El Segundo Municipal Code Ch. 9 Privately Owned Parking Lots

The following words and phrases shall, for purposes of this chapter, have the meanings set forth herein:

DULY AUTHORIZED AGENT: Includes, but shall not be limited to, any police officer of the city of El Segundo who has been given specific or general authority on behalf of the owner of a parking lot to request that persons thereon leave the lot.

SHOPPING CENTER: Any store or stores, business or businesses, office or offices or theater or theaters, or any combination thereof, in the city of El Segundo, California, with off street parking facilities. (Ord. 1150, 2-20-1990; amd. Ord. 1344, 12-4-2001)

A. Patronage Of Shopping Center: It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to park it or allow it to remain parked upon any parking lot in, of or adjacent to a shopping center except while the driver or the occupants of the vehicle are patronizing a store or service of said shopping center.

B. Remaining After Request To Leave: It shall be unlawful for any person, with intent to cause public disturbance or annoyance, to be or remain upon any parking lot in, of or adjacent to a shopping center or when asked to leave by a police officer or the owner thereof, or his duly authorized agent.

C. Noise:

1. Causing Disturbance: It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a radio or other sound amplifier emitting loud and raucous noises with the intent to cause a public disturbance or annoyance.

2. Outside A Vehicle: No person shall operate or permit operation of any vehicle radio system which emits sound audible outside a vehicle when the vehicle is being operated or parked on private property, open for public use at a distance greater than twenty five feet (25') from the source of the sound. (Ord. 1150, 2-20-1990)

See section 7-6-8 of this title. (Ord. 1344, 12-4-2001)

All privately owned and maintained off street parking facilities within the city shall be subject to the provisions of sections 22350 (basic speed law), 23103 (reckless driving), 23109 (speed contest and exhibitions of speed), and division 16.5 commencing with section 38000 (off highway motor vehicles) of the California Vehicle Code, if the owner or operator of said parking facility has caused to be posted in a conspicuous place at each entrance to that off street parking facility a notice not less than seventeen inches by twenty two inches (17" x 22") in size with lettering less than one inch (1") in height to the effect that the off street parking facility is subject to public traffic regulations and control. This section shall not require the police department to provide patrol or enforce any provisions of this code on a privately owned or maintained off street facility except as provided for in other sections of this code. (Ord. 1150, 2-20-1990)

The owner of any private property to which this chapter applies may post a notice to all persons of the applicability of the regulations contained herein. However, the failure to post such a notice shall not prevent the enforcement of any provision of this chapter. (Ord. 1150, 2-20-1990)

Violation of any provision of this chapter is an infraction, punishable as provided in section 1-2-1 of this code. (Ord. 1150, 2-20-1990; amd. 2000 Code)