15.60.030 Exemptions.

          a.   Food items which are packaged outside the boundaries of the City of West Hollywood are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

          b.   The City Council, or its appointee, may exempt a retail food vendor, food packager or non-profit food provider from the requirements of this chapter for a one-year period, upon a showing by the applicant that the conditions of this chapter would cause undue hardship. The phrase “undue hardship” shall be construed to include, but not be limited to:

                1.   Situations where there are no acceptable alternatives to polystyrene food packaging for reasons which are unique to the retail food vendor, food packager, or non-profit food provider;

                2.   Situations where compliance with the requirements of this chapter would deprive a person of a legally protected right.

          c.   Coolers and ice-chests made of polystyrene which are intended for reuse are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

          d.   Food packaging required to be purchased under a contract entered into one year prior to the effective date of this chapter is exempt from the provisions of this chapter. This exemption will apply up to one year from the effective date of this chapter.

(Ord. 90-261 § 2, 1990; prior code § 5802)