Disposable Checkout Bag Ordinance
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2012062037
Lead Agency
City of Palo Alto
Document Title
Disposable Checkout Bag Ordinance
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
The project area includes a variety of land use designations according to the General Plan Land Use Plan and a variety of zone types.
Document Description
The intent of the proposed Bag Ordinance is to increase the use of reusable bags and decrease the use of single-use plastic and paper bags to reduce pollution in local creeks, the San Francisco Bay, and the marine environment, as well as to reduce plastic bag contributions to landfills. It is anticipated that by prohibiting single-use plastic checkout bags and requiring a store charge for each paper and reusable bag distributed by retailers, the proposed Bag Ordinance would promote a shift to the use of reusable bags by retail customers and reduce the number of single-use plastic and paper checkout bags within Palo Alto.
Contact Information
Name
Julie Weiss
Agency Name
City of Palo Alto
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Palo Alto
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Citywide
Zip
94303
Parcel #
None
State Highways
Hwy 101, 280, 287, 85
Railways
Caltrain
Airports
Palo Alto
Schools
Multiple
Waterways
San Francisquito Creek, Adobe Creek, Matadero Creek
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)
Development Types
Other (Checkout Bag Ordinance)
Local Actions
Ordinance
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
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