Hazardous materials release response plans and inventories. (Business Plans.)
Riverside Municipal Code § 9.48.030
in effect9.48.030 - Hazardous materials release response plans and inventories. (Business Plans.)
A. Any business or facility in the City that handles a hazardous material or waste, except as provided in subsection H, which handles hazardous materials or mixtures containing hazardous materials, equal to, or greater than, a total volume of 55 gallons for materials that are liquids, 500 pounds for solids, or a total volume of 200 cubic feet for compressed gas, as defined in subdivision (i) of HSC, Section 25501 shall be regulated under this program. The physical state and quantity present of mixtures shall be determined by the physical state of the mixture as a whole, not individual components, at standard temperature and pressure. Any amount of an extremely hazardous substance (EHS), as defined in Section 355.61 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including but not limited to explosives, organic peroxides, pyrophoric, unstable and water reactive, or radioactive materials must submit an annual Business Plan electronically using the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS). The form and content of the disclosure shall conform to the requirements of Sections 9.48.040 and 9.48.060 of this chapter. For the purpose of this section, for compressed gases, if a hazardous material or mixture is determined to exceed threshold quantities at standard temperature and pressure, it shall be reported in the physical state at which it is stored. If the material is an EHS, as defined in Section 355.61 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, all amounts shall be reported in pounds.
B. Any business required to submit chemical inventory information pursuant to Section 11022 of Title 42 of the United States Code shall be regulated under this program.
C. Except as provided in subparagraph (D) any business that handles at any one time during the reporting year a total weight of 5,000 pounds for solids or a total volume of 550 gallons for liquids, when the material is a solid or liquid substance that is classified solely as an irritant or sensitizer for purposes of Section 5194 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations shall be regulated under this program.
D. If the hazardous material handled by the business is a paint that will be recycled or otherwise managed under an architectural paint recovery program approved by the Department of Resources Recovery and Recycling pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 48700) of Part 7 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code, the business is required to establish and implement a business plan only if the business handles at any one time during the reporting year a total weight of 10,000 pounds of solid hazardous materials or a total volume of 1,000 gallons of liquid hazardous materials.
E. A business that handles at any one time during the reporting year cryogenics, refrigerated or compressed gas in a quantity of 1,000 cubic feet or more at standard temperature and pressure shall be regulated under this program, if the gas is any of the following:
1. Classified as a hazard for the purposes of Section 5194 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations only for hazards due to simple asphyxiation or the release of pressure.
2. Oxygen, nitrogen, and nitrous oxide ordinarily maintained by a physician, dentist, podiatrist, veterinarian, pharmacist, or emergency medical service provider at his or her place of business.
3. Carbon dioxide.
4. Nonflammable refrigerant gases, as defined in the California Fire Code that are used in refrigeration systems.
5. Gases used in closed fire suppression systems.
F. The business handles a radioactive material at any one time during the reporting year in quantities for which a business plan is required to be considered pursuant to Schedule C, Section 30.72 of Part 30, commencing with Section 30.1, Part 40, commencing with Section 40.1, or Part 70, commencing with Section 70.1, of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or pursuant to any regulations adopted by the state in accordance with those regulations shall be regulated under this program.
G. If the business handles perchlorate material, as defined in Subdivision (c) of Section 25210.5, in a quantity at any one time during the reporting year that is equal to, or greater than, the thresholds listed in paragraph (a) of this section shall be regulated under this program.
H. Any person who, during the calendar year, for the first time becomes a user or handler of hazardous material, must submit a completed Business Plan to the Fire Department within 30 days of becoming a user or handler. The form shall be submitted electronically using the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS). Thereafter, said person shall comply with the provisions of subsection A of this section.
I. Annually each handler shall submit its Business Plan electronically and certify that it meets the requirements of this chapter prior to annual expiration date on the permit issued by DEH. If, after review, the Fire Department determines that the handler's submission is deficient in any way, the Fire Code Official shall notify the handler of these deficiencies. The handler shall submit a corrected Business Plan within 30 days of the notice. If a handler fails after reasonable notice to submit a Business Plan in compliance with this chapter, the Fire Code Official shall immediately take appropriate action to enforce fines and penalties specified in this chapter.
J. In addition, whenever a substantial change in the handler's operations occurs which requires a modification of its Business Plan, the handler shall electronically submit the revisions in CERS within 30 days of the operational change. A substantial change shall include, but shall not be limited to the following:
1. A one hundred percent or more increase in the quantity of a previously-disclosed material.
2. Any handling of a previously-undisclosed hazardous material subject to the inventory requirements of this chapter.
3. Change of business address.
4. Change of business ownership.
5. Change of business name.
6. A substantial change in the handler's operations occurs that requires modification to any portion of the business plan.
K. On or before the annual due date established, the business owner, operator, or officially designated representative of the business shall, in any case, review the Business Plan. When submitted pursuant to subsections A and H, when given notice, and at least once a year thereafter, to determine if revisions are needed to certify that the review was made and that any necessary changes were made to the plan. All changes shall be submitted electronically in CERS for acceptance.
(Ord. 7614 § 2, 2022; Ord. 7494 § 4, 2019; Ord. 7330 § 1, 2016; Ord. 5569 § 1, 1987; Ord. 5134 § 1, 1983)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT9PESAMO_CH9.48UNHAMAPR_9.48.030HAMAREREPLINBUPLFetched: 11/1/2026