Burbank Municipal Code Art. 4 Crimes Against Public Property

No person shall tamper with, injure or break any part or portion of the sewer system of the City or any appliance owned by the City and used in connection therewith. [Formerly numbered Section 20-33; Amended by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person shall paste, paint, print, nail, tack, tie or otherwise fasten any card, banner, handbill, sign, poster, advertisement or notice of any kind upon any curb, lamppost, pole, hydrant, bridge, wall or tree in, on or over any public street, unless engaged as a public official or employee in the performance of a public duty, or required to do so by law; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to signs

and/or street decorations authorized in accordance with the provisions of: a) Title 7, Chapter 1, Article 2 of this code, or b) Title 7, Chapter 3, Article 6 of this code; c) Section 5-3-402.1 of this article; or d) Section 5-3-402.2 of this article. [Formerly numbered Section 20-34; Amended by Ord. No. 3672, eff. 7/16/05; 3641, 3572, 3058, 2696.]

5-3-402.1: LOST PERSON/PET SIGNS ON PUBLIC STREETS:

A. Lost person/pet signs may be affixed to City lampposts and/or utility poles in the public right of way only in accordance with this section. A lost person/pet sign is a sign that as its sole purpose alerts people as to a lost person or pet and indicates a method to contact someone with information regarding such lost person or pet.

B. No person may affix a lost person/pet sign to a City lamppost and/or utility pole in the public right of way without obtaining a lost person/pet sign permit from the Community Development Department office within the time period specified in this section. The permit must be obtained no later than two (2) days after a person has posted a lost person/pet sign. If two (2) days after the first day of posting the sign falls on a weekend or holiday, the permit must be obtained on the next business day after such weekend or holiday.

C. A lost person/pet sign permit authorizes up to fifty (50) signs to be posted for one consecutive fourteen (14) day period. Only two (2) lost person/pet sign permits may be issued to the same address in one calendar year.

D. A lost person/pet sign may only be one sided and the total face area of the sign may not exceed two (2) square feet.

E. The permit applicant shall remove or cause to be removed all lost person/pet signs that were the subject of the permit and any material and/or devices used to fasten the lost person/pet signs within two (2) days of the expiration of the fourteen (14) day posting period. [Added by Ord. No. 3572, eff. 4/21/01; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12.]

5-3-402.2: TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE “OPEN HOUSE” SIGNS ON PUBLIC STREETS:

A. Temporary residential real estate open house signs may be placed on public right of way by permit and only in accordance with the restrictions on signs set forth in this section. For the purposes of this section, “residential real estate open house sign” means a temporary sign that solely indicates that residential property, or portion thereof, is for sale, lease, or rent and provides directions to the property and “open house” information. Additionally, all signs shall provide the information required in subsection B9 of this section.

B. All temporary residential real estate open house signs are subject to the following conditions:

1. Size: The total face area of the signs shall not exceed twenty four inches by twenty four inches (24" x 24") in size.

2. Height: The vertical distance measured from ground level to the highest point of such sign or sign structure or other support shall not exceed three feet (3').

3. Local Address: Signs shall only advertise a residence in the City of Burbank.

4. Limit: No more than four (4) signs per property for sale, lease or rent shall be posted within the public rights of way.

5. Type: Signs shall be mounted either on stakes placed in the ground or with an A-frame support of sufficient weight so that the sign remains upright when mounted. Signs and any supporting structures shall be maintained in good condition at all times and shall be constructed out of quality materials normally used in professional signage. No balloons or flags or similar devices may be affixed to the sign.

6. Location: No sign shall be placed, used or maintained:

a. On trees, traffic signs or utility poles, nor be placed in such a manner as to obstruct the view of any official public sign.

b. On right of way if the location obstructs the safe and convenient use by the public of any street, sidewalk, or curbside parkway area.

c. In any roadway area or center median area.

d. At any location whereby the clear space for the passageway of pedestrians is reduced to a width that violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.

e. Within eighteen inches (18") from the face of curb.

f. On streets undergoing construction, nor on streets with special events.

g. Within five feet (5') of the beginning of the curb return of any two (2) intersections, whether the intersections have marked or unmarked crosswalks, as depicted in figure 1.

h. Within five feet (5') of any of the following: driveway; traffic signal; traffic sign; designated bus stop sign; bus bench or any other bench on the sidewalk.

7. Time: Signs shall only be displayed during the “open house” and only on Saturdays and Sundays (or federal or state holidays) not earlier than eight o’clock (8:00) A.M. and must be removed no later than dusk or six o’clock (6:00) P.M., whichever is earlier. On Thursdays, signs may be displayed no earlier than eight o’clock (8:00) A.M. and removed no later than two o’clock (2:00) P.M.

8. Permit: No person may place a sign in the public right of way without obtaining an “open house” real estate sign permit from the Public Works Department within the time period specified in this section. The fee for such permit shall be set forth in the Burbank Fee Resolution, as amended from time to time.

a. Permittee: The permittee shall sign an application form as required by the Public Works Director whereby it agrees to comply with this section.

b. Indemnification: The permittees shall indemnify and hold the City, its officers, employees, and representatives, harmless from all liability for damage or claims for damage for personal injury, including death, and claims for property damage, which may arise from the direct or indirect operations of the permittees, agents, employees, or other persons acting on the permittees’ behalf for all damages and claims for damages suffered or alleged to have been suffered by reason of the obligations referred to in the permit, regardless of whether or not the City approved plans or specifications or inspected any of the signs erected pursuant to this permit.

c. Insurance: Permittee shall provide proof of and shall maintain in force, policies of insurance, or certificates thereof, of comprehensive public liability insurance in a combined single limit amount of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00). Such insurance shall be procured from an insurer authorized to do business in California, shall provide primary and not excess coverage, shall name the City of Burbank as additional insured. This provision may be waived if permittee is not a professional real estate broker or agent; receives a permit for no more than one sign per day and requests a waiver due to hardship. Lapse of valid insurance shall immediately render void any permit issued herein.

d. Annual Permit: A permit may be issued on an annual basis with a term from July 1 to June 30. Permits may be issued for less than a year with a prorated permit fee.

e. Decal Required: Each sign placed in the public right of way must have a real estate open house sign decal, which shall be displayed on each sign at all times and in accordance with rules adopted by the Public Works Director.

9. Identification Required: Every person who places or maintains a residential real estate open house sign on the streets of the City of Burbank shall have their name, address, and telephone number affixed to the sign in an area not to exceed two inches by three inches (2" x 3") (business card size). [Added by Ord. 3641, eff. 7/24/04; Sunset Provision repealed by Ord. No. 3672, eff. 7/16/05.]

No person shall place, attach, post, paint or stick any bill, sign, placard, poster card or advertising material in or upon a City owned vehicle, except that this section shall not apply to official matter placed, attached, posted, painted or stuck in or upon any City vehicle by or on behalf of the City. [Formerly numbered Section 20-35; Amended by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person shall remove, mutilate, cut through, destroy or disturb in any manner whatsoever, any of the protection work, embankments or other flood control work, in any stream, watercourse, waterway, channel or wash; nor shall any person interfere with any rain or stream gauge nor any communication system installed in connection with any flood control work without a permit from the Council so to do. Whenever property owned or constructed by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District may be affected, no permit shall be issued by the Council unless a similar permit has first been obtained from the authority having jurisdiction and control over such Flood Control District. [Formerly numbered Section 20-36; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person shall place, or cause to be placed, upon any property over which the Los Angeles County Flood Control District has an easement for flood control purposes duly recorded in the office of the County Recorder, any wires, fence, building or other structure or any rubbish, refuse, tin cans or other matter that may impede, retard or change the direction of the flow of water in any river, stream, waterway, watercourse, channel, arroyo or wash, or that will catch or collect debris carried by such water, or that is placed where the natural flow of the storm and floodwater would carry the same downstream, to the damage and detriment of either private or public property adjacent to such river, stream, waterway, watercourse, channel, arroyo or wash. [Formerly numbered Section 20-37; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person shall construct, or attempt to construct, any stonework, abutment, or any means to divert, alter, change or disturb the natural channel of any stream, watercourse, waterway, channel or wash, without a permit from the Council so to do. [Formerly numbered Section 20-38; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person shall build, construct or maintain any dwelling, business structure, garage or outbuilding within a distance of thirty feet (30') from the centerline of the Burbank Wash, or any other watercourse, waterway or wash without a permit of the Council so to do and approval by the Public Works Director of plans and specifications for such construction. [Formerly numbered Section 20-39; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person shall remove any sand, gravel or material of any kind from any stream, watercourse, waterway, channel or wash. [Formerly numbered Section 20-40; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person shall solicit, sell, offer to sell, take orders for, or exhibit any goods, services or merchandise for themselves or on behalf of any person in any manner to any person at any time in any City building, or in or upon any property or premises under the control of the City, except any street, sidewalk or other public way, unless said sale, solicitation or exhibition is made to or for the City, any of its departments, or any association of City employees officially recognized by the City Council, or unless said sale, solicitation or exhibition is made by virtue of or under a written agreement with the City or any of its departments. [Formerly numbered Section 20-41; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

A. Except to allow for the completion of any authorized recreational or permitted activity, it shall be unlawful to enter or remain in any public park, playground or other recreational facility between the hours of ten o’clock (10:00) P.M and six o’clock (6:00) A.M.

B. The foregoing restriction shall not apply to emergency vehicles, governmental agencies or to officers or employees of the City or any other public agency which is required or finds it necessary to enter or remain in any public park, playground or other recreational facility in the performance of its duties and during such times as entry or occupancy is permitted in writing by the Parks and Recreation Director.

C. If any subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Burbank City Council declares that it would have adopted this Chapter, each and every section, and each and every subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof not declared invalid or unconstitutional, without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would subsequently be declared invalid or unconstitutional. [Added by Ord. No. 2521; formerly numbered Section 20-41.1; amended by Ord. No. 4,029, eff. 7/25/25; 4,028; 3421; 3058, 2884, 2798, 2702.]