Hawaiian Gardens Municipal Code Ch. 6.08 Drive-in Restaurants

In order to protect the public peace, health and safety and welfare, the quiet and peace of the surrounding neighborhood, and in order to prevent activity which may be inimical to premises upon which food is prepared or served, the following conduct set forth in this chapter is prohibited, and no person shall enter or remain on said premises, or conduct any activity, or cause to be conducted any activity contrary thereto.

(Ord. 71 § 1, 1967; Prior Code § 4168 (part))

No person on the premises shall race or accelerate the motor of any vehicle, or bring to a sudden start or stop any motor vehicle, or blow or honk the horn of any motor vehicle, except where reasonably necessary in the operation thereof.

(Ord. 71 § 1, 1967; Prior Code § 4168(1))

No person shall place, throw or deposit any garbage, refuse or waste material upon, in or outside of the said premises, except in waste or refuse receptacles provided therefor on said premises.

(Ord. 71 § 1, 1967; Prior Code § 4168(2))

No person shall enter the premises of any drive-in restaurant in a motor vehicle of any description and park said vehicle and leave the premises thereof without getting the consent of the permittee or owner or operator of said drive-in restaurant.

(Ord. 71 § 1, 1967; Prior Code § 4168(3))

No person shall enter the premises of a drive-in restaurant in a motor vehicle except for the purpose of conducting business with the permittee, owner, manager or proprietor thereof and no such person shall enter said premises for the primary purpose of cruising a motor vehicle on said premises, racing a motor vehicle on said premises, or as a short cut to another street or alley, or the purpose of annoying or endangering any person or persons or other vehicle or vehicles lawfully on said premises.

(Ord. 71 § 1, 1967; Prior Code § 4168(4))

No person shall drive a motor vehicle onto any of said premises and then take off said premises without first parking thereon, unless there is no unoccupied parking space available on said premises, or unless said person makes or attempts to make a purchase thereon.

(Ord. 71 § 1, 1967; Prior Code § 4168(5))

No person shall leave a motor vehicle on said premises so as to block any driveway of ingress or egress.

(Ord. 71 § 1, 1967; Prior Code § 4168(6))

It is unlawful for any person on said premises to have in his/her possession any bottle, can, or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents which have been partially removed. This subsection does not apply within premises licensed under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, or to any person under 21 years of age, or to anyone keeping alcoholic beverage in a vehicle in the manner authorized by the Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 71 § 1, 1967; Prior Code § 4168(7))

Any person remaining on said premises after being asked by the permittee, proprietor, manager or employee thereof to leave and refusing to do so is guilty of a misdemeanor. It is unlawful for a group of two or more persons to congregate and linger on any of said premises other than in a restaurant of cafe or public eating house or other building provided for delivery or consumption of food, or other than in a legally parked motor vehicle, except where said persons are in the process of waiting for, receiving or consuming a product vended on said premises.

(Ord. 71 § 1, 1967; Prior Code § 4168(8))

Each permittee owning, operating, managing or conducting a drive-in restaurant where motor vehicle, parking space or driveways are provided for customer use shall place in conspicuous places at each entrance and exit from said premises, as well as in at least two other places, signs in letters at least two inches in height on contrasting background containing words or phrases as follows:

"Unnecessary noise, motor racing, vehicle cruising or congregating and loitering outside of a motor vehicle is unlawful. No unoccupied vehicles may be left on the premises without the consent of the owner."

(Ord. 71 § 1, 1967; Prior Code § 4168(9))

A. In addition to the foregoing sign, any permittee may add the following:

"Parking Limited to Customers of (name of premises) Public Parking Prohibited Unauthorized Vehicles Will be Removed Hawaiian Gardens Municipal Code 6.08.110 Law Enforcement Agency, Los Angeles County Sheriff (Telephone Number of Sheriff's Dept.)"

B. No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle on said premises where such sign is posted unless with the actual consent of the permittee or for the purpose of conducting business with the permittee or for the purpose of receiving or purchasing a product from the permittee or consuming or receiving a product of food vended, sold or delivered by the permittee.

(Ord. 71 § 1, 1967; Prior Code § 4168(10))