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Title 9 — Public Peace, Morals and Welfare›Division V — Offenses Against Property

Hawthorne Municipal Code Ch. 9.60 Disturbing Any Landmark or Monument

Hawthorne Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Hawthorne

Cite as: Hawthorne Municipal Code Chapter 9.60 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 9.60.010. Marking, injuring or disturbing any landmark or monument.

No person other than a duly authorized city employee in the performance of his duties shall:

A. Cut, break, injure, deface, sit or stand upon, or in any way disturb any landmark or monument located on the city right-of-way;

B. Mark or place thereon any mark, etching, writing or printing;

C. Attach thereto any sign, card, display or other similar device, except as authorized by the city.

D. "Landmark" means any improvement which has special character or special historical or aesthetic value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the city, state of California or United States and which has been designated as an official landmark. "Landmark" may also include the improvement parcel or part thereof, on which a landmark is situated.

(Ord. 1820 § 1, 2005)

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