Chapter 9.04 — MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES

It is unlawful for any person to store personal property, including camp facilities and camp paraphernalia, in the following areas, except as otherwise provided by resolution of the City Council:

• A. Any park;

• B. Any street; or

• C. Any public parking lot or public area, improved or unimproved. (Prior code § 3-3.1A)

• A. It is unlawful for any person within the City of Bellflower to urinate or defecate upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, or other public grounds, public places, public buildings or vacant lots, in any place open to the public or obviously open to public view, except in a rest room or other enclosed facility designed for the sanitary disposal of human waste.

• B. It is unlawful for any person within the City of Bellflower to enter into or remain on private property for the purpose of urinating or defecating, except with the permission of the lawful occupant in a restroom or other enclosed facility designed for the sanitary disposal of human waste.

(Prior code § 3-3.1B)

It is unlawful to construct or maintain any gate in any fence in such manner that such gate may be opened outward over any portion of any public highway open for either pedestrian or vehicular traffic.

(Prior code § 3-3.3)

Except during the period from November 15 of one year through January 31 of the immediately following year, the use of holiday decorations is deemed a public nuisance and prohibited.

• A. As used herein, "holiday decorations" shall mean any decoration which has a theme that reflects the holidays of Christmas, Hanukah, or Kwanzaa, including, but not limited to, mini-bulbs, full-size and jumbo-size bulbs, light tubes, and all such similar lighting devices, whether lighted or unlighted, and including related outdoor displays. It does not include otherwise lawful lights used for general illumination, security purposes or in connection with signage.

• B. As used herein, "use" shall mean the interior or exterior use, display, operation, and/or maintenance on or from any place visible from the public right-of-way.

• (Prior code § 3-3.4)

No person, with intent gratuitously to avail him or herself of the entertainment or recreation furnished or the privileges conferred therein, shall enter any theater, stadium, athletic club, ball park, golf course, golf club, tennis club, bathing beach, or other place of amusement, entertainment or recreation, for admission to which an admission fee or membership fee is charged without first paying such admission fee or membership fee. Any person who is a bona fide guest of a member of any club may enter such club in accordance with the rules thereof. Any person may enter any place which is within the purview of this chapter with the consent of the owner or manager thereof. This section shall not be deemed to apply to the entry into any such place by a law enforcement officer acting within the scope and course of his/her official duties. (Prior code § 3-3.10)

No person shall act as a lookout for a gambling game, house of prostitution or other illegal act. (Prior code § 3-3.11)

When any loud or unruly assemblage occurs, and in the event that the Deputy Sheriff at the scene determines that there is a threat to the public peace, health, safety or general welfare, then that Deputy shall notify the owner of the premises, or the person in charge of the premises, or the person responsible for the said assemblage, that person, or if that person is a minor, that the parents and guardians of that person, will be held personally liable for the costs of providing Sheriff's Department personnel on special security assignment, over and above the normal services provided by the Sheriff's Department, to those premises. A first warning shall be deemed to be the normal services provided. The personnel utilized after the first warning to control the threat to the public peace, health, safety or general welfare shall be deemed to be on special security assignment over and above the normal services provided. The costs of such special security assignment may include damages to City and County property and/or injuries to Sheriff's Department personnel.

(Prior code § 3-3.16.1)

It is unlawful for any person to unlock in any manner any lock, gate, door, or other appurtenance which lock, gate, door or other appurtenance is owned by, or under the control of, the City unless specifically authorized so to do by the City Council. (Prior code § 3-3.19)

• A. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the words and phrases set forth in this section shall have the following meanings ascribed to them, unless the context clearly requires to the contrary:

"Commercial handbill" shall mean any handbill which is distributed, with or without charge, cost or fee, for the purpose of advertising for sale goods, wares, merchandise or services or any other commercial activity; "commercial handbill" also means and includes the distribution or circulation of samples of goods, wares and merchandise.

"Handbill" shall mean a printed paper or circular, which is circulated or distributed, other than by United States mail. Handbill does not include newspaper.

"Newspaper" shall mean a publication intended for general circulation and published regularly containing information and editorials on current events and news of general interest.

"Printed in reference to a handbill" shall mean and includes all forms of reproduced writing.

"Private property" shall mean any privately owned real property located within the City.

• B. Distribution on Posted Private Property Prohibited. No person or legal entity shall throw, deposit or distribute or cause to be thrown, deposited or distributed any commercial handbill upon any private property, if requested by the owner or occupant thereof not to do so, or, if there is posted on such private property, in a conspicuous location readily observable from an adjacent public or private street or streets, a sign bearing the words "No Handbills," "No Peddlers or Agents," and/or "No Advertisement," or any similar wording, giving reasonable notice that the occupant(s) of the private property does not desire to have any handbills left upon such posted private property. Sign size shall be determined by council resolution.

(Prior code § 3-3.22)

• A. It is unlawful for any person to possess an individual catalytic converter without authorization. "Authorization" means any valid documentation confirming that a person may validly possess an individual catalytic converter that substantially includes the information required by Business and Professions Code Section 21610(b). This may include, without limitation, a bill of sale or repair invoice.

• B. It is unlawful for any person to possess falsified documentation purporting to reflect "authorization" as contemplated by this Code.

• (Ord. 1420 § 1, 11/28/22)