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(Title and Section Amended by Ord. No. 182,986, Eff. 5/28/14.)
(a) No person shall permit any vehicle hauling or used for hauling or carrying any solid waste or other nauseous or offensive substance to remain in or upon any street longer than is necessary for loading and hauling such substance to its destination or permit any such vehicle to be in a filthy or offensive condition, or to remain uncovered when in transit upon streets or near public places.
(b) No person shall remove or convey any solid waste or other nauseous or offensive substance along any street, except in watertight vessels, receptacles or carriers.
(Amended by Ord. No. 182,986, Eff. 5/28/14.)
No person removing or conveying any solid waste shall fail, refuse or neglect to replace immediately in any container any solid waste that shall have fallen therefrom, in or upon any street or in or upon any premises.
(Amended by Ord. No. 186,366, Eff. 10/31/19.)
(a) No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited any solid waste of any kind whatsoever upon or in any street, or upon any premises in this City, or in the Los Angeles River.
(b) Any person whose identifying information is found in or who is otherwise responsible for the deposit of solid waste of any kind whatsoever, upon or in any street, shall be responsible for depositing it on the public right-of-way.
(c) Any violation of this article may be punishable as a criminal offense under Section 11.00 of this Code or by the issuance of an Administrative Citation. Administrative Citations shall be assessed the following fines:
1. An administrative fine of $500 for a first violation;
2. An administrative fine of $750 for a second violation; and
3. An administrative fine of $1,000 for a third violation and $1,000 for each subsequent violation.
(d) In addition to any fine or penalty imposed, whenever any person deposits or causes to be deposited any solid waste in violation of this article and the deposit results in a violation of any state or federal laws or regulations or damages public property, the deposit shall be deemed a public nuisance, and the person having deposited or caused to be deposited the solid waste shall be liable to the City for reasonable costs necessary to correct that nuisance, detriment, or adverse effect, including, but not limited to, labor, material, inspection, transportation, overhead, and incidental expenses associated with the corrective action and the clean-up of the solid waste and its effects.
In addition to the City’s right to recover all costs associated with the corrective action and the clean-up of the pollutant and its effects, the City also shall recover the City’s costs for administering any contract and supervising the work required if the City does not perform the cleanup directly. These administration costs shall equal 40 percent of the cost to perform the actual work, but not less than the sum of $100.
All costs incurred pursuant to this section shall be a personal obligation against the discharger and any owner of any property that is the source of any discharge, and are recoverable by the City in an action before any court of competent jurisdiction. 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.
(Title and Section Amended by Ord. No. 182,986, Eff. 5/28/14.)
No person, other than the owner thereof, the owner’s agents or employees, or an officer or employee of this City or any person holding a contract with this City for the collection, management and/or disposal of solid waste, shall tamper with or remove any solid waste, solid waste container or the contents thereof from any location where the same had been placed by the owner thereof or the owner’s agent, whether or not such container conforms to requirements or description set forth in the rules and regulations of the Board.
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