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FOREWORD
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ZONING
CHAPTER 1A CITY OF LOS ANGELES ZONING CODE
CHAPTER II* LICENSES, PERMITS, BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER III PUBLIC HEALTH CODE
CHAPTER IV PUBLIC WELFARE
CHAPTER V PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER VI PUBLIC WORKS AND PROPERTY
ARTICLE 1 AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURE
ARTICLE 2 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
ARTICLE 2.1 RAIL TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION IMPACT AREA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
ARTICLE 3 PUBLIC PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, BEACHES AND OTHER PROPERTY
SEC. 63.00. DEFINITIONS.
SEC. 63.00.1. BOARD OF RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSIONERS AND DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS DEFINED.
SEC. 63.01. PLAYGROUND AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT - JURISDICTION.
SEC. 63.02. BEACH LANDS - JURISDICTION AND AUTHORITY.
SEC. 63.03. PLAYGROUND AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT - POWER TO ISSUE PERMITS.
SEC. 63.04. JURISDICTION OVER GROINS, ETC.
SEC. 63.05. POWER TO RENEW GRANTS.
SEC. 63.06. RULES GOVERNING EXHIBITIONS.
SEC. 63.07. FORFEITURE OF GRANTS.
SEC. 63.08. GRANT REQUIRED FOR STRUCTURES.
SEC. 63.09. PUBLIC SEWERS AND STORM DRAINS EXEMPT.
SEC. 63.10. APPLICATION FOR GRANTS, CONTENTS.
SEC. 63.11. REPAIRS NOT TO AFFECT CURRENT OR DRIFT.
SEC. 63.12. FILING FEE.
SEC. 63.13. BOARD TO INVESTIGATE.
SEC. 63.14. BOARD - POWER TO GRANT PERMIT.
SEC. 63.15. REVOCATION OF GRANTS.
SEC. 63.16. GRANTS - MAY IMPOSE CONDITIONS.
SEC. 63.17. BOARD MAY DENY GRANTS.
SEC. 63.18. RENEWAL OF GRANTS - EXISTING STRUCTURES.
SEC. 63.19. GRANTS - WHAT TO PRESCRIBE.
SEC. 63.20. WAIVER REQUIRED.
SEC. 63.21. BOARD TO DETERMINE IF REPAIR WILL ALTER THE CURRENT.
SEC. 63.22. NATURAL ACCRETIONS.
SEC. 63.23. COUNCIL TO APPROVE CERTAIN GRANTS.
SEC. 63.24. HARBOR DEPARTMENT - JURISDICTION.
SEC. 63.25. BUILDING PERMITS REQUIRED.
SEC. 63.41. PARK RANGERS: AUTHORIZATION TO ARREST.
SEC. 63.44. REGULATIONS AFFECTING PARK AND RECREATION AREAS.
SEC. 63.45. EMERGENCY PARK CLOSURE.
SEC. 63.46. DESIGNATION OF DRUG-FREE ZONES.
SEC. 63.50. POWER BOAT PROHIBITION ON THE VENICE CANALS.
SEC. 63.92.1. CHARGES FOR HANDLING AVIATION ENGINE FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND SOLVENTS AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
SEC. 63.93. LIBRARY REGULATIONS.
SEC. 63.94. SCHOOL GROUNDS - TRESPASS ON.
SEC. 63.95. CITY RECORDS - REMOVAL OF.
SEC. 63.96. CITY RECORDS - SAFE KEEPING - EXEMPTIONS.
SEC. 63.97. VEHICLES - FIRE SIGNS ON.
SEC. 63.98. CITY VEHICLES - USE OF SEAL.
SEC. 63.99. CITY VEHICLES - DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND RESEARCH SERVICES MAY EXEMPT USE OF SEAL.
SEC. 63.100. CITY TRUCKS - USE OF SEAL.
SEC. 63.101. EXEMPTIONS.
SEC. 63.101.1. 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT BUMPER STICKERS ON CITY VEHICLES.
SEC. 63.101.2. BACK TO SCHOOL BUMPER STICKERS ON CITY VEHICLES.
SEC. 63.101.3. BUMPER STICKERS - SMOG CHECKS.
SEC. 63.101.4. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PARKING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM VEHICLE IDENTIFIERS.
SEC. 63.101.5. BUMPER STICKERS: POLICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLES - DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
SEC. 63.101.6. BUMPER STICKERS: CITY VEHICLES - DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
SEC. 63.101.7. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, BUREAU OF SANITATION, ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM VEHICLE IDENTIFIERS.
SEC. 63.102. CITY VEHICLES - REPORT TO BE MADE TO COUNCIL.
SEC. 63.103. REGISTRATION PLATES - ASSIGNMENT OF.
SEC. 63.104. CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP - REMOVAL OF PLATES.
SEC. 63.105. TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION PLATES.
SEC. 63.106. CITY VEHICLES - PRIVATE USE PROHIBITED.
SEC. 63.107. DISPLAY OF OFFICIAL SEAL.
SEC. 63.108. CITY SEAL - IMITATING.
SEC. 63.109.1. EMPLOYEES FORBIDDEN TO CASH CHECKS, ETC.
SEC. 63.110. DISOBEDIENCE OF CHARTER SUBPOENAS.
SEC. 63.111. ELECTION SUPPLIES - RETURN OF.
SEC. 63.112. STREET ADDRESS NUMBERS - AUTHORITY AND DUTY OF CITY ENGINEER.
SEC. 63.113. STREET ADDRESS NUMBERS - RESPONSIBILITY THEREFOR, DESIGNATION, LOCATION, SIZE, MAINTENANCE, CHANGE AND REMOVAL.
SEC. 63.114. BASE LINES.
SEC. 63.115. STREET ADDRESS NUMBERS - ODD AND EVEN NUMBERS.
SEC. 63.116. BLOCK NUMBERS AND SPACING.
SEC. 63.117. COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - POSSESSION OF KEYS FOR.
SEC. 63.118. COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - OBSTRUCTION.
SEC. 63.119. COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - STRINGING WIRES NEAR.
SEC. 63.119.5. COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - AUTOMATIC CALLING DEVICES.
SEC. 63.120. COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - TREE OBSTRUCTION.
SEC. 63.122. FALSE ALARMS - REWARD.
SEC. 63.123. HITCHING ANIMALS TO SIGNAL SYSTEMS.
SEC. 63.124. EXCAVATION OF NATURAL DEPOSITS - PERMIT.
SEC. 63.125. BOARD TO ADOPT RULES FOR EXCAVATING SAND, ETC.
SEC. 63.126. BOARD TO ISSUE PERMITS.
SEC. 63.127. DEPTH OF EXCAVATIONS.
SEC. 63.128. EXCAVATIONS - TUJUNGA WASH.
SEC. 63.130. TRESPASSING FORBIDDEN UPON CERTAIN PUBLIC PLANTS, YARDS, ETC.
SEC. 63.131. POLICE DEPARTMENT PROPERTY - TRESPASS ON.
SEC. 63.132. FIRE DEPARTMENT PROPERTY - TRESPASS ON.
SEC. 63.133. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING RULES GOVERNING THE USE OF CITY PROPERTY AND FACILITIES.
SEC. 63.134. CITY PROPERTY AND FACILITIES - PROHIBITED ITEMS.
SEC. 63.136. ENTRY UPON VENICE CANAL, GRAND CANAL, AND BALLONA LAGOON ESHA PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY PROHIBITED.
SEC. 63.137. NIGHT ENTRY PROHIBITED UPON CITY PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY ABUTTING BALLONA WETLANDS.
ARTICLE 4 SEWERS, WATER COURSES AND DRAINS
ARTICLE 4.1 SEWER SERVICE CHARGE
ARTICLE 4.2 STORMWATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT CHARGE
ARTICLE 4.3 WASTEWATER FRANCHISE FEE
ARTICLE 4.4 STORMWATER AND URBAN RUNOFF POLLUTION CONTROL
ARTICLE 4.5 SEWER REPAIR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
ARTICLE 5 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF HAZARDOUS PRIVATE STREETS
ARTICLE 6 GARBAGE, REFUSE COLLECTION
ARTICLE 6.1 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION, TRANSFER, RECYCLING, RECOVERY OF WASTE RESOURCES AND DISPOSAL FEE
ARTICLE 7 OUTDOOR ADVERTISING STRUCTURES, ACCESSORY SIGNS,
ARTICLE 8 BENCHES ALONG PUBLIC WAYS
ARTICLE 9 MARINA DEL REY ENTRANCE CHANNEL
CHAPTER VII TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER VIII TRAFFIC
CHAPTER IX BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER X BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER XI NOISE REGULATION
CHAPTER XII THE WATER CONSERVATION PLAN OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
CHAPTER XIII THE EMERGENCY ENERGY CURTAILMENT PLAN OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
CHAPTER XV RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE
CHAPTER XVI HOUSING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER XVII RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF THE LOS ANGELES AIRPORTS
CHAPTER XVIII EMPLOYEE WAGES AND PROTECTIONS
CHAPTER XIX ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
CHAPTER XX COVID-19 PROTECTION AND RECOVERY*
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SEC. 63.111. ELECTION SUPPLIES – RETURN OF.
 
   No person serving or acting as inspector, judge, clerk or ballot clerk in any precinct at any election held in this City, shall fail, refuse, or neglect to deliver to the City Clerk at the same time the election returns of such precincts are delivered at the office of the City Clerk, all maps, rubber stamps, ink pads, copies of election laws and all other election supplies furnished in, to or for such precinct for such election.
 
 
SEC. 63.112. STREET ADDRESS NUMBERS – AUTHORITY AND DUTY OF CITY ENGINEER.
   (Amended by Ord. No. 181,702, Eff. 6/13/11.)
 
   (a)   The City Engineer shall have the authority and duty to establish street address numbers expressed in Arabic numerals or figures and notwithstanding street address numbers located on street curbs, to prescribe their location on buildings, structures and parking lots, and to order the installation, change, substitution and removal of all such numbers to fulfill the provisions of this Article.
 
   (b)   Every person requesting issuance of a new street number or change of an existing street number that is not associated with a building permit application shall pay the City a fee in the amount of $77 to pay for the work involved in processing the request. The Board of Public Works may adjust this fee and adopt a new fee amount in the same manner as provided in Section 12.37 I.1. of this Code for establishing a fee to process an appeal from an improvement requirement determination by the City Engineer. (Amended by Ord. No. 184,054, Eff. 3/6/16.)
 
 
SEC. 63.113. STREET ADDRESS NUMBERS – RESPONSIBILITY THEREFOR, DESIGNATION, LOCATION, SIZE, MAINTENANCE, CHANGE AND REMOVAL.
   (Amended by Ord. No. 144,527, Eff. 4/19/73.)
 
   (a)   Every person exercising or having ownership, possession, custody, control, or charge of any building, structure or parking lot shall have and maintain the established street address number thereon upon or near each entrance from a street of the City, and from any other public access way, in the manner and location designated by the City Engineer. “Access way,” shall include, but not be limited to, any alley, waterway, stairway, driveway or walkway. (Amended by Ord. No. 161,786, Eff. 1/9/87.)
 
   (b)   Installation, change, substitution or removal of any existing or subsequently-designated street address number shall be completed within five (5) days after receipt by the owner, occupant, lessee, tenant, subtenant, fiduciary, or custodian of such building, structure or parking lot, or any person or agent in charge thereof, of a written notice containing appropriate instructions therefor, from the City Engineer.
 
   (c)   The minimum dimensions of any street address number designated by the City Engineer on or after June 1, 1973, shall be as follows:
 
   i.   The height in inches of any number or figure therein shall be the sum of one-tenth (1/10) of the distance in feet of the number from the boundary of the property (upon which the building, structure or parking lot is situated) abutting the street, plus two (2), providing that every number shall not be less than four inches in height.
 
   ii.   The overall width of any figure in or comprising the number shall be one-half (1/2) of its height.
 
   iii.   The width of any portion of a figure in or comprising the number shall be one-tenth (1/10) of its height.
 
   (d)   Design (including shape and style) as well as location of the street address numbers shall be such that they are legible and easily readable. The City Engineer may prescribe a street address number larger in size than the dimensions stated at Subparagraph (c) hereinabove when the City Engineer determines that due to lighting conditions, building locations, shadows, background, or other reasons, street address numbers of minimum dimensions will not be easily readable from the street or approach to the entrance. A street address number of unusual design or placement may not be employed without prior written approval of the City Engineer.
 
   (e)   The City Engineer shall adopt such reasonable rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the street address numbers provisions of this article.
 
 
SEC. 63.114. BASE LINES.
 
   The following shall be the respective starting points or dividing lines for numbers on buildings fronting on streets heretofore laid out or hereafter to be laid out or extended, viz.: from east to west, First Street; from north to south, Main Street from the south boundary of the City to a point on the west bank of the Los Angeles River, and the Los Angeles river; thence to the north boundary of the City, numbers shall begin at the above named starting point or dividing lines and continue to the terminal of the respective streets; provided that on all streets lying east of the Los Angeles River and extending north or northerly from First Street, the numbers shall continue to the northerly terminus of the street, or to Macy Street or Mission Road; and provided that on all streets extending south or southerly from Downey Avenue, the numbers shall begin at Downey Avenue as the dividing line and continue south to the terminus of the street or to Macy Street or Mission Road; and provided, further, that on all streets extending north or northerly from Downey Avenue, the numbers shall begin at Downey Avenue and continue to the northerly terminus of the street.
 
 
SEC. 63.115. STREET ADDRESS NUMBERS – ODD AND EVEN NUMBERS.
   (Amended by Ord. No. 144,527, Eff. 4/19/73.)
 
   The street address numbers on the northerly and westerly sides of the streets shall be odd numbers, the street address numbers on the southerly and easterly sides of the streets shall be even numbers.
 
 
SEC. 63.116. BLOCK NUMBERS AND SPACING.
 
   One hundred numbers or as many thereof as may be necessary, shall be allowed to each block. No. 100 shall be the first number used at the respective beginning point on the sides of the streets which are to contain the even numbers, and No. 101 for the sides which are to contain the odd numbers. At the beginning of the second block from the starting point, the first numbers shall be 200 and 201, respectively and so continue throughout the system.
 
   Twenty feet frontage shall be allowed for each number, to be calculated from the end of the block at which the number begins. On all streets the numbering shall be done as if the streets extended to the dividing lines for the City, as defined in Section 63.114 of this article.
 
 
SEC. 63.117. COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS – POSSESSION OF KEYS FOR.
 
   No person shall have in their possession or under their control any key belonging to or fitted to open the lock of any city communications box subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of General Services, or to make or fit any such key without the permission of the Board of Fire Commissioners, the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, the Board of Police Commissioners, the Chief of Police or the Department of General Services. (Amended by Ord. No. 152,426, Eff. 6/29/79, Oper. 7/1/79.)
 
 
SEC. 63.118. COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM – OBSTRUCTION.
 
   No person shall put, place or permit to remain any article or thing whatever in such a manner as to obstruct, hinder or interfere with the free access or approach to any city communications box, subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of General Services. (Amended by Ord. No. 152,426, Eff. 6/29/79, Oper. 7/1/79.)
 
 
SEC. 63.119. COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS – STRINGING WIRES NEAR.
 
   (a)   No person shall run, erect or maintain any wire which crosses any wire of the city’s communications systems subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of General Services, within a distance of eighteen (18) inches. (Amended by Ord. No. 152,426, Eff. 6/29/79, Oper. 7/1/79.)
 
   The Department of General Services may decrease the above distance by giving written consent where the wires so crossing each other are attached to the same pole at the place of crossing. (Amended by Ord. No. 152,426, Eff. 6/29/79, Oper. 7/1/79.)
 
   (b)   No person shall run, erect or maintain any wire parallel or approximately parallel with any wire of the city’s communications system subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of General Services, within a distance of ten (10) inches. (Amended by Ord. No. 152,426, Eff. 6/29/79, Oper. 7/1/79.)
 
 
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