Chapter 9.04 — GENERAL OFFENSES

Article I

General Provisions

No person shall solicit any person for the purpose of selling any merchandise, services or other business activities within the City after 5:00 p.m. and before 9:00 a.m. of each day; except, that this section shall not apply to any solicitation specifically requested or approved in advance by a resident or business firm in the City during such prohibited hours. (Prior code § 130.01)

No person, other than one night private security guard for the whole of each work of improvement, shall camp, lodge, or sleep, erect or maintain any tent, or make any bed, or lay any blanket or quilt for the purpose of sleeping thereon, either at, in or adjacent to any building, structure or work of improvement which is under or in the course of construction and not completed, whether in an automobile, trailer or otherwise. This section shall not apply to owner-builders temporarily occupying on-site travel trailers during the course of construction for a period not to exceed 180 days.

(Prior code § 130.02)

• A. 1. Except as herein otherwise provided, no person shall be engaged or employed nor shall any person cause any other person to be engaged or employed in any work of construction, erection, alteration, or repair, addition to or improvement of any building, structure, road or improvement to realty between the hours of 5:00 p.m. of each day and 7:00 a.m. of the next day, except when daylight savings time is in effect.

  2. During such time as daylight savings time is in effect in the City, no such activities shall be permitted between the hours of 6:00 p.m. of each day and 6:00 a.m. of the next day.

  3. No such activities shall be permitted on Sundays.

B. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an infraction offense. (Prior code § 130.03)

No person shall hitch, fasten, lead, drive or let lose any animal or fowl of any kind, with the exception of certified service animals such as seeing eye dogs for the blind or disabled, within the limits of any public park or recreation area of the City; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to a dog when allowed to roam free without restraint in dedicated off-leash areas of city dog parks in accordance with Chapter 12.24 of this Code. (Prior code § 130.04; Ord. 520 § 1, 2010; Ord. 6522-20-18)

Any owner or manager of a commercial and/or retail store in the City that has for sale cans of spray paint shall have such cans of spray paint in a locked metal storage compartment and may only sell such paint to persons at the age of 18 years or older. (Prior code § 130.05)

• A. The interests of public health are best served by requiring that patrons of food establishments, including, but not limited to, restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores, and any business that sells food, not frequent such establishment without wearing both a shirt and shoes.

• B. It is unlawful for a food establishment, including, but not limited to, restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores, and any business that sells food, to allow patrons in the establishment without wearing both a shirt and shoes.

• C. Food establishments will be required to post a notice at every entrance stating, “It shall be unlawful to enter this food establishment without wearing both a shirt and shoes. Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code § 9.04.060.”

• D. If any food establishment is located adjacent to and operating in conjunction with a pool that is open to the public, the owner of the food establishment may, but is not obligated to, waive the requirement that both a shirt and shoes be worn in the food establishment for only those patrons using the adjacent pool facility.

• (Prior code § 130.06)

No material which is harmful to minors, as defined in Section313 of the Penal Code of the State of California, shall be displayed in a public place, other than a public place from which minors are excluded, unless blinder racks are placed in front of the material so that the lower two-thirds of the material is not exposed to view.

(Prior code § 130.07)

It is unlawful for any person to possess or control any glass bottle or other glass container within any public park or public recreation area in the City. (Ord. 520 § 2, 2010)