El Segundo Municipal Code Ch. 6 General Offenses

A. Mobile Home, Campers: No person shall use or occupy or permit the use or occupancy of any mobile home, camper, house trailer or other recreational vehicle for human habitation, including, but not limited to, sleeping, eating or resting, on any public property, such as a street, park, beach, square, avenue, alley, public parking lot or public way, within the city between the hours of ten o’clock (10:00) P.M. and six o’clock (6:00) A.M.

B. Motor Vehicles: No person shall use or occupy or permit the use or occupancy of any motor vehicle for human habitation, including, but not limited to, sleeping, eating or resting, on any public property, such as a street, park, beach, square, avenue, alley, parking lot or public way, within the city, between the hours of ten o’clock (10:00) P.M. and six o’clock (6:00) A.M. For purposes of this section, “motor vehicle” shall mean any self propelled vehicle other than a house car, camper or trailer coach. For purposes of this section “habitation” shall mean the use of a motor vehicle for a dwelling place, and shall not mean the use of a motor vehicle for amelioration of sickness or other temporary physical inabilities causing an inability to operate such a motor vehicle. (Ord. 1261, 10-1-1996; amd. Ord. 1664, 9-17-2024)

A. Nuisance Declared: Any machine, contrivance, appliance, device, game, ticket, chance, share, interest, instrument or article operated, used, kept, possessed, placed or maintained in violation of the provisions of:

1. Section 330a of the California Penal Code; or

2. Any section enumerated in part I, title 9, chapter 9 of the California Penal Code; is hereby declared to be a nuisance and shall be subject to abatement. (Ord. 762, 3-22-1971)

B. Destruction Of Nuisance:

1. Any article declared by subsection A of this section to be a nuisance, as a result of the operation, use, keeping, possession, placing or maintaining of which any person has been convicted of or has pleaded guilty to any violation of any law of this state or of any ordinance of the city, shall be destroyed by the chief of police, after the plea or after judgment of conviction becomes final. The contents of the machine shall be destroyed, or if money, shall be deposited in the general fund of the treasury of the city.

2. If the articles subject to destruction as herein provided are in the custody of the municipal court of the Inglewood judicial district, the chief of police shall cause to be made an application to the judge of the court for an order releasing the articles to him for the purpose of complying with this subsection; provided, however, that this subsection shall not limit the power of the chief of police to abate the articles as public nuisances. (Ord. 514, 1-13-1958)

C. Gambling For Money Or Merchandise: It is unlawful for any person, either as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, to keep, conduct or maintain within the city, any house, room, apartment or place used in whole or in part as a place where any game, not mentioned in section 330 or section 330a of the state Penal Code is played, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice, billiard balls, pool balls, cues or other devices for money, checks, chips, credit or other representative of value or for any merchandise or any other thing of value; provided, however, that it shall be lawful to maintain a pinball machine or marble game which awards free plays if and only if such free play may not be exchanged for money, checks, chips, credit or other representative of value, or for any merchandise or for any other thing of value except free replays.

D. Use Of House, Room: It is unlawful for any person, either as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, knowingly to permit any house, room, apartment or place owned by him or under his charge or control in the city to be used in whole or in part for playing, conducting, dealing or carrying on therein any game not mentioned in section 330 or in section 330a of the state Penal Code with cards, dice, billiard balls, pool balls, cues or other devices for money, checks, chips, credit or any other representative of value or for any merchandise or any other thing of value; provided, however, that it shall be lawful to permit the playing of pinball machines or marble games which award free games if and only if such free play may not be exchanged for money, checks, chips, credit or other representative of value, or for any merchandise or for any other thing of value except free replays.

E. Playing Or Betting: It is unlawful for any person to play or bet at or against any game not mentioned in section 330 or section 330a of the state Penal Code which is played, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice, billiard balls, pool balls, cues or other devices for money, checks, chips, credit or any other representative of value or for any merchandise or any other thing of value; provided, however, that it shall be lawful to play any pinball or marble machine which provides free games if and only if such free play may not be exchanged for money, checks, chips, credit or other representative of value, or for any merchandise or for any other thing of value except free replays. (Ord. 762, 3-22-1971)

F. Penalty: Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as provided in section 1-2-1 of this code. (Ord. 514, 1-13-1958; amd. 2000 Code)

A. Prohibited; Exceptions: It is unlawful for any person to trespass in, upon, on or across the property of another without permission of the person in charge or control thereof; provided, that the person in charge or control of the property has complied with the provisions of subsection B of this section.

B. Property Posting Required: Any person in charge or control of property shall post, or cause to be posted, at each of the corners of the property a sign constructed of metal or wood, or other material equally substantial, which sign shall be at least one square foot in area and shall be placed not less than three feet (3') nor more than six feet (6') above the normal level of the ground at the location thereof. Upon the sign there shall be placed a notice in writing or printing, in legible letters at least two inches (2") in height, the words "Private Property - No Trespassing" and such other words as may be desired, if any, indicating that trespassers are subject to prosecution. Each such sign shall have either a white or black base, and in the event the white base is used, the letters shall be in black, and if a black base is used, the letters shall be in white; provided, that in the event the property exceeds a total area of one acre, that in addition to the posting of the notice at the corners thereof, similar signs shall be posted at intervals of not to exceed three hundred feet (300') on or near the boundary lines of the property.

C. Peace Officer Exemption: The provisions of subsection A of this section shall have no application to a trespass committed by any officially authorized peace officer or law enforcement agent, when the trespass is committed in the execution of the officer's or agent's official duty, nor to any person visiting or calling at the residence or place of business of another person for a legitimate social reason, or for the purpose of transacting any legitimate business. (Ord. 231, 6-12-1940)

A. Permit Required: It is unlawful for any person to discharge or use any pistol, shotgun, revolver, air gun, spring gun, sling or other device for throwing stones, shot or metal slugs within the limits of the city, without a permit from the city council.

B. Application For Permit: Any person desiring the permit required by subsection A of this section may make application therefor addressed to the chief of police and shall specify therein the purpose for which the applicant desires to use the weapon or instrument in the application referred to. (Ord. 29, 12-26-1917; amd. 2000 Code)

A. Leaving Merchandise, Food, Or Personal Property Prohibited: Unless the City has issued a sidewalk vending permit or otherwise approved of such activities, no person shall leave or permit to remain in or upon any sidewalk or in or upon any parkway in any street within the city, any merchandise, fruit, melon, vegetable, meat, or any baggage or any article of personal property. A violation of this subsection by any person in the act of peddling or vending is not punishable as an infraction, but by the issuance of an administrative citation, as outlined in section 4-15-8 of this Code.

B. Placement Of Containers: Except in the discharge or performance of official duty, no person shall place any boxes, barrels or other receptacles for or containing goods, wares, merchandise or any other articles or things in or upon any public street, whether in the roadway or on the sidewalk, or in the parkway thereof, with the intent or for the purpose of unpacking or removing the contents thereof upon the streets, sidewalks or parkways, and except in the discharge or performance of official duty, no person shall unpack or remove the contents of or from any such box, barrel or other receptacle for or containing goods, wares, merchandise or any other articles or things while the same is in or upon any street, sidewalk or parkway; provided, however, that the provisions of this subsection shall not prevent peddlers or sidewalk vendors duly licensed by the city from merchandising their produce or wares in a proper and usual manner incident to the business of peddling. A violation of this subsection by any person in the act of peddling or vending is not punishable as an infraction but by the issuance of an administrative citation, as outlined in section 4-15-8 of this Code.

(Ord. 429, 9-30-1953; amd. Ord. 1593, 10-15-2019)

A. Games: Unless by special written permit from the city manager first had and obtained, no person shall play, carry on or engage in any game in or upon any street.

B. Dancing; Permit: No person shall dance or conduct any dance or engage in any dancing in any street without a written permit from the city manager to do so first had and obtained.

C. Exhibitions; Permit: No person shall conduct or engage in any exhibition in any street or use any street or any portion thereof within the city for any purpose other than street purposes without written permission from the city manager to do so first had and obtained. (Ord. 429, 9-30-1953; amd. 2000 Code)

The establishment of any cemetery or the maintenance of any cemetery or burying ground or mausoleum within the corporate limits of the city is hereby prohibited. (Ord. 131, 9-10-1926)

A. Public Places: Except as otherwise provided in this code, it is unlawful to drink any alcoholic beverage or possess an open container of any alcoholic beverage:

1. Upon any public street, alley, sidewalk, pathway, parking lot, park, beach, or other public property;

2. On any public school property;

3. In the entranceway to any nonresidential building, which entranceway is open to view from the public street; or

4. On a privately owned automobile parking lot to which the public is invited and permitted.

B. Near Alcoholic Beverage Establishments: With regard to premises that sell alcoholic beverages for off site consumption, it is unlawful to drink an alcoholic beverage or possess an open container of an alcoholic beverage when:

• 1. Entering into or being present at such premises;
• 2. Being present upon the sidewalk, pathway or parking lot adjacent to such a premises.

• C. Exceptions: The prohibitions set forth in this section will not apply to:

1. A group operating an organized event according to the conditions of a permit issued by the city pursuant to this code which allows consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages; or

2. An outdoor dining facility that serves alcoholic beverages pursuant to the terms of a permit issued by the state or the city.

D. Definitions:

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE: Alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer and every liquid or solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer, and which contains one-half of one percent (0.5%) or more of alcohol by volume and which is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed, or combined with other substances, or which may be ingested in any way.

OPEN CONTAINER: A bottle, can or other receptacle which has been opened, or a seal broken or the contents partially removed.

PREMISES FROM WHICH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE SOLD FOR OFF SITE CONSUMPTION: The premises of a retail package off sale alcoholic beverage licensee licensed under the alcoholic beverage control act 1 . (Ord. 1344, 12-4-2001)