(Added by Ord. No. 185,601, Eff. 7/18/18.)
(a) Definitions. As used in this section:
1. “Operator” means any person or corporation who conducts a business or enterprise that operates one or more Unenclosed Tour Buses.
2. “Sound Amplifying Equipment” shall have the same meaning as in Subsection (j) of Section 111.01 of this chapter, and shall include loud speakers and public address systems.
3. “Tour Bus” means a privately-owned bus or passenger vehicle for hire, which is operated by or for a charter-party carrier of passengers or a passenger stage corporation, as set forth in California Vehicle Code Section 612, subsection (a), and as defined in California Public Utilities Code Sections 226 and 5360. A Tour Bus includes any vehicle that is used primarily for the conveyance of passengers over the public streets, for the purpose of visiting or viewing places of interest.
4. “Unenclosed Tour Bus” means a Tour Bus that has had its roof substantially structurally modified or removed, as set forth in California Vehicle Code Section 612, Subsection (b), such that it can be and is operated without a solid roof covering all seating areas of the vehicle. An Unenclosed Tour Bus shall also include any Tour Bus that has had its side panels substantially structurally modified and/or removed, such that it can be and is operated without side panels fully enclosing the sides of the vehicle, when doors and windows are closed.
(b) Use of Sound Amplifying Equipment Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any Operator or any person employed by an Operator to cause, allow, or permit the use of Sound Amplifying Equipment on any Unenclosed Tour Bus while the vehicle is operating within the City of Los Angeles.
(c) Violation and Punishment. A violation of this Section shall constitute an infraction pursuant to California Vehicle Code Sections 40000.1 and 42001, and shall be punished pursuant to the fine structure set forth in California Vehicle Code Section 42001.
(d) Severability. If any subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this section, or the application thereof to any person, is for any reason held to be invalid or constitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this section or its application to other persons. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this section and each subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions, or the application thereof to any person, be declared invalid or unconstitutional.