A. No exemptions shall allow for the use of polystyrene foam disposable food service ware.

B. Upon written application, the city manager may exempt, in writing, a food provider from the requirement set forth in Section 8.50.030 for a nonrenewable, one-year period upon the food provider showing, in writing, that this chapter would create an undue hardship or practical difficulty not generally applicable to other persons in similar circumstances.

C. The exemption application shall include all information necessary for the city manager to make a decision, including but not limited to documentation showing factual support for the claimed exemption. The city manager may require the applicant to provide additional information.

D. The city manager may approve the exemption application in whole or in part, with or without conditions. The city manager’s decision shall be final.

E. Foods prepared or packaged outside the city and sold inside the city are exempt from the provisions of this chapter. Purveyors of food prepared or packaged outside the city are encouraged to follow the provisions of this chapter as it is a policy goal of this city to eliminate the use of polystyrene foam for packaging unprepared food. (Ord. 2011-06 § 1 (Exh. A), 2011)