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The driver of every vehicle, which is involved in any collision, shall remove, or cause to be removed, all glass and other debris which may have fallen upon any public street or alley as a result of such collision, from such street or alley before leaving the place of the collision; and every person hired or employed to move or remove any such vehicle shall remove all glass and other debris which may have fallen upon any public street or alley as a result of the collision in which the vehicle was involved, before removing the vehicle.
(Amended by Ord. No. 168,782, Eff. 7/12/93.)
(a) No person shall dismantle, repair, or make any repairs, or add or install any part or accessory, to or on any vehicle, machine, motor, appliance or other device, while the same is upon any public or private highway, street, alley way or similar place.
(b) No person shall park any vehicle for the purpose of making repairs while the same is upon any public or private highway, street, alley way or similar place.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit the driver of any vehicle, which is disabled while upon any public or private highway, street, alley way or similar place to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping, from making, or causing to be made, the repairs necessary to enable such vehicle to be moved from the public or private highway, street, alley way or similar place.
(Amended by Ord. No. 186,236, Eff. 8/2/19.)
A. Use of Vehicles for Dwelling Restricted on City Streets. No person shall use a Vehicle for Dwelling as follows:
1. Between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. on any Residential Street; or
2. At any time within a one Block radius of any edge of a lot containing a park or a licensed school, pre-school or daycare facility.
Nothing herein precludes the enforcement of any other laws such as parking restrictions, including, but not limited to, prohibitions on overnight parking.
B. Definitions. As used in this section:
1. Block is defined as 500 feet.
2. Dwelling means more than one of the following activities and when it reasonably appears, in light of all the circumstances, that a person is using a vehicle as a place of residence or accommodation:
Possessing inside or on a vehicle items that are not associated with ordinary vehicle use, such as a sleeping bag, bedroll, blanket, sheet, pillow, kitchen utensils, cookware, cooking equipment, bodily fluids. Obscuring some or all of the vehicle’s windows. Preparing or cooking meals inside or on a vehicle. Sleeping inside a vehicle.
3. Residential Street means any street which adjoins one or more single family or multi-family residentially zoned parcel.
4. Vehicle means any motor vehicle, trailer, house car or trailer coach as defined by the California Vehicle Code.
C. Penalty. A first violation of this section shall be punishable as an infraction not to exceed $25. A second violation of this section shall be punishable as an infraction not to exceed $50 and all subsequent violations of this section shall punishable as an infraction not to exceed $75. Violators may be eligible for referral to a prosecutorial-led diversion program such as the Homeless Engagement and Response Team (HEART).
D. Sunset Provision. This section shall expire and be deemed to have been repealed on January 1, 2020, unless extended by ordinance.
E. Severability. If any portion, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this section is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such a decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this section. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each portion or subsection, sentence, clause and phrase herein, irrespective of the fact that any one or more portions, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
(Title and Section Amended by Ord. No. 182,514, Eff. 6/3/13.)
(a) Establishment of Zones. When the Department shall determine that the establishment of a bicycle infrastructure zone is necessary to provide facilities for the parking of bicycles and amenities for a bikeshare operation upon the public streets, or to safeguard life or property, it is hereby authorized to set aside a space in the public right-of- way for the use of the parking or sharing of bicycles; provided that installation of such accommodates pedestrians and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). When a bicycle infrastructure zone is established, the Department may require appropriate design elements to be installed thereat, giving notice that the area is designated for bicycle parking or sharing, and when said bicycle parking or sharing elements are within the roadway, the parking of motor vehicles is prohibited, and it shall thereupon be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park a motor vehicle within or in front of such zone.
(b) Bicycle Infrastructure Permit Requirements.
1. No person shall install or maintain a bicycle infrastructure element on any sidewalk or street except within a Department of Transportation approved bicycle infrastructure zone. No person shall install or maintain any bicycle parking or sharing device without plan approval or a permit from the Department and the payment of appropriate fees to review and process the application. In addition, installation or modification of any permanently fixed structure will be subject to the Board of Public Works permit requirements as specified in Section 62.105 of this Code.
2. Each application for a permit or plan approval hereunder must be in writing upon a form provided by the Department. The application must set forth the proposed location of the bicycle parking or sharing device and must be accompanied by a site plan of the proposed device showing the location, detailed plans and specifications thereof. Bicycle infrastructure devices within the public right-of-way shall meet requirements or specifications established by the City. Each application must be accompanied by a written instrument signed by the owner, person in lawful possession or control of the property abutting upon the public street at the place where the bicycle parking device is proposed to be located, and the operator of said device giving consent to its installation and maintenance. If the plan approval or permit is granted, the authorized bicycle infrastructure device authorized by the Department must conform in all respects to the site plan and requirements established by the City.
(Added by Ord. No. 164,483, Eff. 3/30/89.)
(a) General Provisions.
(1) Purpose. To support the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD) Commuter Program in its effort to reduce air pollution and traffic congestion by requiring that employers who must prepare SCAQMD mandated Trip Reductions Plans for worksites located within the City of Los Angeles implement specific ridesharing incentive measures detailed in this section as part of their Trip Reduction Plans.
(2) Scope. This section shall apply to all employers within the city limits, including the City of Los Angeles (City) and its proprietary departments, that are also regulated by SCAQMD Regulation XV (Regulation XV). Compliance with this ordinance shall be in addition to any acts required of employers by Regulation XV. Nothing in this section is intended nor shall it be so construed as to limit or otherwise preclude employers from offering or providing additional ridesharing options to their employees.
(b) Subsidies.
(1) Each employer in the City that offers free or subsidized parking to any employee and is covered by Regulation XV shall offer a $15 (fifteen) per month transit subsidy to each of its employees for their use in commuting to and from the employer’s worksite, as that term is defined in Rule 1502(k) of Regulation XV. However, an employer who provides free or subsidized vanpool or carpool parking only, shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
(2) This $15 subsidy may be provided in the following ways:
(A) An employer may purchase transit passes and tickets, including RTD passes and tickets, City Commuter Express passes and tickets, AMTRAK passes and tickets, and passes and tickets on any other transit lines which serve employees’ homes and places of work and then resell them to their employees at a $15 per month discount;
(B) An employer may offer bus tokens or tickets in the amount of $15 to each of its employees. These tokens or tickets would be first purchased by the employer, then given to the employee free of charge to a maximum of $15 per employee per month.
(c) Monitoring. The documentation of compliance with this section shall be filed with the SCAQMD in conjunction with the Trip Reduction Plan submitted by employers to SCAQMD as required by Rule 1501 of Regulation XV. At the same time, a copy of said documentation shall also be filed with the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation.
(d) Sanctions. Any employer violating the requirements of this section is subject to an administrative penalty of $100 per day for each separate violation. Every day during any portion of which such a violation occurs is a separate offense.
Any monies collected as administrative penalties shall be placed in the Employee Transit Subsidy Account and used only for the administration of the requirements of this section.
(e) Appeal. Within 10 days after a Notice of Violation has been issued, an employer may appeal a violation to the Board.
(1) The Board shall set a hearing date within a reasonable time.
(2) Hearings need not be conducted according to formal or technical rules of evidence.
(3) Each party shall have the right to:
(A) Call and examine witnesses;
(B) Introduce exhibits;
(C) Rebut evidence against them;
(D) Represent themself or be represented by anyone of their choice.
(4) Any member of the Board who did not hear the evidence or read the record or proceedings shall not vote on the decision.
(5) The decision shall be in writing and shall contain findings of fact, a determination of the issues presented, and the penalty, if any. A copy of the decision shall be delivered to the appellant by certified mail, return receipt requested.
(f) Timetable. This section shall have a timetable of implementation identical to and in accordance with Rule 1503(a) of Regulation XV.
(Amended by Ord. No. 166,310, Eff. 11/16/90.)
(a) No person shall place, establish, or maintain any sign, banner, billboard or other advertisement which is visible to the operator of any motor vehicle operated on any public street, road or highway and which sign displays any word, phrase, character or symbol calculated to direct traffic on to any residential street and which sign advertises the sale of any goods, wares or merchandise including printed matter which sale is to occur on any property not zoned for commercial use. The provisions of this section shall include but not be limited to placement of the advertisement on any motor vehicle.
(b) A residential street shall be defined as any public street with fewer than three lanes intended for vehicular traffic where a majority of the buildings situated on the property contiguous thereto are used for residential purposes, whether single-family or multi-family dwellings.
(c) This section shall not apply to the otherwise lawful placing, erecting or maintaining of any sign, banner or billboard advertising any lawful garage, yard, rummage or similar sale to be conducted on the property of the seller.
(Added by Ord. No. 166,526, Eff. 1/27/91.)
(a) The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to install any traffic control devices it determines necessary to regulate roller-skating, skateboarding and bicycling on sidewalks and roadways in order to improve vehicular or pedestrian movement, reduce congestion or diminish accident potential. Such determinations shall be made only on the basis of traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations. When such determinations have been made, the Department is authorized to install signs giving notice as to the nature of the regulation as well as signs that provide such safety warnings as it determines will assist those engaged in the regulated activities.
(b) No person shall roller-skate, skateboard, or operate a bicycle in violation of the limitations set forth on regulatory signs posted pursuant to this section.
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