20.22.020   Application to all storage yards and outdoor storage areas.
   A.   Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all storage yards and outdoor storage areas located in the city shall be enclosed by a fence, wall, or gate, installed and maintained in a good first class condition.
   B.   Those portions of the fence, wall or gate which are visible from a public right-of-way, including the public view across vacant parcels, shall comply with compliance plans in accordance with this chapter, except for those storage yards which are exempt under Section 20.22.030. In addition, for purpose of this chapter only, public alleys shall not be construed as a public right-of-way.
   C.   Storage within the storage yard or outdoor storage area that is visible from public rights-of-way shall be maintained and concealed in accordance with Section 20.22.055.
   D.   For the purpose of this chapter, the property owner(s) shall be determined as the taxpayer shown in the most recent Los Angeles County Assessor's Tax Rolls. All property owner(s) shall be jointly and severably liable with tenants, uses, businesses, and licensees of the property responsible for any failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter. In the case of property owned by a corporation, trust or other similar entity, the corporate officer(s) or persons responsible for the trust or similar entity shall be jointly and severably liable for failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 2011-04-1423 § 5(part))