17.21.020 Definitions.
In addition to the definitions incorporated by reference from the laws and regulations listed in Section 17.21.010(C), the following definitions shall apply to all CUPA program elements under this chapter:
A. "Business" means the entities listed in Health and Safety Code Sections 25501(d) and 25501.4(a), including cities and special districts. All buildings, appurtenant structures, and surrounding land used by a business are part of the business.
B. "Certified Unified Program Agency" or "CUPA" means the Petaluma Fire Department.
C. "Environment" means navigable waters, waters of zones contiguous to any navigable waters, streams, creeks, rivers, ponds, pools, lakes, surface waters, ground waters, drinking water supplies, land surface, land subsurface strata, and ambient air.
D. "Hazardous material" or "hazardous waste" means any of the following:
1. Any material classified as a hazardous material or hazardous substance by any of the laws or regulations listed in Section 17.21.010(C).
2. Any waste classified as a hazardous waste by any of the laws or regulations listed in Section 17.21.010(C).
3. Any material or waste designated as hazardous for the purposes of this chapter by the fire chief, upon a finding that the material or waste, because of its quantity, concentration or physical or chemical characteristics, poses a significant present or potential hazard to human health and safety or to the environment, if released,
E. "Permitted" means that a business has completed and submitted the necessary permit forms and documentation, paid appropriate fees and is in reasonable compliance with conditions of applicable program elements.
F. "Person" means a natural person, any partnership, firm, trust, business, company, limited liability company, corporation, any association, whether or not incorporated and whether or not formed for profit, and governmental entities. "Person" includes, but is not limited to, the city of Petaluma and any other city, any special district, any state and any department agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the state, intergovernmental bodies and agencies, and the United States and its agencies and instrumentalities, to the extent permitted by law.
G. Uniform Fire Code (UFC). Reference to the currently adopted UFC in Petaluma Municipal Code Section 17.20.010.
H. "Year" means fiscal year beginning July 1 and ending June 30.
(Ord. 2062 NCS §1 (part), 1997.)