Agoura Hills Municipal Code Ch. 1 Prohibited Conduct; Offenses

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person, firm or corporation, on any Sunday or holiday, or at any other time between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day, shall perform any construction or repair work of any kind upon any building or structure or machine or perform any earth excavating, filling, or moving, where any of the foregoing entails the use of any air compressors, jack hammers, power driven drill, riveting machine, excavator, diesel-powered truck, tractor or other earthmoving equipment, hand hammers on steel or iron, or any other machine, tool, device or equipment which makes loud noises to the disturbance of persons occupying sleeping quarters in a dwelling, mobilehome, or other place of residence.

Cross reference— Building regulations, Art. VIII.

The provisions of section 4100 do not apply to any person who performs the construction, repair, excavation or earthmoving work involved pursuant to the express written permission of the city manager to perform such work at times prohibited in section 4100. Upon receipt of an application in writing therefor, stating the reasons for the request and the facts upon which such reasons are based; the city manager may grant such permission if he finds that:

(a) The work proposed to be done is in the public interest, or

(b) Hardship or injustice or unreasonable delay would result from the interruption thereof during the hours and days specified in section 4100, or

(c) The building or structure involved is devoted or intended to be devoted to a use immediately incident to public defense.

Any person dissatisfied with the decision of the city manager may appeal to the city council by filing a notice of appeal with the city clerk within ten (10) days after notice of the city manager's decision. The city council shall within thirty (30) days of filing the appeal affirm, reverse or modify the decision of the city manager.

The provisions of section 4100 do not apply to such construction, repair, or excavation during prohibited hours as may be necessary for the preservation of life or property when such necessity arises during such hours as the offices of the city are closed or where such necessity requires immediate action prior to the time at which it would be possible to obtain a permit pursuant to section 4101, if the person doing such construction, repair or excavation obtains a permit therefor within one (1) day after the office of the city manager is first opened subsequent to the making of such construction, repair or excavation.

The provisions of section 4100 do not apply to the construction, repair, or excavation by a public utility which is subject to the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission as may be necessary for the preservation of life or property and where such necessity makes it necessary to construct, repair, or excavate during the prohibited hours.

• Permitting certain substances to flow onto highways or into drainage channels prohibited.

No person shall deposit, turn, drain or divert, or permit by seepage, overflow or otherwise, any mud, rotary mud, sand, water, oil or liquid of petroleum content into or upon any public street, drainage ditch, storm drain, or flood control channel owned or operated by any public agency.

(Ord. No. 77, 3-20-85)

Cross reference— Flood control channels, § 3500 et seq.

No person engaged in the business of peddling or selling liquids or edibles for human consumption from wagons or other vehicles shall carry on or conduct any such business upon any portion of a public street unless there is sufficient off-street parking adjacent to the wagon or vehicle to accommodate at least ten (10) vehicles in addition to the existing usual demand for parking in the area. Violation of this section is an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in section 1200(b) of this Code.

(Ord. No. 77, 3-20-85)

Cross reference— Peddling near schools, § 4700.

No person shall construct or maintain any gate in any fence which opens outward or remains opened outward over any portion of any public street or sidewalk. Violation of this section is an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in section 1200(b) of this Code.

(Ord. No. 77, 3-20-85)

No person on a street or sidewalk, or in any doorway or entrance set back less than ten (10) feet from the front property line, shall make or cause to be made in any manner any loud or raucous noise for the purpose of advertising, announcing or calling attention to any goods, wares or merchandise, or to any show, exhibition, entertainment or event.

(Ord. No. 77, 3-20-85)

Cross reference— Permit required for aircraft carrying loud-speaker or dropping circulars, § 4803.

No person shall loiter or stand in or upon any public highway, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk, or other public way open for pedestrian travel, or otherwise occupy any portion thereof in a manner which obstructs or unreasonably interferes with the free passage of pedestrians.

(Ord. No. 77, 3-20-85)

Cross reference— Minors loitering, § 4300 et seq.

(a) No person shall sit, lie or sleep in or upon any public highway, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk, or other public way open for pedestrian travel.

(b) The provisions of this section do not prohibit a person from sitting upon a public highway, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk or other public way open for pedestrian travel if:

(1) Necessitated by the physical disability of such person; or

(2) Such person is viewing a legally conducted parade; or

(3) Such person is seated on a bench lawfully installed for such purpose.

(Ord. No. 77, 3-20-85)

No person shall loiter, stand or sit in or at the entrance to any church, hall, theater, motion picture theater or place of public assemblage in a manner which obstructs such entrance.

(Ord. No. 77, 3-20-85)

No person shall leave or permit to remain on any public highway, alley, sidewalk, crosswalk, or other public way open for pedestrian travel any merchandise, baggage, or other article of personal property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, chapter 4 of article VII shall exclusively regulate the placement of newsracks in public ways, and chapter 5 of article VII shall exclusively regulate the administration and enforcement regarding the removal of basketball stanchions in public ways.

(Ord. No. 77, 3-20-85; Ord. No. 07-348, § 2, 10-10-2007; Ord. No. 09-364, § 2, 8-12-09)

The definitions in this section shall apply only to sections 4119 through 4124 of this chapter:

(a) Handbill means and includes any printed or written matter including, but not limited to, any advertisement, dodger, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet, or product or merchandise sample. Handbill does not include any folded newspapers which are routinely delivered on an established schedule within the city.

(b) Handbill distributor means and includes any person engaging or engaged in distributing handbills including any person receiving compensation directly or indirectly for the distribution of such handbills.

(c) Private premises means and includes any dwelling, house, building, or other structure, designed or used either wholly or in part for private residential purposes, whether inhabited or temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant, and shall include any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch steps, vestibule, building or other structure.

(d) Public place means and includes any and all streets, boulevards, avenues, lanes, alleys, or other public ways, and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, plazas, grounds and buildings.

(Ord. No. 96, 1-7-86)

No person shall post, stick, stamp, paint or otherwise fix, or cause the same to be done by any person, any handbill to or upon any sidewalk, crosswalk, curb or curbstone, flagstone or any other portion or part of any public way or public place, or any lamppost, electric light, utility pole, or railway structure, hydrant, tree or treebox, or upon the piers, columns, trusses, girders, railings, grates or other parts of any public bridge or viaduct or other public structure or building, except such as may be authorized or required by the laws of the United States, the State of California or the city.

(Ord. No. 96, 1-7-86)

No person shall deposit, place, throw, scatter or cast any handbill in or upon any public place within the city. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit any person from handing out or distributing any handbill in any public place to any person who is willing to accept such handbill.

(Ord. No. 96, 1-7-86)

Cross reference— Permit required for aircraft carrying loudspeaker or dropping circulars, § 4803.

No person shall distribute, deposit, place, throw, scatter or cast any handbill in or upon any automobile or other vehicle. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit the handing or distribution of any handbill to the owner or other occupant of any automobile or other vehicle who is willing to accept such handbill.

(Ord. No. 96, 1-7-86)

No person shall distribute, deposit, place, throw, scatter or cast any handbill in or upon any private premises which are uninhabited or vacant.

(Ord. No. 96, 1-7-86)

No person shall distribute, deposit, place, throw, scatter or cast any handbill upon any inhabited private premises, if requested by anyone thereon not to do so, or if there is placed on the premises in a conspicuous location a sign bearing the words "no trespassing," "no peddlers or agents," "no advertisement" or any similar notice indicating in any manner that the occupants of the premises do not desire to be molested or have their privacy disturbed, or to have any such handbills left on such premises.

(Ord. No. 96, 1-7-86)

No person shall distribute, place, deposit, throw, scatter, or cast any handbill in or upon any private premises, except by handing or transmitting any such handbill to the owner, occupant or other person then present in or upon such private premises or by placing or depositing such handbill on the premises in such a manner as to secure or prevent such handbill from being blown or drifted about such premises.

(Ord. No. 96, 1-7-86)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 17-429, § 3, adopted August 23, 2017, repealed § 4125, which pertained to compensation for medical marijuana and derived from Ord. No. 10-379, § 1, 10-27-2010.

Door-to-door solicitation means the act of any person traveling by foot, vehicle, or any other type of conveyance, who goes from house to house, or business to business, for any purpose, including, but not limited to: engaging in door-to-door sales, conducting a survey or poll, soliciting opinions, requesting donations, or distributing or disseminating information or materials.

All persons, organizations or associations engaged in door-to-door solicitation shall adhere to the following:

(a) No person shall engage in door-to-door solicitation at any place of business, or any dwelling (including, but not limited to, a house, apartment, or condominium), where there is a sign posted in a conspicuous location indicating "No Solicitations," "Do Not Disturb," or other words indicating that the occupants do not wish to be solicited or in any way have their privacy disturbed.

(b) Irrespective of whether a "No Solicitation," "Do Not Disturb" or similar sign is posted on a private residence or place of business, no person shall return or refuse to leave after being asked to leave if a homeowner or occupant has previously warned, or is presently warning, a person that he or she is unwelcome or may not re-enter private property.

(c) No person shall engage in door-to-door solicitation at any place of business, or any dwelling (including, but not limited to, a house, apartment, or condominium) between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.

(Ord. No. 14-410, § 1, 8-27-2014)