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Council adopts hazmat ordinance allowing city to recoup response costs, approves emergency clause
Summary
Council reviewed and approved updates to the city's hazmat ordinance (Ordinance 3902) to allow invoicing of responsible parties for hazardous-material incident costs, including an emergency clause so fee recovery can take effect immediately; staff cited rising natural-gas leaks and estimated existing response costs at roughly $750 per hour per fire truck.
The council approved revisions to the city’s hazardous-materials ordinance (Ord. 3902) to clarify the city’s authority to recover costs from responsible parties for responding to and remediating hazardous-material incidents.
Trevor (presenting the ordinance) said the updated language broadens the set of liable parties to include the spiller, property owner or other responsible entity and allows the city to invoice…
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