§ 12.50.010. Definitions.

The following definitions govern the construction of this chapter:

A.

"Act" means the California Unified Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Management Regulatory Program Act, Chapter 6.11, Division 20, California Health and Safety Code ("H&SC"), commencing with section 25404.

B.

"Business" means an employer, self-employed individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, corporation, partnership, or association. "Business" includes a business organized for profit and a non-profit business. "Business" also includes every government agency.

C.

"Business concern" means any sole proprietorship, corporation, association, firm, partnership, trust, or other form of commercial or non-commercial organization.

D.

"California Environmental Protection Agency" or "Cal-EPA" means the California Environmental Protection Agency for the state of California.

E.

"Certified Unified Program Agency" or "CUPA" means the agency certified by the Secretary to implement the unified program specified in this chapter within a jurisdiction.

F.

"Chief" means the division chief of the health hazardous materials division of the forester and fire warden or his/her duly authorized representative.

G.

"Expired permit" means a Unified Program Facility Permit for which payment of the renewal fees and applicable penalties has not been made on or before the delinquency date of the invoice as defined in Section 12.50.055 of the County Code.

H.

"Fire chief" means the chief of the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County.

I.

"Forester and fire warden" means the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County and the forester and fire warden of the county of Los Angeles, (collectively known as the "Los Angeles County Fire Department"), or any representative of the forester and fire warden duly authorized to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

J.

"Implementation plan" means the implementation plan of the Los Angeles County Certified Unified Program Agency ("LACoCUPA") as approved by the Secretary to implement the provisions of the Act within the jurisdiction of the LACoCUPA.

K.

"LACoCUPA" means the forester and fire warden as the designated agency certified by the Secretary to implement the unified program specified in this chapter within the county of Los Angeles.

L.

"Participating agency" or "PA" means an agency which has a written agreement with the CUPA pursuant to subsection 25404.3(d) of the H&SC, and is approved by the Secretary to implement and enforce one or more of the unified program elements specified in subsection 25404(c) of the H&SC in accordance with the provisions of sections 25404.1 and 25404.2 of the H&SC.

M.

"Permittee" means any person who is issued a unified program facility permit.

N.

"Person" shall have the meaning set forth in section 25118 of the H&SC and means an individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, business concern, partnership, limited liability company, association, and corporation, including, but not limited to, a government corporation. "Person" also includes any city, county, district, commission, state, or any department, agency, or political subdivision thereof, any interstate body, and the federal government or any department or agency thereof to the extent permitted by law.

O.

"Program elements" means the six unified program elements specified in subsection 25404(c) of the H&SC, the administration of which are being consolidated under the unified program. "Program element" refers to any of the program elements.

P.

"Secretary" means the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency.

Q.

"Unified program facility" or "facility" means all contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land which are subject to the requirements listed in subsection 25404(c) of the H&SC.

R.

"Unified program facility permit" or "permit" means a consolidated permit issued pursuant to this chapter. For the purposes of this chapter, a unified program facility permit encompasses the permits issued pursuant to: section 25284 of the California Health and Safety Code and Division 4 of Title 11 of the County Code relating to the underground storage of hazardous materials; Chapter 12.52 of the County Code relating to the generation or handling of hazardous waste or extremely hazardous waste; Chapter 12.64 of the County Code relating to handling of hazardous materials or acutely hazardous materials; Chapter 12.70 of the County Code relating to the aboveground storage of petroleum; and those city codes or resolutions related to the unified program elements administered by those cities as participating agencies to the LACoCUPA.

(Ord. 2010-0044 § 1, 2010; Ord. 2008-0050 § 1, 2008; Ord. 2007-0063 § 1, 2007: Ord. 97-0037 § 1 (part), 1997.)