Burbank Municipal Code Art. 5 Crimes Against Private Property

A. No person shall trespass upon the real property of another where signs forbidding trespass are posted at each corner of the property; provided, however, that where such property exceeds one acre in area, signs must also be posted at intervals of three hundred feet (300') or less, on or near the boundary lines of such property. The signs herein required shall be at least one square foot in area, and shall be placed at least three feet (3') above the normal level of the ground. The words forbidding trespass shall be at least two inches (2") in height and shall read as follows: “Private Property No Trespass”. Other words shall be added, as may be desired, to indicate that trespassers are subject to prosecution under this section. If the letters on the sign are black or red, the background shall be white; and vice versa. This section shall have no application to any officially authorized peace officer or law enforcement agent in the execution of their official duty, nor to any person calling at the residence or place of business of another person for the purpose of visiting or of transacting legitimate business. This section is intended to supplement Section 602 of the Penal Code of the State.

B. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall apply to any public property that is posted as provided in subsection A of this section except the words forbidding entry shall read as follows: “Restricted Entry Authorized Personnel Only”. [Formerly numbered Section 20-42; Amended by Ord. No. 3325, eff. 1/23/93; 3058.]

It shall be unlawful for any person to go upon private residential premises between the hours of sunset and nine o’clock (9:00) A.M. for the purpose of engaging in any form of peddling or solicitation, unless such person has been previously requested or invited so to do by the owner or occupant of said premises. [Added by Ord. No. 2400; formerly numbered Section 20-42.1; Amended by Ord. 3437, eff. 4/20/96; 3058.]

No person except an authorized agent or employee of a person engaged in the business of furnishing or supplying gas, and whose service pipes supply or connect with the particular premises, shall turn on, connect, or reconnect gas service in or upon any premises wherein gas service is not, at the time, being rendered. This section is intended to supplement Section 498 of the Penal Code of the State. [Formerly numbered Section 20-43; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person, after having hired a motor vehicle regularly engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire, which operates at scheduled rates under the direction of the person hiring the same and not over a defined route, shall refuse to pay the legal fare of such vehicle, nor shall any person hire any such vehicle with intent to defraud the person from whom it is hired of the value of such service. [Formerly numbered Section 20-44; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

Outdoor lighting consisting of spotlights, floodlights and similar illuminating media, shall be installed, regulated and maintained by the owner and person in control thereof, so as to reflect the light away from any adjoining residential premises and avoid disturbance, annoyance or interference to persons upon such adjoining premises. This section shall not apply to:

A. Street lights and other lights owned or operated by the City.

B. Lights used during the Christmas season only, commonly known as Christmas lights. [Formerly numbered Section 20-45; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]