Unless the particular provisions or the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this section shall govern construction, meaning and application of words and phrases used in this chapter.
ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY: Any personal property that the owner surrenders, relinquishes, or disclaims, or, to a reasonable person, appears to be personal property that the owner surrenders, relinquishes, or disclaims.
CAMP: To pitch or occupy camp facilities; to live temporarily in a camp facility or outdoors; to use camp paraphernalia.
CAMP FACILITIES: Include, but are not limited to, tents, huts or temporary shelters.
CAMP PARAPHERNALIA: Includes, but is not limited to, tarpaulins, cots, beds, sleeping bags, hammocks or noncity designated cooking facilities and similar equipment.
PARK: The same as defined in section 3-5A-0 of this code.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: Tangible personal belongings. Tangible personal belongings include any movable or tangible thing that is subject to ownership; property that can be seen, weighed, measured, felt, or touched, such as tents, tarpaulins, bedding, sleeping bags, carts, hammocks, household items, luggage, backpacks, cooking utensils, money, legal or prescribed medication, documents, clothing, and books. Personal property encompasses both camp facilities and camp paraphernalia.
PUBLIC AREA: Includes all property that is owned, managed or maintained by the city and shall include, but is not limited to, any street, alley, park, public right-of-way, recreational area, any place open to the public view or other place to which the public has access.
PUBLIC PROPERTY: Any building, parking structure, parking lot, utility lot, right-of-way, park, or space, owned or maintained by the city, the County of Los Angeles, the State of California, the United States government or other public entity.
RIGHT-OF-WAY: The surface and space in, on, above, through and below any real property in which the city has a legal or equitable interest, whether held in fee or any other estate or interest, or as a trustee for the public, including, but not limited to, any street, boulevard, road, highway, freeway, lane, alley, court, sidewalk, curb, parkway, river, tunnel, viaduct, bridge, public easement, or dedicated easement.
STORE: To put aside or accumulate for use when needed, to put for safekeeping, to place or leave in a location.
STREET: The same as defined in section 3-4A-0 of this code.
UNATTENDED: No person is present with the personal property who asserts or claims ownership over the personal property. Conversely, property is considered "attended" if a person is present with the personal property and the person claims ownership over the personal property.
UNCLAIMED PERSONAL PROPERTY: Any personal property that is within the custody of the city and that has not been claimed within a period of ninety days by its owner or finder.
(Ord. 95-778; amd. Ord. 24-1075)