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Article 5 — SANITATION AND HEALTH

Carson Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Carson

SANITATION AND HEALTH

CHAPTER 1 Part 3
HEALTH CODE Vehicles
§ 5100. Adoption of Public Health § 5230. Vehicle Identification.
Licensing Regulations and § 5231. Vehicle Standards.
Health Code. § 5232. Operation of Equipment.
§ 5101. Conflict. § 5233. Violations.
CHAPTER 2 Part 4
COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE AND Exclusions
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Part 1 § 5240. Residential Householder
Exclusion.
Policy. § 5241. Gardener's Exclusion.
§ 5200. Legislative Policy. § 5242. Commercial/Industrial
Exclusions.
Part 1A § 5243. Contractors' Exclusions.
Definitions § 5244. Document Destruction
Service.
§ 5201. Definitions.
Part 5
Part 2 General Requirements
Franchises, Permits And Rates § 5250. Workers' Compensation
§ 5220.
§ 5221.
Franchise Requirement.
Collector Fees.
§ 5251. Insurance.
Collector's Liability
Insurance.
§ 5222. Transfer of Permit or
Franchise.
§ 5252. Noise.
§ 5223. Revocation of Permit or
Franchise.
§ 5253. Office for Inquiries and
Complaints.
§ 5224.
§ 5225.
Interim Suspension.
Notice of Hearing –
Revocation.
§ 5254.
§ 5255.
Litter.
Transfer of Loads on Public
Streets.
§ 5226. Appeals. § 5256. Unauthorized Removal from
Containers.
§ 5227. Council Action.
§ 5228. Rates. Part 6
§ 5229. Collection of Charges. Residential Collection And Recycling
§ 5229.1. Permits and Licenses.
§ 5229.2. Seamless Service § 5260. Residential Collection –
Requirements. Mandatory Service.
§ 5229.3. Violations.

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§ 5261. Residential Collection – § 5303. Litter in Public Places.
Disposal and Status of Solid § 5303.1. Spilling or Depositing
Waste or Recyclable Noxious or Offensive
Materials. Substances on Public Ways
§ 5262. Residential Collection – – Prohibited.
Frequency and Hours of § 5304. Placement of Litter in
Collection. Receptacles So As to Prevent
§ 5263. Residential Collection – Scattering.
Solid Waste Containers. § 5305. Sweeping Litter into Gutters
§ 5264. Residential Collection – Prohibited.
Recyclable Materials § 5306. Merchant's Duty to Clear
Containers. Street of Litter.
§ 5265. Residential Collection – § 5307. Litter Thrown by Persons in
Placement of Containers. Vehicles.
§ 5266. Residential Collection – § 5308. Truck Loads Causing Litter.
Care of Containers. § 5309. Litter in Parks.
§ 5267. Residential Collection –
Special Collections.
§ 5310. Throwing or Distributing
Commercial Handbills in
Public Places.
Part 7 § 5311. Placing Commercial and
Commercial/industrial Collection Noncommercial Handbills
on Vehicles.
§ 5270. Commercial/Industrial
Exclusive Franchise.
§ 5312. Depositing Commercial and
Noncommercial Handbills
§ 5271. Commercial/Industrial – on Uninhabited or Vacant
Disposal and Status of Solid Premises.
Waste. § 5313. Prohibiting Distribution of
§ 5272. Commercial/Industrial – Handbills Where Property
Frequency and Hours of Posted.
Collection. § 5314. Distributing Commercial
§ 5273. Commercial/Industrial – and Noncommercial
Containers. Handbills at Inhabited
§ 5274. Commercial/Industrial – Private Premises.
Maintenance and Placement § 5315. Dropping Litter from
of Containers. Aircraft.
§ 5275. Commercial/Industrial – § 5316. Affixing Signs on Utility
Care of Containers. Poles.
§ 5276. Commercial/Industrial – § 5317. Litter on Occupied Private
Special Circumstances. Property.
§ 5318. Owner to Maintain Premises
CHAPTER 3 Free of Litter.
LITTER AND WEED CONTROL § 5319. Litter on Vacant Lots.
§ 5300. Name of Chapter. § 5320. Clearing of Dangerous
Litter from Open Private
§ 5301. Definitions. Property by the City –
§ 5302. Littering Prohibited. Summary Proceeding.

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§ 5321. Sidewalk and Parkway. § 5407. Abatement of Graffiti by
§ 5322. Noxious Growths. Property Owner Using City-
§ 5323. Notice Requiring Removal
of Noxious Growths or
Issued Paint and Paint
Rollers.
Litter. § 5408. Abatement of Graffiti on
§
§
5324.
5325.
Notice Form.
Hearing.
Private Property by City
Crews.
§
§
§
5326.
5327.
5328.
Abatement Order.
Service of Order.
Abatement by City.
Part 3
Summary Abatement Of Graffiti On
Private Property By City Without Consent
§ 5329. Cost of Abatement. Of Property Owner
§ 5330. Special Assessments – Lien.
§ 5331. Cost Assessment. § 5409. Initiation of Abatement
§ 5332. Cost Paid to City. Proceedings.
§ 5333. Correction of Erroneous § 5410. Hearing Prior to Abatement
Assessments. – Notice of Hearing.
§ 5334. Violation a Public Nuisance. § 5411. Posting and Serving Notice
§ 5335. Fines for Violations Related of Hearing.
to Littering of Personal § 5412. Conduct of Hearing.
Protective Equipment. § 5413. Order of Abatement.
§ 5414. Abatement.
CHAPTER 4 § 5414.1. Ease of Removal Provisions.
GRAFFITI PREVENTION AND § 5415. Assessment of Cost.
REMOVAL
Part 4
Part 1 Graffiti Prevention
General Provisions
§
§
§
§
5400.
5401.
5402.
5403.
Short Title.
Definitions.
Graffiti Constitutes a
Nuisance.
Permitting Graffiti to
Remain Prohibited.
§ 5416.
§ 5416.1.
§ 5416.2.
§ 5417.
Sale of Graffiti Implements.
Signs Required.
Storage Requirements.
Prohibition of Possession of
a Graffiti Implement in a
Public Facility.
§ 5404. Penalties. Part 5
Parental Liabilities
Part 2
Removal Of Graffiti From Public And § 5418. Responsibility of
Private Property With Consent Of Perpetrator, Parents.
Property Owner § 5419. Remedy Cumulative.
§
§
5405.
5406.
Removal from Public
Property.
Notice to Owners or
Possessors of Private
§ 5420.
§ 5421.
§ 5422.
Reward Fund.
Criteria to Qualify for
Reward.
Persons Ineligible to Receive
Property. Reward.

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§ 5423. Procedures for Payment of § 5702. Maintenance of Property.
Reward. § 5703. Declaration of Public
§ 5424. Inconsistent Provisions. Nuisance.
§ 5704. Violation – Penalty.
CHAPTER 5
NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE Part 2
Enforcement Procedure
§ 5500. Adoption of Los Angeles
County Noise Control § 5705. Manner of Giving Notice.
Ordinance. § 5706. Notification of Nuisance.
§ 5501. Definitions. § 5707. Public Hearing Before
§ 5502. Amendments to Noise Director of Public Safety.
Control Ordinance. § 5708. Appeal to City Council.
§ 5503. Violation – Penalty. § 5709. Abatement by Owner.
§ 5710. Abatement by City.
CHAPTER 6
SWIMMING POOLS
§ 5711. Summary Abatement of
Imminently Dangerous
Public Nuisance.
§
§
5600.
5601.
Legislative Policy.
Definitions.
§ 5712. Record of Cost of
Abatement.
§ 5602. Responsibilities of Owners
and Operators of Swimming
§ 5713. Report – Hearing and
Procedures.
§
§
5603.
5604.
Pools.
Nuisance Abatement and
Assessment Procedures.
Inspection.
§ 5714.
§ 5715.
Assessment of Cost.
Summary Abatement of
Mosquito Breeding Sources.
§ 5605. Notice to Abate. CHAPTER 8
§ 5606. Hearing. STORM WATER AND URBAN RUNOFF
§ 5607. Abatement – City May POLLUTION CONTROL
Perform Work.
§ 5608. Abatement – Assistance of § 5800. Short Title.
Other Agencies or § 5801. Findings.
Contractors. § 5802. Purpose and Intent.
§
§
5609.
5610.
Assessment of Abatement
Costs Against Owner.
Interfering with Health
Officer's Duties Prohibited.
§ 5803.
§ 5804.
§ 5805.
Definitions.
Construction and
Application.
Prohibited Activities.
CHAPTER 7
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
§ 5806. Exempted Discharges,
Conditionally Exempted
Discharges or Designated
Part 1
General Provisions
§ 5807. Discharges.
Good Housekeeping
Provisions.
§ 5700. Short Title. § 5808. Requirements for Industrial/
Commercial and
§ 5701. Definitions. Construction Activities.

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§ 5809. Storm Water Pollution CHAPTER 11
Control Measures for New SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR
Development and ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL
Redevelopment Projects. REDUCTION, RECYCLING AND SOLID
§ 5810. Enforcement. WASTE COLLECTION
§ 5811. No Taking.
§ 51101. Purpose and Findings.
CHAPTER 9 § 51102. Title.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY REPORT § 51103. Definitions.
§ 51104. Requirements for Single-
§ 5900. Short Title. Family Generators.
§ 5901. Definitions. § 51105. Requirements for
§ 5902. Required. Commercial Businesses.
§ 5903. Proof of Delivery. § 51106. Waivers for Generators.
§ 5904. Application. § 51107. Requirements for
§
§
§
§
5905.
5906.
5907.
5908.
Issuance.
Scope of Inspection.
Contents.
Duration.
§ 51108. Commercial Edible Food
Generators.
Requirements for Food
Recovery Organizations and
Services.
§ 5909. Remediation of Property. § 51109. Requirements for Haulers
§ 5910. Refunds, Fees and Penalties. and Facility Operators.
§ 5911. Validity of Transactions. § 51110. Self-Hauler Requirements.
§ 5912. City Immunity. § 51115. Compliance with CALGreen
§ 5913. Exemptions. Recycling Requirements.
§ 51120. Model Water Efficient
CHAPTER 10 Landscaping Ordinance
WATER CONSERVATION AND Requirements (MWELO).
SUSTAINABILITY MEASURE § 51130. Procurement Requirements
for City Departments, Direct
§ 51000. Title. Service Providers, and
§ 51001. Findings. Vendors.
§ 51002. Declaration of Purpose and § 51140. Inspections and
Intent. Investigations.
§ 51003. Definitions. § 51150. Enforcement.
§ 51004. Application. § 51160. Coordination and
§ 51005. Permanent Water
Conservation Measures –
Interpretation in
Conjunction With Related
Preventing Waste. Solid Waste Ordinances.
§ 51170. Effective Date.

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