading and consider an ordinance adding Chapter 10.43 to the Monterey County Code relating to the use of single-use carry-out bags, recycled paper bags and reusable bags by retail establishments;
b. Consider finding the ordinance categorically exempt under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15307 and 15308; and
c. Set August 26, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. (consent calendar) as the date and time to consider finding the ordinance categorically exempt under CEQA and adopting the ordinance.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Introduce, waive reading and consider an ordinance adding Chapter 10.43 to the Monterey County Code relating to the use of single-use carry-out bags, recycled paper bags and reusable bags by retail establishments;
b. Consider finding the ordinance categorically exempt under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15307 and 15308; and
c. Set August 26, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. (consent calendar) as the date and time to consider finding the ordinance categorically exempt under CEQA and adopting the ordinance.
SUMMARY:
The subject ordinance would add Chapter 10.43 to the Monterey County Code to prohibit certain types of retail establishments within unincorporated Monterey County from providing thin-film plastic single-use carryout bags at the point of sale and requiring a minimum charge of ten cents for recycled paper bags and reusable bags. The purposes of the proposed ordinance are to reduce litter, reduce impacts to water bodies and wildlife, decrease impacts to storm-water systems, promote a shift to reusable bags and reduction of bag use overall and thereby protect the natural resources and environment of Monterey County. Key elements of the proposed ordinance are that it:
* Applies to the unincorporated area of Monterey County
* Prohibits retailers from providing thin-film plastic single-use carryout bags, free recy...
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