Compton Municipal Code § 7-19 Trespassing

[Ord. #856, §§ 3605.1 — 3605.3]

As used in this section:

NO TRESPASS SIGN

Shall mean a substantial fixed sign affixed not less than three feet, nor more than six feet above the ground level at the place of posting hereinafter specified, which sign shall consist of wood, metal, or other substantial material, with a face of not less than one square foot in area and upon which in letters not less than two inches in height, either black against a white background or white against a black background, appear the words "No Trespass."

POSTED BOUNDARY

Shall mean a line running from a "No Trespass" sign to another "No Trespass" sign and such line need not conform to the legal boundary or legal description of any lot, parcel or acreage of land. Only the area within the "posted boundary" shall constitute "posted property," except as otherwise provided in this section.

POSTED PROPERTY

Shall mean any property of a class specified in these subsections pertaining to trespass which shall have been posted in the required manner.

[Ord. #856, § 3605.4]

Any property may be posted against trespass in the manner provided in this section and thereby become "posted property" subject to the provisions of this section applicable to posted property, if such property be used, or be designed to be used for any one or more of the following purposes:

a. An oil well, oil field, tank farm, refinery, compressor plant, absorption plant, pipe line, pumping station or reservoir, used for the extraction, treatment, handling, storage or transmission of oil, gas, gasoline, petroleum or any product or products thereof.

b. A gas plant, gas storage station, gas meter or regulator station, gas odorant station, gas pipe line, or appurtenances, or any other property used in the transmission or distribution of gas.

c. A reservoir, dam, generating plant, receiving station, distributing station, transformer, transmission line, or any appurtenances, used for the storage of water for the generation of hydroelectric power, or for the generation of electricity by water or steam or by any other apparatus or method suitable for the generation of electricity, or for the handling, transmission, reception, or distribution, of electric energy.

d. The transmission of telegraphic or telephonic messages, or radio communication system.

e. A dam, reservoir, pumping plant, aqueduct, canal, tunnel, siphon, conduit, or any other structure facility or conductor, for storing, diverting, conserving, treating, or conveying, water for public use.

f. The production, storage or manufacture of munitions, potash, soda ash, borax, cement, chemicals, minerals, dynamite, giant powder, gun powder, or other explosive.

g. A railroad bridge, tunnel, shop, yard, or other railroad facility.

h. A hangar or mechanical shop used in connection with the training of cadet flyers for the United States Government of any of the armed services thereof.

i. Any use appurtenant or incidental to any of the uses above described.

[Ord. #856, § 3605.5]

Any property of a class or classes described in the preceding section may be posted against trespass in the following manner:

a. Any such property, if it be not enclosed within a fence and if it be of an area not exceeding one acre, and if it have no lineal dimension exceeding one mile, by posting "No Trespass" signs at each corner of the area so posted and at each entrance thereto.

b. Any such property, if it be not enclosed within a fence and if it be of an area exceeding one acre, or if it contain any lineal dimension exceeding one mile, by posting "No Trespass" signs along or near the exterior boundaries of the area so posted at intervals of not more than 600 feet and also at each corner thereof, and, if such property have definite entrance or entrances thereto, at each such entrance.

c. Any such property, it if be enclosed within a fence and if it be of an area not exceeding one acre and if it have no lineal dimension exceeding one mile, by posting "No Trespass" signs at each corner of such fence and at each entrance thereto.

d. Any such property, if it be enclosed within a fence and if it be of an area exceeding one acre or if it have any lineal dimension exceeding one mile, by posting "No Trespass" signs on, or along the line of, such fence at intervals of not more than 600 feet and also at each corner thereof and at each entrance thereto.

e. Any such property, if it consists of poles or towers or appurtenant structures for the suspension of wires or other conductors for conveying electricity or telegraphic or telephonic messages, by affixing upon two or more sides of such poles or towers "No Trespass" signs but such posting shall render only the pole or tower or appurtenant structure "posted property."

[Ord. #856, §§ 3605.6 — 3605.9]

No person shall enter upon, on, or go across any "posted property" without the written permission of the owner, tenant, or occupant in legal possession or control thereof.

a. Removal of Sign. No person shall without authority tear down, deface or destroy any "No Trespass" sign posted under the provisions of this section.

b. Loitering. No person shall loiter in the immediate vicinity of any "posted property."

c. Exceptions. This section does not apply to any entry, in the course of duty, of any peace or police officer or other duly authorized public officer, nor does it apply to the lawful use of an established and existing right-of-way for public road purposes.

[Ord. #856, § 3606]

No person shall knowingly make or give any false report to any public official or employee of the City with the intent or for the purposes of having said public official or employee act upon the same.