The following prohibitions shall apply to all parades, assemblies, protests, demonstrations, picketing, or rallies on public property (for the purposes of the section, "parades and assemblies"):
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess, while participating in any parade or assembly, any length of lumber, wood, or wood lath greater than one foot (1') in length, unless such object is of wood, is blunted at its ends, and is one-fourth inch (1/4") or less in thickness and two inches (2") or less in width, or if not generally rectangular in shape, such object shall not exceed three-fourths inch (3/4") in its thickest dimension.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess any length of plastic or metal pipe, rod or other object greater than one foot (1') in length and/or greater than one-quarter inch (1/4") in its thickest dimension, including rods attached to signs, posters, plaques, notices.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry any sign, poster, plaque, or notice, whether or not mounted on a length of wood as specified in subsection A of this Section, unless such sign, poster, plaque, or notice is constructed solely of a cloth, paper, or cardboard material no greater than one-quarter inch (1/4") in thickness.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to ride, drive, or cause to be ridden or driven any animal or any animal drawn vehicle upon any public street, unless specifically authorized by a permit.
E. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess any projectile launcher or other device which is commonly used for the purpose of launching, hurling, or throwing any object, liquid, material or other substance.
F. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess weapons such as firearms, knives, swords, sabers or other bladed devices, axes, hammers, hatchets, ice picks, razor blades, nun chucks or martial arts weapons of any kind, box cutters, pellet or BB guns, conducted electrical weapons (CEWs), including, but not limited to, tasers or stun guns, metal/composite/wooden knuckles, any chain greater than twenty inches (20") in length or greater than one-fourth inch (1/4") in diameter, or toy or replica firearms unless such toy or replica firearm is fluorescent colored or transparent.
G. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess any balloons, bottles or any other container containing any flammable, biohazard, or other noxious matter which is injurious, or nauseous, sickening or irritating to any of the senses.
H. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess any aerosol spray, tear gas, mace, pepper spray or bear repellant.
I. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess glass bottles, whether empty or filled.
J. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess shields made of metal, wood, hard plastic, glass or any combination thereof.
K. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess bricks, rocks, pieces of asphalt, concrete, pellets or ball bearings.
L. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess baseball or softball bats, regardless of composition or size; provided, however, that such items are permissible when configured of cloth, cardboard, soft plastic, foam or paper for expressive purposes.
M. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, possess or wear, any gas mask or similar device designed to filter all air breathed and that would protect the respiratory tract and face against irritating, noxious or poisonous gases. This Section shall not apply to any cloth or polymer face covering worn to protect the wearer and/or nearby persons from the transmission of infectious disease.
N. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess any open flame torches, lanterns, fireworks, or other devices that utilize combustible materials such as gasoline, kerosene, propane, gunpowder, pyrotechnic stars, or other fuel sources.
O. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess any device that emits a single point of light amplified by the stimulated emission of radiation that is visible to the human eye, including laser pointers and laser scopes.
P. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess any device which contains one or more metal, wood, hard plastic, or glass spikes, barbs, or other sharp protrusions, including homemade spike strips.
Q. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess an electrical generator, whether wired or portable, unless the specific generator is installed, carried, possessed, and/or operated pursuant to a permit issued pursuant to this article.
R. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, possess, or ride a skateboard in a public thoroughfare or right-of-way.
S. It shall be unlawful for any person to participate in a parade or assembly which takes place in the roadway or sidewalk abutting any residence or dwelling not in a commercial zone between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) P.M. or one half hour after sunset, whichever is earlier, and eight o'clock (8:00) A.M., unless the parade or assembly does not cause significant noise impacts as defined in Section 4-3-201.
T. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in a targeted parade or assembly. For the purposes of this subsection, "targeted parade or assembly" means a parade or assembly which focuses on a single residence or dwelling in the City and which proceeds solely in front of that residence for a period of more than fifteen (15) minutes.
U. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to abide by the instructions of a police officer or a traffic control officer given for the purpose of accommodating traffic, including emergency vehicles, through and across a parade route, demonstration, rally, picket line or assembly.
V. Participants in unpermitted parades and assemblies taking place in any locations listed in subsection 4-3-200(A) shall not assemble in an adjacent public right of way, and shall at all times remain at least seven feet (7') back from the curbs alongside La Cienega Boulevard and other major arterial streets.
W. It shall be unlawful for any person to participate in any parade or assembly within three hundred feet (300') of the entrance to any elementary school or middle school between the hours of seven thirty o'clock (7:30) A.M. to ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. and one o'clock (1:00) P.M. to three thirty o'clock (3:30) P.M. on days when school is in session.
It shall be unlawful for any person to participate in any parade or assembly within one hundred feet (100') of the intersection of Durant and Moreno Drives between the hours of eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. to ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. and three o'clock (3:00) P.M. to four o'clock (4:00) P.M. on days when school is in session.
This subsection shall not apply to any school with a pedestrian entrance on Wilshire Boulevard.
X. It shall be unlawful for any person to participate in a parade or assembly within ten (10) blocks of an elementary school or a middle school between the hours of seven thirty o'clock (7:30) A.M. to ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. and one o'clock (1:00) P.M. to three thirty o'clock (3:30) P.M. on days when school is in session if the parade or assembly will follow or harass any minor who is plainly going to or coming from school. For the purpose of this subsection, "follow" means to follow within one hundred feet of any student who is not part of the parade or assembly. For the purpose of this subsection, "plainly going to or coming from school" means that a student is carrying a backpack, books, or demonstrating other indicia that the student is going to or coming from school. For the purpose of this subsection, "harass" means engaging in willful conduct directed at a specific minor that seriously alarms, annoys, torments, or terrorizes the minor.
Y. It shall be unlawful for any person to participate is a parade or assembly if the parade or assembly is conducted at the same time and location for which either: (1) another parade or assembly is already taking place or (2) event permit has been previously issued, such as licensed sporting events, youth sports camps, and other licensed or permitted public entertainment events.
Z. It shall be unlawful for any person to participate in a parade or assembly if the parade or assembly will be distinctly audible within any classroom of a school building during times when school is in session. It shall also be unlawful for any person to participate in a parade or assembly if the parade or assembly will be within fifty feet (50') of a school playground during times that school is in session.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit a disabled person from carrying a cane, walker, or similar device necessary for providing mobility so that the person may participate in a demonstration, rally, picket line, parade or assembly. (Ord. 18-O-2753, eff. 5-25-2018; amd. Ord. 20-O-2821, eff. 11-4-2020; Ord. 20-O-2827, eff. 11-25-2020; Ord. 20-O-2822, eff. 12-11-2020; Ord. 20-O-2830, eff. 1-1-2021; Ord. 21-O-2847, eff. 10-12-2021; Ord. 21-O-2851, eff. 11-26-2021)