City Council
Staff Report
Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR
Lead Department: City Clerk
Meeting Date: September 29, 2025
Report #:2509-5234
TITLE
SECOND READING: Adoption of Four Ordinances, as Recommended by the Retails Committee to Amend and Reorganize Stormwater and Wastewater Management Requirements by Amending PAMC Chapter 16.09 (Sewer Use Ordinance), Amending Chapter 16.11 (Stormwater Pollution Prevention), Adding New Chapter 16.13 (Requirements for Food Facilities Related to Water Pollution Prevention and Management of Fats, Oils, and Grease), and Adding New Chapter 16.66 (Hauled Liquid Waste). (FIRST READING: September 8, 2025, PASSED 7-0)
BACKGROUND
The City Council heard this item on September 8, 2025 for a first reading and approved it on a 7- 0 vote. No changes were made to the ordinances, and they are now before the City Council for a second reading.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Chapter 16.09 (Sewer Use Ordinance) of Title 16 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Update the Regulations Related to Use of the Sanitary Sewer System
Attachment B: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Chapter 16.11 (Stormwater Pollution Prevention) of Title 16 (Building Standards) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code
Attachment C: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Title 16 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Add a New Chapter 16.13, Requirements for Food Facilities Related to Water Pollution Prevention and Management of Fats, Oils, and Grease Attachment D: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Title 16 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Add a New Chapter 16.66 (Hauled Liquid Waste) to Regulate the Discharge of Hauled Liquid Waste at the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP) APPROVED BY:
Mahealani Ah Yun, City Clerk