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No person shall drive any wagon or any other vehicle over, along or across any cement or other improved sidewalk or curb, unless planking is laid thereon in such a manner as to protect such sidewalk or curb. No person shall remove any such planking, except the person by, or for whom it was laid, unless permission therefor is granted by the Board. Provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to the driving of vehicles over sidewalks and curbs, at places where cement or asphalt crossings are constructed across such sidewalks or curbs.
No person shall operate upon, or permit to be on or operated upon the improved portion of any concrete, asphalt, rock and oil, or oiled street or public way in the City of Los Angeles any vehicle having thereon a tire or tires, on the periphery of which there is or are any block, stud, flange, cleat, ridge, bead or any other protuberance of metal or wood which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire. This section shall not prohibit the use of tire chains of reasonable size to prevent skidding when upon wet or slippery surfaces, nor shall the restrictions of this section apply to such a vehicle when its operation on any street or road is necessary in the construction or repair thereof.
No person shall drive any animal upon or along any paved street, alley, or public way if such conduct might reasonably be expected to damage such public property or interfere with public convenience without having first obtained a special permit from the Board to do so. The Board shall establish from time to time such regulations regarding said special permits as it finds are necessary. (Amended by Ord. No. 112,719, Eff. 2/28/59.)
(Added by Ord. No. 122,905, Eff. 10/26/62.)
(a) No person shall paint, stencil or affix, or cause to be painted, stenciled or affixed, any house or street address number on any curb in or adjacent to any public street without first having obtained a permit so to do from the Board.
(b) No such permit shall be issued until the applicant therefor shall have complied with the following requirements:
1. Application shall be made on forms provided therefor by the Board and shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee. Said fee shall be determined and adopted in the same manner as provided in Section 12.37 I.1. of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for establishing fees. (Amended by Ord. No. 165,675, Eff. 5/11/90.)
2. The applicant shall file with the Board a policy of public liability insurance in which the City has been named as insured or co-insured with the permittee. The policy of insurance shall insure the City and its officers and employees against all claims arising out of or in connection with the issuance of the permit or the operation of the permittee or the permittee’s agents or contractors pursuant to the permit. The policy of insurance shall provide coverage as follows:
Bodily Injury $25,000 each person
$50,000 each accident
Property Damage $ 5,000 each accident
3. The applicant shall post and maintain with the Board a surety bond in the amount of $500. Such bond shall be executed to the satisfaction of the Board and shall be approved by the City Attorney as to form and legality. Such bond shall be payable to the City, shall be executed by a reliable surety company authorized to do business in California and satisfactory to the City, and shall guarantee compliance with the provisions of this section and all rules and regulations adopted by the Board pursuant thereto.
EXCEPTION: The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to persons painting, stenciling or affixing house or street address numbers upon curbs abutting their own property.
(c) No person shall fail to keep a copy of such permit upon their person and available for inspection at all times while performing such work and no person shall represent in any way to the owner or occupant of the premises in question or to anyone that the painting of such numbers upon curbs or elsewhere is required by any law, rule or regulation.
(d) Any house or street address numbers which are painted, stenciled or affixed to any curb pursuant to the provisions of this section shall consist of black numerals not less than 2-1/2 inches, nor more than 4 inches in height on a white background. First quality paint shall be used in all cases.
(e) All permits issued under the provisions of this section shall expire on the 31st day of December following the date on which the permit was issued.
(f) The Board may adopt such reasonable rules and regulations in furtherance of the provisions of this section as the Board shall determine are necessary, including but not limited to rules regarding the work to be performed and the method and manner of the solicitation for such work.
(g) The Board may revoke or suspend any permit issued under the provisions of this section upon the permittee’s violation of or failure to comply with the provisions of this section or the rules and regulations of the Board adopted hereunder or any other applicable law of this City or State. Any such action shall be done in accordance with the provisions of Section 22.02 of this Code.
(h) Neither the City of Los Angeles nor any Board, Commission, officer or employee thereof shall be liable or responsible for any work done by any permittee under the provisions of this section, or by any employee, agent or independent contractor of the City who paints over, obliterates or removes any house or street address number upon any curb in the course of establishing any official traffic control or street identification sign, or in the process of repair or replacement of curbs.
(Added by Ord. No. 160,459, Eff. 11/28/85.)
(a) Issuance of Permits. The Board of Public Works may issue a permit for vibroseis surveys on public streets when the Board determines that such activity will not interfere with the public’s use of said street and this section has been complied with.
No vibroseis survey shall be conducted on a public street without a current permit issued by the Board of Public Works as provided in this section.
(b) Application for Permit. Requests for vibroseis surveys shall be filed with the Board at least thirty (30) days prior to the date requested for commencing permit-authorized work. The Board, upon receipt of an application for permit, shall give notice of the receipt thereof to the City Council office for each Council district in which the applicant requests permission to conduct its survey.
(c) Permit Fee. The issuance of a permit shall be subject to payment of a permit fee plus a daily inspection fee assessable for each day the operation is in progress. The permit fee and daily inspection fee advance payment, based upon the applicant’s estimated number of days of operation, shall be paid at the time the application is filed. The fees herein shall be determined and adopted in the same manner as provided in Section 12.37 I.1. of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for establishing fees. (Amended by Ord. No. 165,675, Eff. 5/11/90.)
(d) Conditions for Granting Permits. The Board shall adopt written procedures and conditions relating to but not limited to, the requirements for liability insurance, citizen notification, restrictions on hours and days of operation, and other conditions set forth in the Bureau of Street Maintenance Report No. 1 adopted by the Board on September 24, 1984, a copy of which is a part of Council File No. 85-0532. (Amended by Ord. No. 160,496, Eff. 12/19/85.)
No permit shall issue unless the City Engineer has first determined and so notified the Board in writing, that the route of the vibroseis testing proposed in the application for permit does not contain potentially unsound clay or concrete sewer pipes, however, in the event the City Engineer cannot make such a determination, that office may recommend a prescribed alternate route through the area where such testing will not adversely affect such pipes, or, the Board may issue a permit on the condition that:
1. the permittee, prior to commencement of any such vibroseis work conduct a television inspection of any pipes in question and deliver the results of that inspection to the City Engineer;
2. the condition of the pipes so inspected by the permittee shall serve as a comparison basis for any similar television inspection by the City Engineer made after completion of the operation to ascertain whether the permittee’s operation has had any effect on the pipes; and
3. the permittee, prior to commencement of its operation, provides insurance as prescribed by the Board, and also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City from any adverse effects to any persons, to the pipes, or to any other private or public property.
If the City Engineer does not make the necessary route or alternate route determination or recommendations, or the applicant fails or refuses to agree to television testing of potentially unsound pipes and indemnification as provided hereinabove, no permit shall issue.
(Added by Ord. No. 140,170, Eff. 5/17/70.)
(a) Declaration of Purpose. It is the purpose of this section to provide a just, equitable, and practicable method, to be cumulative with and in addition to any other remedy available at law, whereby parkways in commercial or industrial zoned property fronting on major or secondary highways on which weeds, debris or an accumulation of rubbish exist in such amounts and to such an extent as to constitute a menace to the safety, health and general welfare of the people of this City, may be required to be paved.
(b) Necessary City Council Determinations. If the City Council determines that weeds, debris or rubbish exist on parkways in commercial or industrial zones fronting on major or secondary highways as shown on the latest revised Master Plan of Highways in such amounts and to such an extent as to create a menace to the public health, welfare and safety, and to constitute a public nuisance; and
If the City Council further determines that it is impossible or impracticable to maintain such parkways free of such weeds, debris or rubbish by ordering the use of any other methods, the City Council may order the owners of property fronting on said parkways to pave said parkways with concrete including tree wells and street trees in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(c) Zones – Applicable. For purposes of this ordinance the following zones shall be considered commercial or industrial zones: P, PB, CR, C1, C2, C4, CM, M1, M2, and M3.
(d) Notification to Pave. When the Board of Public Works finds that owners of property located in commercial or industrial zones fronting on parkways adjacent to primary or secondary highways have failed to maintain said parkways free of weeds, debris or rubbish, said Board may, upon instructions of the City Council, notify the owner or person in possession of the property fronting on the parkway to pave said parkway with concrete.
(e) Notice – Requirements.
1. Notice to pave the parkway may be given by delivering a written notice personally to the owner or other person in possession of the property facing upon the parkway or by mailing a postal card, postage prepaid, to the person in possession of such property or to the owner thereof at the owner’s last known address as it appears on the last equalized assessment roll or to the name and address of the person owning such property as shown in the records of the office of the City Engineer. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,595, Eff. 4/10/11.)
2. The postal card shall contain a notice to pave the parkway and the Board of Public Works shall immediately upon the mailing of the notice cause a copy thereof, printed on a card of not less than 8 inches by 10 inches in size, to be posted in a conspicuous place on the property.
3. The notice shall specify the day, hour and place when the City Council will hear and pass upon objections and protests, if any, which may be raised by any property owner or any interested person, but in no case shall such hearing be sooner than 10 days after giving of notice. Upon the day and hour fixed for the hearing the City Council shall hear and pass upon such objections and protests. The decision of the City Council on a protest or objection which may be made shall be final and conclusive.
4. The notice shall set forth the street address and a legal description, sufficient for identification, of the locations at which the parkways are to be paved. It shall particularly specify what parkways are to be paved, and that the paving shall be done pursuant to the specifications set forth in the Municipal Code for sidewalk construction and pursuant to rules and regulations of the Board of Public Works and upon the issuance of a permit by the Board of Public Works. The notice shall further specify that if the construction is not commenced within 60 days after notice is given and diligently and without interruption prosecuted to completion within a reasonable time period to be specified in said notice, the Board of Public Works shall cause the paving to be done and the cost thereof shall be a lien on the property.
(f) Failure to Comply With Notice – Board to Perform Work. If the construction is not commenced and prosecuted to completion with due diligence as required by the notice, or by the City Council, the Board of Public Works shall forthwith cause the parkway to be paved, including providing for tree wells and street trees where applicable, and failure by the property owner to pay the costs of the work shall result in a lien against the property fronting on the parkway as provided below. (Amended by Ord. No. 175,596, Eff. 12/7/03.)
Once the Board has commenced the paving work, the owner or person in possession of the affected property shall be deemed to have forfeited all rights and privileges to do such work and is thereafter prohibited from doing such work except as the Board may otherwise allow and if the owner or other person having charge or control of the affected property then proceeds to perform the work without a permit, the Board shall charge the person who caused said work to be performed the sum of $50.00 as partial reimbursement to the City for those expenses incurred in preparation of the work, including solicitation of bids, in the event the City contracts to have the work performed by private contractors.
(g) Collection of Costs. All costs incurred pursuant to this section shall be a personal obligation against the owner of the property fronting on the parkway, recoverable by the City in an action before any court of competent jurisdiction. These costs shall include an amount equal to 40 percent of the cost to perform the actual work, but not less than the sum of $100.00, to cover the City’s costs for administering any contract and supervising the work required. In addition to this personal obligation and all other remedies provided by law, the City may collect any judgment, fee, cost, or charge, including any permit fees, fines, late charges, or interest, incurred in relation to the provisions of this section as provided in Los Angeles Administrative Code Sections 7.35.1 through 7.35.8. (Amended by Ord. No. 175,596, Eff. 12/7/03.)
(h) All payments of costs incurred including fees, fines, late charges and interest and of the partial reimbursement referred to in Subsection (f) shall be paid to the Board of Public Works and deposited in the City Treasury to the credit of the proper fund. (Amended by Ord. No. 175,596, Eff. 12/7/03.)
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