Definitions
San Diego Municipal Code § 42.0903
in effect§42.0903 Definitions
For the purpose of this division the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Carcinogen” means a substance or agent which can cause cancer. For purposes of this division, carcinogens are chemicals for which there is sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity as specified in guidelines prepared by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the National Cancer Institute and are listed on the list of hazardous substances established by the Director of Industrial Relations pursuant to Section 6380 of the Labor Code.
(b) “Chemical name” means the scientific designation of a substance in accordance with the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry or the system developed by the Chemical Abstracts Service.
(c) “Common name” means any designation or identification such as code name, code number, trade name, or brand name used to identify a substance other than by its chemical name.
(d) “Disclosure form” means the written request for information prepared by the Health Officer pursuant to Section 42.0908.
(e) “EPA Waste Stream Code” means the identification number assigned pursuant to the regulations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to specific types of hazardous waste.
(f) “Establishment” shall mean a single business operation conducted on the same or contiguous parcels of property under the same ownership or entitlement to use.
(g) “Hazardous material” means any hazardous substance or hazardous waste.
(h) “Hazardous substance” means any substance or product:
(1) For which the manufacturer or producer is required to prepare a Material Safety Data Sheet (“MSDS”) for the substance or product pursuant to the Hazardous Substances Information and Training Act (commencing with Section 6360, Chapter 2.5, Part 1 of Division 5 of the Labor Code) or pursuant to any applicable federal law or regulation, or
(2) Which is listed as a radioactive material set forth in Title 10, Chapter 1, of the Code of Federal Regulations as maintained and update by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
(i) “Hazardous waste” means hazardous or extremely hazardous waste as defined by Sections 25115 and 25117 of the Health and Safety Code and set forth in Title 22 of the California Administrative Code.
(j) “Handle” means to generate, treat, store, or dispose of a hazardous waste in any fashion.
(k) “MSDS” means Material Safety Data Sheet prepared pursuant to Section 6390 of the Labor Code.
(l) “Person” means an individual, trust, firm; joint stock company, corporation, partnership, association, city, county or district.
(m) “Proprietary information” means information regarding compounds or ingredients used in a process or production which do not qualify as trade secrets but which provides an industry or business with a competitive advantage.
(n) “Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing into the environment.
(o) “Reproductive toxins” means a substance or agent which can affect reproductive functions causing birth defects, spontaneous abortions, impaired spermatogenesis, reduced fertility and/or intrauterine growth retardation, and appears on the list of hazardous substances prepared by the Director of Industrial Relations pursuant to Section 6380 of the Labor Code.
(p) “Sensitive hazardous materials” means hazardous materials recognized by the Health Officer which if deliberately misused would present an imminent threat to public health and safety.
(q) “SIC Code” means the identification number assigned by the Standard Industrial Classification Code to specific types of businesses.
(r) “Use” includes the handling, processing, or storage of a hazardous substance.
(s) “User” means any person who uses a hazardous substance or handles a hazardous waste.
(“Definitions” added 5–9–1983 by O–15964 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter04/Ch04Art02Division09.pdf#page=2Fetched: 10/28/2026