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Upon receiving a written application and map, as provided in Section 63.14, the Board shall issue a written permit to excavate and remove earth, sand, rock, stone or gravel in the manner provided in this article and in accordance with the regulations of the Board.
(a) The edge of any excavation made under this article shall not be nearer than two times the proposed depth of the excavation to the line of any public or private property other than that owned or controlled by the person making such excavation. The excavation may be carried to within ten feet of any such public or private property, provided the banks be supported in a manner satisfactory to the Board and that a substantial fence be erected along the top of the bank, when deemed necessary by the Board.
(b) In no case shall the depth of any excavation made under this article exceed the depth of the foundation of any pier, abutment, wall or support of any bridge or trestle across a water course upon which such excavation is made, with in Two Hundred (200) feet upstream or Five Hundred (500) feet downstream from such excavation.
Whenever, in the opinion of the Board, it shall be dangerous to the public welfare and safety to permit any such excavation to approach within five hundred (500) feet of the foundation of any pier, abutment, wall or support of any such bridge or trestle the Board may increase the distance within which such excavation may approach such pier, abutment, wall or support to such distance as it may deem necessary.
(c) In portions of the Arroyo Seco or the Los Angeles River where one or both banks is or are protected by walls, no excavation opposite along any wall, shall be made to a depth lower than three feet above the level of the bottom of the foundation of that portion of any wall opposite such excavation.
(a) Definition. “Tujunga Wash” shall mean that area within the following described bounds:
Beginning at the intersection of the center line of Glenoaks Boulevard 100 feet in width, with the center line of Branford Street, 40 feet in width; thence southeasterly along said center line of Glenoaks Boulevard to the center line of Truesdale Street, 40 feet in width; thence southwesterly along said center line of Truesdale Street and its southwesterly prolongation to the center line of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company’s Right of Way (Inland Branch), 100 feet in width; thence southwesterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Sharp Avenue, 60 feet in width, with the center line of Sheldon Street, 60 feet in width; thence southerly in a direct line to a point in the center line of Strathern Street, 50 feet in width, distant thereon 400 feet easterly from the center line of Whitsett Avenue, 50 feet in width; thence southeasterly in a direct line to the intersection of the southerly line of Vanowen Street, 65 feet in width, with the center line of St. Clair Avenue, 60 feet in width; thence southeasterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Victory Boulevard, 50 feet in width, with the center line of Laurel Canyon Boulevard, 50 feet in width; thence southeasterly in a direct line to intersection of the center line of Camellia Avenue, 60 feet in width, with the northerly line of Chandler Boulevard (Northerly Roadway), 50 feet in width; thence southeasterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Bakman Avenue, 60 feet in width, with the center line of Camarillo Street, 80 feet in width; thence southeasterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Bellflower Avenue, 50 feet in width, with the center line of Riverside Drive, 100 feet in width; thence southerly along said center line of Bellflower Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Moorpark Street, 50 feet in width; thence southeasterly in a direct line to the intersection of easterly prolongation of the northerly line of Chiquita Street extending westerly from Lankershim Boulevard, with the center line of Lankershim Boulevard, 100 feet in width; thence southeasterly and southerly along said center line of Lankershim Boulevard to its intersection with the center line of Bluffside Drive, 60 feet in width; thence northwesterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Vineland Avenue, 50 feet in width, with the center line of Aqua Vista Street, 40 feet in width; thence northwesterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Woodbridge Street, 60 feet in width, with the center line of Bakman Avenue, 60 feet in width; thence northerly in a direct line to intersection of the center line of said Bakman Avenue with the center line of Sarah Street, 60 feet in width; thence northwesterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Riverside Drive, 100 feet in width, with the center line of Farmdale Avenue, 60 feet in width; thence northwesterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Irvine Avenue, 60 feet in width, with the center line of Chandler Boulevard (South Roadway), 50 feet in width, extending westerly from Irvine Avenue; thence northwesterly in a direct line to a point in the center line of Emelita Street, 60 feet in width, distant thereon 600 feet easterly from the center line of Laurel Canyon Boulevard, 100 feet in width; thence northwesterly in a direct line to the intersection of the northerly line of Victory Boulevard, 75 feet in width, with the center line of Rhodes Avenue, 60 feet in width; thence northwesterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Vanowen Street, 50 feet in width, with the center line of Whitsett Avenue, 50 feet in width; thence northwesterly in a direct line to a point in the center line of Raymer Street, 40 feet in width, distant thereon 500 feet northwesterly from the center line of Whitsett Avenue, 50 feet in width; thence northwesterly along said center line of Raymer Street to a point distant thereon 500 feet southeasterly from the center line of Fulton Avenue, 50 feet in width; thence southerly in a direct line to a point in the center line of Vanowen Street, 50 feet in width, distant thereon 600 feet westerly from the center line of Ethel Avenue, 50 feet in width; thence southeasterly in a direct line to a point in the center line of Oxnard Street, 50 feet in width, distant thereon 600 feet easterly from the center line of Coldwater Canyon Avenue, 50 feet in width; thence southerly in a direct line to a point in the center line of Burbank Boulevard, 50 feet in width, distant thereon 500 feet easterly from the center line of Coldwater Canyon Avenue, 50 feet in width; thence southerly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Magnolia Boulevard, 50 feet in width, with the northerly prolongation of the westerly line of Goodland Avenue, 30 feet in width; thence southeasterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Bellaire Avenue, 60 feet in width, extending northerly of Addison Street with the northerly line of Addison Street produced; thence southeasterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Morella Avenue, 60 feet in width, with the northerly line of Moorpark Street produced; thence southeasterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Woodbridge Street, 60 feet in width, with the center line of Colfax Avenue, 80 feet in width; thence southerly along said center line of Colfax Avenue to its intersection with the center line of first alley northeasterly of Ventura Boulevard; thence northwesterly along the center line of said alley to its intersection with the center line of Radford Avenue, 85 feet in width; thence northerly along the said center line of Radford Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Valley Heart Drive (South Roadway), 50 feet in width; thence northwesterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Whitsett Avenue, 80 feet wide, with the easterly prolongation of the southerly line of Kling Street, 50 feet in width, extending westerly from Whitsett Avenue; thence northwesterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Riverside Drive, 50 feet in width, with the southerly prolongation of the easterly line of Bellaire Avenue, 20 feet in width, extending northerly from Riverside Drive; thence northwesterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Coldwater Canyon Avenue, 50 feet in width, with the center line of Addison Street, 40 feet in width; thence northwesterly in a direct line to a point in the center line of Magnolia Boulevard, 50 feet in width, distant thereon 300 feet westerly from the center line of Coldwater Canyon Avenue, 50 feet in width; thence northerly in a direct line to a point in the center line of Burbank Boulevard, 50 feet in width, distant thereon 500 feet westerly from the center line of Coldwater Canyon Avenue, 50 feet in width; thence northerly in a direct line to a point in the center line of Oxnard Street, 50 feet in width, distant thereon 400 feet westerly from the center line of Coldwater Canyon Avenue, 50 feet in width; thence northwesterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Atoll Avenue, 60 feet in width, with a line parallel with and 50 feet northerly, measured at right angles, from the southerly line of Victory Boulevard, 75 feet in width; thence northwesterly in a direct line to the intersection of the easterly line of Sunnyslope Avenue, 30 feet in width, with the northerly line of Hart Street, 30 feet in width; thence northerly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Woodman Avenue, 50 feet in width, with the center line of Raymer Street, 40 feet in width; thence northeasterly in a direct line to the intersection of the southeasterly line of Truesdale Street, 80 feet in width, with the southerly line of Roscoe Boulevard, 50 feet in width; thence northeasterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Canterbury Avenue, 60 feet in width, with the center line of Reedley Street, 60 feet in width; thence northeasterly in a direct line to the intersection of the center line of Laurel Canyon Boulevard, 60 feet in width, with the center line of Branford Street 60 feet in width; thence northeasterly along said center line of Branford Street to the point of beginning.
(b) Permit Required. No person shall excavate or remove any sand, rock, stone or gravel from the Tujunga Wash without first obtaining from the Board of Public Works a permit so to do.
(c) Application and Deposit. Application for any such permit and accompanying deposit shall be made as provided in Section 63.124 of this Code.
(d) Rules and Regulations. The Board shall adopt rules and regulations governing excavations hereunder, and all provisions of Section 63.125 of the Code, not in conflict with this section, shall be applicable to the excavations made under this section.
(e) Authority of Board to Refuse Permit. The Board shall deny any application unless it appears to the City Engineer and the Board that the proposed excavation can and will be made without creating a condition hazardous to life or to public or private property.
(a) Official Permission Required. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to go upon any premises operated by the Board of Public Works of this city as a street maintenance yard, sewer maintenance yard, incinerator plant, dump, sewage treatment plant, sewage pumping plant, refuse collection transfer yard, equipment yard or storage yard, without the express permission of the Board of Public Works, or its duly authorized representative. No person shall be deemed to have such permission unless the person has evidence thereof upon themself or unless the person has the express oral consent of the officer or employee present at, and in immediate charge or care of, the premises.
The foregoing restriction shall not apply to any premises not posted as hereinafter provided, nor shall it apply to law enforcement officers, or to officers or employees of this City or of any governmental agency acting in the course of their public duties.
(b) Signs to be Posted. The Board of Public Works shall cause appropriate signs to be posted, at intervals of not more than 200 feet, about the boundary of any such premises, giving notice of the effect of this section.
(c) Enforcement. Any police officer or any authorized employee of the Department of Public Works, may use reasonable force to remove or expel from such premises any person who violates this section and who upon being directed to leave refuses to do so. This is in addition to other remedies provided by law.
(d) Access for Lawful Purposes. Subject to fair and reasonable conditions, necessary access to any posted premises shall be granted by the Board upon written request to any person having lawful business there to perform; and to anyone who has, and asserts in good faith, the right to inspect any such place for purposes incident to any proposed or pending action at law or in equity; and to other persons at the reasonable discretion of the Board, to be exercised in the public interest.
(e) Premises Not Requiring Protection. Whenever the Board shall find, as to any particular premises mentioned in this section, that there is no appreciable hazard of loss or damage to public property at such place, or other public purpose to be subserved by posting the same, it need not be posted, and, if not posted, the prohibitory provisions of this section shall not there apply.
(Added by Ord. No. 175,551, Eff. 11/18/03.)
(a) No person shall enter the grounds of any property or building used, operated or occupied by the Los Angeles Police Department or remain on those grounds or property or in the building in violation of posted rules regarding use, access and presence on any Los Angeles Police Department property. This conduct shall constitute a trespass upon Los Angeles Police Department property.
(b) The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners shall promulgate rules and cause appropriate signs to be posted giving notice of these rules.
(Added by Ord. No. 175,551, Eff. 11/18/03.)
(a) No person shall enter the grounds of any property or building used, operated or occupied by the Los Angeles Fire Department or remain on those grounds or property or in the building in violation of posted rules regarding use, access and presence on any Los Angeles Fire Department property. This conduct shall constitute a trespass upon Los Angeles Fire Department property.
(b) The Los Angeles Board of Fire Commissioners shall promulgate rules and cause appropriate signs to be posted giving notice of these rules.
(Added by Ord. No. 187,216, Eff. 11/11/21.)
(a) No person shall enter or remain on property or a facility used, operated, or occupied by the City of Los Angeles under the supervision, control, regulation, and management of a City department in violation of a posted rule promulgated by the department head pursuant to the Charter to ensure the preservation, maintenance, efficient and effective management, and safe use of property and facilities by the public and City employees. This section shall not apply to a person in a room in which a public meeting is in progress pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act.
(b) Any person violating a provision of this section shall be guilty of a public offense and shall be subject to the following penalties:
1. First Violation. A first violation of this section shall be an infraction punishable by a fine in the amount of $100.
2. Second and Subsequent Violations. A second violation and all subsequent violations shall be subject to the provisions of Section 11.00 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, including prosecution as an infraction punishable by a fine in the amount of $250, or prosecution as a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both a fine and imprisonment.
3. Violations. The following constitutes a violation for purposes of assessing the penalties available under this section: a conviction for violation of this section, a conviction under California Penal Code Section 853.7 for failure to appear in court to contest a citation for violations of this section, or a forfeiture of bail. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the offenses and penalties stated in this section are cumulative to offenses and penalties stated in all other state and local laws.
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