A. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply where the city manager or department finds that relying on bottled beverages (e.g., bottled water) is necessary in a given situation to protect the public health, safety and welfare, and no reasonable alternative will serve the same purpose.

B. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to emergencies.

C. The city manager or designee responsible for permitting an event or issuing a lease on city property may waive the requirements of this chapter in full or in part if it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the city manager or designee that strict compliance would not be feasible, would create undue hardship or practical infeasibility, or that other reasonable circumstances warrant waiving the requirements of this chapter.

D. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply where there are hydration requirements for employees working outside (i.e., fieldwork) and no reasonable alternative to plastic beverage bottles will serve the same purpose.

E. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the sale/distribution of bottled beverages to participants of a participant athletic event.

F. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to an event where the applicant submitted a complete application for review, or received approval, prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

G. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair a lease, contract, permit, bid proposal, solicitation, or other form of agreement to which the city is a party on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter. (Ord. 1641 § 3 (part), 2017)