Compton Municipal Code § 9-16 Parking Lots

[Ord. #856, § 6450]

As used in this section:

PARKING LOT

Shall mean any lot or parcel of land where more than two motor vehicles are stored or parked in the open air for a consideration.

[Ord. #856, § 6451]

No person shall establish, conduct, maintain, or carry on a parking lot without first obtaining a permit from the Chief of the Fire Department and paying the license fee herein required.

[Ord. #856, § 6452]

One unit of portable fire extinguishers shall consist of:

a. One carbon tetrachloride type, one quart size;

b. One foam type, 2 1/2 gallon size;

c. One carbon dioxide type, 15 pound size.

[Ord. #856, § 6452.1]

Units of portable fire extinguishers of the following number and type shall be installed and maintained as follows:

a. In every parking lot, during business hours, for the first 2,500 square feet of ground area or fractional part thereof, at least one unit, and for each additional 25,000 square feet of ground area or fractional part thereof, one additional unit.

[Ord. #856, § 6453]

At least one competent male person over the age of 21 years shall be in charge of and on duty at each parking lot during the hours that the same is open for business, and there shall be installed and maintained at each street entrance thereto, a sign plainly visible from the street with letters not less than six inches high stating the time that such parking lot opens and closes and the schedule of prices charged for parking.

[Ord. #856, § 6453.1]

A receipt, bearing the name of the person operating such parking lot, and the address thereof, shall be delivered to every person parking any vehicle therein otherwise than on a weekly or monthly basis, which receipt shall be presented to the attendant thereof by any person demanding such vehicle unless such attendant is otherwise satisfied as to the right of such person to receive the same.

[Ord. #856, § 6454]

Each parking lot shall have one separate entrance and exit to each parking lot.

[Ord. #856, § 6455; Ord. #886]

Regardless of the existence of warning signs, no vehicle shall be parked in or on any parking lot in such a manner that any portion thereof extends over any portion of any sidewalk or walkway or into any street.

[Ord. #856, § 6455.1]

A barrier or guard rail shall be placed on each parking lot in such manner as to prevent any vehicle from rolling back or going over any portion of any sidewalk or walkway or street.

[Ord. #856, § 6455.2]

No operator of any parking lot holding a permit and license hereunder shall solicit patronage by standing on the streets or sidewalks and ask or request or ballyhoo members of the public to use the parking lot, or to make any unnecessary noise or disturbance for any reason whatsoever.

[Ord. #856, § 6455.3]

No entrance or exits to any parking lot shall be by means of planks or boards laid against the curbing except on special permit from the City Manager, and no such permit shall be granted by the City Manager if the granting thereof would cause injury or damage to such curbing.

[Ord. #856, § 6455.4]

No operator of any parking lot holding a permit and license hereunder shall back any vehicle out of any parking lot into or on any street, or other public thoroughfare.

[Ord. #856, § 6456]

Application shall be made to the Chief of the Fire Department for a permit, which application shall contain the following information in addition to the information required by § 9-4:

a. The area comprising the premises where the auto park is to be conducted.

b. The hours of business and the schedule of rates to be charged.

c. The Fire Chief shall also require such other information as will enable him to determine that all of the provisions of this section or other regulation applicable to the operation of a parking lot have been complied with.

[Ord. #856, § 6457]

Nothing in this section contained herein shall be construed to relieve the holder of a license hereunder from complying with any and all other ordinances or regulations applicable to the conduct of its business.