(Added by Ord. No. 160,171, Eff. 8/22/85).
A. The City Council finds that weeds (as defined in Article 2, Chapter 13, Part 2, Division 3 or Title 4, commencing at Section 39560 of the Government Code of the State of California), rubbish and other material dangerous or injurious to neighboring property or to the health or safety of residents of the vicinity constitute a public nuisance.
B. Every owner of any parcel of land or premises who, after receiving notice as provided by Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 22.325.1 B., fails to abate a public nuisance thereon consisting of weeds, rubbish, or other material dangerous or injurious to neighboring property or to the health or welfare of residents of the vicinity by the date specified in the notice or the date upon which the City is authorized to abate the nuisance pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 22.325.1, whichever date is later, is guilty of a misdemeanor pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 11.00(m). (Amended by Ord. No. 186,722, Eff. 9/20/20.)
C. The Director of the Bureau of Street Services, the Assistant Director of the Bureau of Street Services, the Chief Street Services Investigator, Senior Street Services Investigators, and Street Services Investigators (BSS Investigators) shall have the authority to enforce this section. BSS Investigators shall also have the authority to make arrests without a warrant whenever they have a reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a misdemeanor in their presence in violation of this section. BSS Investigators are deemed to be acting within the scope of their employment with respect to all acts and matters set forth in this section. BSS Investigators also shall have the authority to issue Administrative Citations for violations of this section pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 11.00(m). (Added by Ord. No. 186,722, Eff. 9/20/20.)
D. For purposes of determining the applicable Administrative Fine pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 11.2.04(b) for a violation of this section, each separate parcel of land with a distinct Assessor Parcel Number shall be subject to a separate fine, even when a property owner owns multiple adjoining parcels. (Added by Ord. No. 186,722, Eff. 9/20/20.)
E. Fifty percent of each Administrative Fine collected for a violation of this section shall be deposited into the Council District Real Property Trust Fund, specifically into the Council District fund where the property is located and the violation occurred, pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 5.500. (Added by Ord. No. 186,722, Eff. 9/20/20.)