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(a) The following words and phrases whenever used in these rules and regulations shall be construed as defined in this section unless from the context a different meaning is intended, or unless a different meaning is specifically defined and more particularly described to the use of such words or phrases.
(b) “City” shall mean and have reference to the City of Los Angeles.
(c) “Airport” shall mean and have reference to all of the area comprising the Los Angeles Airport as now existing or as the same may hereafter be expanded and developed and shall include all of its facilities.
(d) “Board” shall mean the Board of Airport Commissioners of the City.
(e) “General Manager” shall mean the General Manager of the Department of Airports of the City.
(f) “Director” shall mean the Airport Director of the Los Angeles Airport.
(g) “Person” shall mean and shall include a natural person, a partnership, firm or corporation.
(h) “Driveway” shall mean any street or roadway either improved or unimproved within the boundaries of the Airport set aside or designated for use by vehicles.
(i) “Traffic” shall mean pedestrians and vehicles, either singly or together while using any driveway.
(j) “Parking Area” shall mean and include any portion of the Airport which is set aside for the parking of vehicles.
(k) “Pedestrian” shall mean any person afoot.
(l) “Vehicles” shall mean a device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be propelled, moved or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved by human power.
“Motor Vehicle” is a vehicle which is self-propelled.
“Commercial Vehicle” is a vehicle used or maintained for the transportation of persons or property for hire, compensation or profit.
(m) “Loading Zone” shall mean that space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials.
(n) “Police Officer” shall mean any sworn officer of the Police Department of the City or sworn officer of the Airport Police of the Department of Airports authorized to enforce these rules and regulations.
(o) “Park” shall mean to stand or leave standing any vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise, than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in the loading or unloading of passengers or materials.
(p) “Crosswalk” shall mean any portion of a driveway or parking area distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossings or walks by lines or other markings on the surface.
(q) “Aircraft” shall mean all fixed-wing aircraft driven by turbojet or turbo fan engine. (Added by Ord. No. 186,390, Eff. 12/18/19.)
(r) “Run-up” shall mean the ground testing or revving of an Aircraft engine above idle, not immediately connected to contemporaneous air operation. (Added by Ord. No. 186,390, Eff. 12/18/19.)
(s) “Run-up Pad” shall mean an aircraft parking area with blast fences. (Added by Ord. No. 186,390, Eff. 12/18/19.)
(a) All persons on any part of the Airport shall be governed by these rules and regulations and any and all persons using the Airport or any of its facilities shall comply with each and all of these rules and regulations. All aircraft departing, arriving or flying in the air space which constitutes the control zone shall be conducted in conformity with civil air regulations as promulgated by the Federal Aviation Administration.
(b) No person shall engage in any business or commercial activity of any kind whatsoever on the Airport without first having applied for and obtained the appropriate license, lease or permit therefor.
(c) (1) No person shall solicit and receive funds inside the airport terminals at the Airport.
(2) No person shall solicit and receive funds in the parking areas at the Airport.
(3) No person shall solicit and receive funds on the sidewalks adjacent to the airport terminals or the sidewalks adjacent to the parking areas at the Airport.
(4) Subdivisions (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(3) apply only if the solicitation and receipt of funds is conducted by a person to or with passers-by in a continuous or repetitive manner. Nothing herein is intended to prohibit the distribution of flyers, brochures, pamphlets, books, or any other printed or written matter as long as such distribution is not made with the intent of immediately receiving funds, as defined in Subdivision (c)(5), at the locations referred to in (c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(3).
(5) “Solicit and receive funds” means any written or oral request for
(A) the donation of money, alms, property or anything else of value, or,
(B) the pledge of a future donation of money, alms, property, or anything else of value, or,
(C) the sale or offering for sale of any property upon the representation, express or implied, that the proceeds of such sale will be used for a charitable or religious purpose.
(d) No person shall post, distribute or display signs, advertisements, posters, billboards, pictures or any printed or written matter at all on the Airport without a permit so to do.
(e) No person shall take any still or motion picture on the Airport for commercial purposes without first having a permit so to do, except representatives of the press taking pictures for news purposes.
(f) No person shall drink any intoxicating liquors upon any portion of the Airport open to the public, except in such restaurant or other place as shall be properly designated and licensed for on sale liquor dispensing.
(g) No person shall become intoxicated on any portion of the Airport, nor shall any intoxicated person enter upon or loiter on or about the airport or any of its facilities.
(h) No person shall bring or permit the bringing upon the Airport of any dog or other animal, except an assistance (signal, service or guide) dog, or any other animal designated by State law to assist such persons, or one properly confined for shipment, unless restrained by leash.
(i) No person shall accumulate, store or keep any garbage, papers or waste sweepings or other trash or refuse material upon any portion of the Airport except in closed metal containers which have been approved by the Director.
(j) No person shall use any rest room, toilet or comfort station except in a clean and sanitary manner.
(k) No person shall conduct or participate in any gambling in any form or operate any gambling device or game upon the Airport.
(l) No person shall commit any disorderly, obscene, indecent or unlawful act or commit any nuisance upon the Airport.
(m) No person shall unlawfully or negligently destroy, deface, injure or disfigure in any way any building, sign, equipment, marker, surface or any structure, fence, tree, shrub, lawn, flower or other planting or any other public property on the Airport.
(n) No person shall enter any restricted area posted as being closed to the public except those who may be duly authorized so to do.
(o) In addition to any penalty otherwise provided by law, any person failing to comply with any of these rules or regulations may be promptly removed from the Airport and deprived of its use for such period of time as may be necessary to insure the safety of the Airport and of the public.
(p) The General Manager is hereby authorized to erect and install all signs which may be necessary or advisable in connection with the operation and enforcement of these rules and regulations.
(a) Persons entering the Airport by vehicle shall enter by means of those driveways which are designated as entrances except as to those driveways which are used both as entrances and exits.
(b) No person shall drive any vehicle upon any driveway at a speed which is not safe, taking into consideration the condition and movement of traffic on such driveway.
(c) No person shall drive any vehicle upon any driveway which is open to public use at a speed greater than fifteen miles per hour, unless posted otherwise.
(d) When stop signs are erected and maintained upon any driveway or adjacent thereto every driver of a vehicle shall stop at such stop sign except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal.
(e) All persons driving any vehicle on the driveways of the Airport shall follow and comply with all signs and signals designating the direction of traffic.
(f) The driver of any motor vehicle shall stop before passing over any cross walk upon any driveway when any pedestrian is using the same and shall permit such pedestrian to safely cross the driveway before proceeding.
(a) All curbs on driveways at the Airport are marked red, yellow, white or green. The parking of any vehicle upon any driveway where the curb marking is red is prohibited at all times. Yellow and white curb markings indicate respectively loading zone for commercial vehicles and loading zone for passenger vehicles, and parking on driveways for said purposes and at green curb markings may be only as hereafter provided.
(b) Vehicles shall be parked only in those portions of the Airport set aside and designated and marked as parking areas.
(c) No person shall park any vehicle upon any part of the Airport designated as “Restricted Parking Area” or “Private Parking Area” unless authorized so to do.
(d) The “Public Parking Area” at the Airport is laid out into parking spaces marked by white lines so that vehicles may be parked at an angle from the driveways in such parking area. Persons using such parking area shall enter the same only at the place marked as “Entrance” and shall leave the same only at the place or places marked as “Exit”. In entering such parking area all drivers of vehicles shall follow the instructions of the parking lot attendant and shall park such vehicle in one of such parking spaces. No person shall park any vehicle across any line marking off such parking space and no person shall park their vehicle so as to use or occupy parts of two such parking spaces or upon any portion of the parking area marked for crosswalk. No person shall leave the parking area without the payment of all fees or charges due for use of such parking area.
(e) All vehicles parked in the parking area designated for public parking shall at all times be under the control of the driver or owner of such vehicle and no parking attendant shall drive or handle such vehicle.
(f) No person shall drive any motor vehicle within the public parking area at a speed which is not safe, taking into consideration the movement of motor vehicles and pedestrians therein, and in no event at a speed in excess of ten miles per hour.
(g) The General Manager is hereby authorized to fix and establish such loading zones as the General Manager may deem necessary or advisable.
(h) No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in any loading zone for a greater length of time than is actually necessary for the loading or unloading of materials and passengers, and in no event for a longer period than three minutes for the loading or unloading of passengers or for a longer period than twenty minutes for the loading or unloading of materials. The right to load and unload passengers includes the right to load and unload the actual personal baggage of the passengers.
(i) Parking on driveways at curbs with green marking is permitted for a period of not more than ten minutes and no person shall park or cause to be parked any vehicle on any driveway thus marked for more than ten minutes.
(j) The General Manager is hereby authorized to fix and establish bus, limousine and taxicab stands along the curbs of driveways in such places as the General Manager may deem advisable and buses, limousines and taxicabs being used for the transportation of persons to and from the Airport may stop and stand at such stands. The manner of the use of such stands by buses, limousines and taxicabs shall be subject to the control of the General Manager. The driver and owner of any bus, limousine or taxicab who violates any instruction of the General Manager relative to the use of such stands may be denied the use thereof.
(k) The General Manager is hereby authorized to designate such driveway or driveways as the General Manager may deem necessary and advisable as service driveways, and driveways so designated may not be used by vehicles other than those engaged in furnishing supplies and the like for use in the operation or conduct of the Airport or the business of lessees located thereon.
(l) If any vehicle is parked on any driveway of the Airport in violation of these rules or in such manner as to interfere with traffic the General Manager or Director is authorized to remove said vehicle to the public parking area and the owner or operator of said vehicle in addition to any penalty which may be imposed by law shall be liable for the regular posted parking charges.
(a) No person shall walk along any driveway which is bounded by or adjacent to a sidewalk.
(b) No person shall cross any driveway except at marked crosswalks.
(c) Pedestrians crossing any driveway at marked crosswalks shall have the right of way over motor vehicles using the driveway.
(a) No person shall smoke or carry lighted cigarettes, cigars, pipes, or other exposed flame in any area on the Airport which is posted as being a “no smoking” area.
(b) No person shall smoke or have a lit cigarette in any Airport building or facility except in designated rooms, buildings, or other areas in which “Smoking Permitted” or similar signs are prominently displayed.
(c) No person shall use any volatile inflammable substances for clearing floors inside any building or other enclosed area on the Airport.
(d) No person shall keep or permit to be kept, stored, or discarded any inflammable materials of any kind in any hanger, building or other enclosed area on the Airport unless such inflammable material be kept in proper receptacles in area specifically approved by the Airport Director for such purposes and provided that any such storage of inflammable materials shall be in compliance with all applicable fire prevention laws and ordinances.
(e) No person shall store or keep any oily waste, rags, or other rubbish except in approved metal receptacles with self-closing covers which are emptied daily.
(f) Cleaning of Aircraft. No person shall use inflammable volatile fluids in the cleaning of aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, and appliances unless such cleaning operations are conducted open air, or in a room specifically set aside for that purpose, which room shall be properly ventilated, fireproofed, and equipped with readily accessible and adequate fire extinguishing apparatus.
(g) No person shall store or stock materials or equipment on the Airport in such manner as to constitute a fire hazard or in such manner as to obstruct the proper extinguishment of any fire which might occur.
(h) No person shall burn any materials or waste at any time on the Airport without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Director of the Airport which permit shall specify the time, place and conditions under which the burning will be permitted, and in no event shall any person burn any materials or waste except in compliance with all applicable fire prevention laws, regulations and ordinances.
(Added by Ord. No.
, Eff. 12/16/02.)
* Section 3 of Ordinance No. 174,957 states: “This ordinance shall cease to be operative if the City Council determines that there is a final court decision in International Society of Krishna Consciousness of California, Inc., et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Case No. 97-3616 CBM, upholding the constitutionality of any portion of the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 171.02(c), formerly Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 23.27(c), or in the event said litigation is dismissed.”
(A) Definitions.
(1) The definitions contained in Section 171.01 shall apply to this Section.
(2) “Solicit and receive funds” shall mean any oral or written request for funds conducted by a person to or with passers-by in a continuous and repetitive manner where funds are immediately received.
(3) “Funds” shall mean (a) money, alms, property or anything of value, (b) the written pledge of a future donation of money, alms, property or anything of value; or (c) money or anything of value received from the sale or offering for sale of any property upon the representation, express or implied, that the proceeds of the sale will be used for a charitable or religious purpose.
(4) “Organization” shall include any person as defined in Section 171.01
(g) or any other entity, group, individual, corporation, partnership, association, club, or society, whether for profit or otherwise.
(B) Rules for the Solicitation and Receipt of Funds at Airport.
(1) Permit Required. No person or organization shall solicit and receive funds in any terminal at Airport without first obtaining a written permit from the General Manager.
(2) Use of Locations. Every person or organization holding a valid permit issued by the General Manager to solicit and receive funds at Airport shall do so only within those locations assigned in a written permit issued by the General Manager.
(3) Rules of Conduct for Persons and Organizations with Airport Permits. While soliciting and receiving funds in any terminal at Airport, every person and organization holding a valid airport permit shall comply with the following rules:
(a) Information Cards. No person or organization shall solicit and receive funds unless an Information Card or an authentic reproduction of the card, as provided for in Section 44.02, is given or exhibited to the individual solicited before accepting any funds.
(b) Display of Badges. Every person shall wear a badge issued pursuant to Section 171.07(d)(1) on the upper left front portion of the garment being worn, so that the badge is fully and clearly visible. Upon request, the person shall make the badge available for inspection by, and shall provide verification of identity to, any law enforcement officer.
(c) Outside Booth or Area. No person or organization shall solicit and receive funds outside the booth or area assigned to the person or organization for this activity by the General Manager.
(d) Assigned Locations and Times. No person or organization shall solicit and receive funds at any terminal booth or area except during the days, the times and the locations assigned by the General Manager in a valid permit.
(e) Maximum Occupancy. No person or organization holding a permit shall occupy or cause a booth or area in any terminal to be occupied by more individuals than the maximum number specified for that location in the permit issued by the General Manager.
(f) Bonafide Representative. No person shall solicit and receive funds on behalf of a permitted organization unless that person is a bonafide representative of the organization.
(g) Representations. No person shall represent that the person is an agent or representative of the Airport or the City of Los Angeles, or that the person’s activities are sponsored or supported by the Airport or the City.
(h) Misrepresentations. No person or organization shall misrepresent the identity, purpose, cause, or activity of the organization that the person represents.
(i) Checks and Credit/Debit Card Invoices. No person shall alter any check, credit card invoice or debit card invoice received as a donation or contribution.
(j) Obey All Laws. Every person and organization shall obey all City, state and federal laws.
(k) Boxes and Materials. No boxes or other materials or accessories used in conjunction with the solicitation and receipt of funds shall be placed or deposited on the concourse or floors in any Airport terminal, except within a booth or area specified by City for that purpose.
(l) Receipts. Every person who solicits and receives funds shall provide a written receipt if requested to do so by the donor.
(m) Signs and Placards. No person or organization shall display or carry, or cause to be displayed or carried, any sign or placard which exceeds 430 square inches in total area, or which exceeds 1/16 of an inch in thickness, or which has a staff or handle.
(n) Sound and Lighting Systems. No person shall use any type of sound or voice amplification system, musical instrument, radio system, laser, lighting system designed to attract attention, vending machine, or other mechanical sound device.
(o) Loud and Disruptive Noise. No person shall sing, chant, dance, shout, or make any noise in a loud and disruptive manner.
(p) Food and Drink. No person shall sell, distribute or hand out any type of food or drink.
(q) Litter and Debris. Every person occupying a booth or area, designated by City for the solicitation and receipt of funds, shall maintain it free and clear of litter and debris.
(r) Furniture. No person shall erect, place or use any furniture, table, stand, or structure in a permitted booth or area, without the express written consent of the General Manager.
(s) Interference. No person shall in any way physically obstruct or interfere with the free movement of any other person.
(t) Impeding Business. No person shall in any manner hamper or impede the lawful conduct of any authorized tenant, airport employee or business at Airport.
(u) Touching Others. No person shall affix, pin, button or attach any item, flower, pin, or other article or material on, or otherwise touch, any member of the public unless first given express permission by that person to do so.
(v) Cessation of Activities. Every person shall immediately cease all activities directed at any individual, when that individual has indicated their unwillingness to listen to the person or accept anything proffered by the person.
(w) Unattended Property. No person shall leave unattended any bag, container, written material, sign, display or other personal property in any terminal area at the Airport, except in Airport trash receptacles.
(x) Obscene Material. No person shall display or distribute obscene material.
(y) Graphic Matter. No person shall affix any written or graphic matter to any Airport structure, facility, wall, column, display, bulletin board, or other Airport or airport tenant property without the written consent of the General Manager.
(z) Accident Reports. Every person involved in an accident in any terminal at Airport, which results in injury to a person or damage to property, shall immediately report the occurrence to the Airport Police.
(aa) Business and Commerce. No person or organization shall conduct any type of business or commercial activity pursuant to the permit or badge issued under this ordinance.
(bb) Application. Notwithstanding any provision of this ordinance to the contrary, the conduct restrictions contained here shall apply only to persons and organizations who solicit and receive funds in a terminal at Airport.
(C) Application for and Issuance of Permits.
(1) Permit Application. A permit to solicit and receive funds shall be issued after a written Airport application form is submitted to the General Manager containing the following:
(a) the full name, mailing address and telephone number of the person or organization applying to conduct the proposed activities;
(b) the full name, mailing address and telephone number of the person and organization sponsoring, promoting or conducting the proposed activities;
(c) the name and address of each representative authorized to conduct the solicitation of funds on behalf of the permit applicant;
(d) the purpose of the proposed activities;
(e) a description of the proposed activities, indicating the specific terminal where activities are to occur and the type of communication to be involved;
(f) the dates and hours on and during which the activities are proposed to be carried out, including the expected duration of the proposed activities;
(g) the number and names of the persons that propose to engage in these activities at the Airport at any given time;
(h) a valid copy of the current City of Los Angeles Information Card issued to permittee under the provisions of Section 44.02, or any successor section, if the section has been determined to be legally enforceable; and
(i) the applicant’s tax-exempt status under state and/or federal law, including copies of any applicable Federal Tax Exempt Status Form pursuant to United States Internal Revenue Code § 501(c) and California Tax Exempt Status Form pursuant to California Revenue and Taxation Code § 23701.
(2) Permit Issuance. Upon receipt of a fully completed permit application, the General Manager, or the General Manager’s designee, shall issue a permit to solicit and receive funds within two days, not counting weekends, unless: (i) a permit for the area(s) or booth(s) requested has already been issued for the date(s) and times(s) specified in the permit application; or (ii) the conduct of the permit applicant or its representatives while soliciting funds, on three or more occasions during a 90 day period, has violated the rules of conduct specified in Section 171.07(B) as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction and conviction on the third violation occurred within six months of the permit application.
(3) “First Come - First Served” Basis. The General Manager shall issue permits each month on a “first come-first served” basis until all terminal locations have been reserved and assigned.
(4) 30 Day Limit. The General Manager shall not issue a permit for a period of time in excess of 30 days.
(5) Location and Time. Each permit shall state: (i) the terminal booth or area locations assigned; (ii) the day(s) and time(s) assigned; and (iii) the corresponding number of persons who may solicit funds at each location.
(6) Administrative Hearing for Denials. In the event a permit application is denied by City, the applicant shall have the right within three days to request in writing an administrative hearing to determine the truthfulness of the evidence considered in denying the permit and the lawfulness of the City’s actions. The hearing shall be held within five days of City receiving the applicant’s written request for hearing.
(D) Issuance of Badges.
(1) Badges. Upon issuance of each permit to solicit and receive funds, City at the same time shall issue a badge to each individual and representative named in the permit. Upon the written request of a permittee for additional badges for new representatives, City shall issues the badges within three days of receiving the request. Each badge shall measure approximately 2 1/4" x 3 1/2" and shall state the time period for which it is valid, the applicable terminal and permitted location, the name of the individual, and the name of the permitted organization the individual represents.
(2) 30-Day Limit. Badges issued by the General Manager shall be for the period of time covered by the permit issued, but shall be extended upon application to cover additional permit time periods not to exceed six months.
(3) Free of Charge. Badges issued under each permit shall be issued free of charge, however a nominal fee may be charged for the cost of replacing a lost or mislaid badge in an amount not to exceed the cost of replacement.
(E) Airport Terminal Booths and Areas for Permitted Activities.
(1) Location of Booths and Areas. Booths and areas shall be located in each terminal at Airport at public locations as the General Manager may designate from time to time. At least one location shall be designated in each terminal. Locations shall be selected and designated by the General Manager, taking into consideration reasonable access by permitted solicitors to the traveling public, safety, airport security, public congestion, public egress and ingress, compatibility with airport and tenant operations near the location, and cost.
(2) One Organization for Each Booth or Area. Unless the General Manager determines that the size of the booth or area is sufficiently large to safely allow more, at any given time, only one organization shall be permitted to solicit and receive funds at each designated booth or area established pursuant to this section. Use of each particular designated booth or area shall be limited exclusively to the one or more organizations scheduled by City to be in that booth or area. For each designated booth and area, the General Manager shall establish the maximum total number of persons that may safely occupy the booth and area for soliciting and receiving funds.
(3) Apportionment of Locations. In the event two or more organizations seek to solicit and receive funds at the same time at Airport, the General Manager shall apportion the number of available booths, areas and times in the various terminals between or among them on as equitable a basis as possible.
(4) Duty to Allocate. When the General Manager receives more applications for permits than the General Manager is able to grant in accordance with the rules set out in this section, the General Manager shall impose other reasonable and equitable restrictions as to allowable dates, hours or numbers of participants as may reasonably be required to provide fair opportunities as equal as possible for all applicants, while ensuring the efficient and effective operation of the Airport.
(F) Terminations, Suspensions and Denials of Permits and Badges.
(1) Termination/Suspension. The General Manager may suspend or terminate the permit of any person or organization violating any provisions of Section 171.07(B), including terminating the privilege to solicit and receive funds in the terminals at Airport, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this subsection.
(2) Three Violation Rule. In the event of three or more convictions of violating any provisions contained in Section 171.07(B) by the same person or representatives of the same organization, said violations having first been determined by a court of law and having all occurred within a period of ninety days, then upon the third conviction any permit issued to the person or organization represented shall be terminated.
(3) Ineligibility for Permit. Whenever the General Manager has terminated a permit of any person or organization for a third or successive violation, the person or organization shall thereafter be ineligible to receive any permit under this section for a period of six months.
(4) Hearing. In the event that the General Manager denies a permit application, terminates a permit, or suspends a permit, the applicant, permittee or the permitted organization may, within three days of receiving written notice of the City’s action, request a hearing by filing written notice with the General Manager. Within five days following a request for a hearing, City shall conduct a hearing to determine whether the denial, termination or suspension action was lawful. The City shall exert reasonable efforts to have a decision rendered on the merits without unnecessary delay and in all events shall render a decision within three days.
(5) Emergencies. The General Manager may immediately suspend any permit to solicit and receive funds upon the occurrence of an emergency affecting the safety of persons or property in the terminal buildings or when required in the implementation of lawful and mandatory security measures.
(G) Interpretation, Reservations and Exemptions.
(2) Inapplicability. Nothing in Section 171.07 is intended to prohibit the lawful distribution of flyers, brochures, pamphlets, books or any other printed or written matter in any airport terminal so long as the distribution is made without the immediate receipt of funds.
(3) Savings Clause. If any provision, section or subsection of this ordinance is declared invalid, the validity of all other provisions contained in Section 171.07 shall remain in full force and effect.
(4) Calculation of Time. Whenever any time limit or time period is stated in this section, the time shall be calculated excluding weekends and official City, state and federal holidays.
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