Earlier editions: 2026-07
Lawndale Municipal Code Ch. 1.08 General Penalty
Lawndale Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Lawndale
Cite as: Lawndale Municipal Code Chapter 1.08 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 1.08.010. Violations—Misdemeanor or infraction.¶
Any person, firm or corporation, whether as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, violating or wilfully failing to comply with any provision of this code shall be guilty of an infraction for any such violation and shall be subjected to the penalties as provided in Section 1.08.030, unless a different penalty is prescribed or unless the violation is made a misdemeanor.
(Prior code § 1-8(a); Ord. 640-89 § 1; Ord. 794-95 § 1)
§ 1.08.020. Misdemeanor penalty.¶
A. Excepting cases where a different penalty is prescribed by any ordinance of the city, any person convicted of a misdemeanor violation of an ordinance of the city is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Violation of the sections of this code listed below may be punished as a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment; however, any offense that may be cited as a misdemeanor that is not listed in subsection C below may alternatively be punished by a fine as described in Section 1.08.030 when the conditions described in subsection C have been met.
| Section | Subject |
|---|---|
| 2.04.120 | Propriety of conduct at council meetings. |
| 2.44.110 | Disaster council—Punishment of violations. |
| 3.14.025 | Utility users tax—Application for exemption—Review and certification. |
| 3.14.030 | Utility users tax—Telephone users tax. |
| 3.14.040 | Utility users tax—Electricity users tax. |
| 3.14.050 | Utility users tax—Tax on cogenerated electricity. |
| 3.14.060 | Utility users tax—Energy produced by fuel cells. |
| 3.14.070 | Utility users tax—Gas users tax. |
| 3.14.080 | Utility users tax—Service users receiving direct purchase of gas or electricity. |
| 3.14.090 | Utility users tax—Water users tax. |
| 3.14.100 | Utility users tax—Cable television users tax. |
| 3.14.220 | Violation a misdemeanor. |
| 3.24.140 | Transient occupancy tax—Violation a misdemeanor. |
| 5.05.020 | Requirement for license. |
| 5.06.050 | Application forms. |
| 5.24.020 | Ambulance operator. |
| 5.24.150 | Pawnbrokers—Secondhand dealers—Auctioneers—Junk dealers. |
| 5.24.180 | Taxicabs—Marking and identification. |
| 5.24.190 | Taxicabs—Insurance. |
| 5.24.200 | Taxicabs—Operating regulations. |
| 5.24.220 | Taxicabs—Driver regulations. |
| 5.28.020 | Bingo—License required. |
| 5.28.040 | Bingo—Application—Investigation and license issuance. |
| 5.28.050 | Bingo—Manager—Required—Bond. |
| 5.28.070 | Bingo—Appeal. |
| 5.28.080 | Bingo—Games open to public. |
| 5.28.090 | Bingo—Attendance limited to occupancy capacity. |
| 5.28.100 | Bingo—Maximum amount of prize. |
| 5.28.110 | Bingo—Profits kept in special fund or account. |
| 5.28.120 | Bingo—Financial interest in licensee only. |
| 5.28.130 | Bingo—Exclusive operation by licensee. |
| 5.28.140 | Bingo—Receipt of personal profit a misdemeanor. |
| 5.28.150 | Bingo—Games conducted only on licensee's property. |
| 5.28.160 | Bingo—Minors not to participate. |
| 5.28.170 | Bingo—Alcoholic beverages, intoxicated persons prohibited. |
| 5.28.180 | Bingo—Hours of operation. |
| 5.28.190 | Bingo—Participant must be present. |
| 5.28.200 | Bingo—Use of credit prohibited. |
| 5.28.210 | Bingo—License to be posted. |
| 5.28.220 | Bingo—Posting of costs, prizes and rules. |
| 5.28.230 | Bingo—Record of prizes. |
| 5.28.240 | Bingo—Admission fee prohibited. |
| 5.28.250 | Bingo—Cooperation with sheriff. |
| 5.32.020 | Cable television—Franchise to install and operate. |
| 5.32.030 | Cable television service—Requirements. |
| 5.32.040 | Cable television service—Franchise payments. |
| 5.32.070 | Cable television—Deposits—Bonds—Indemnification—Insurance. |
| 5.32.120 | Cable television—Permits and construction. |
| 5.32.130 | Cable television—Abandonment. |
| 5.32.140 | Cable television—Technical standards. |
| 5.32.150 | Cable television—Inspection of property and records. |
| 5.32.190 | Cable television—Safety requirements. |
| 5.32.200 | Cable television—Removal of facilities upon subscriber request. |
| 5.32.210 | Cable television—Repair of streets and public ways. |
| 5.32.220 | Cable television—Erection of poles. |
| 5.32.230 | Cable television—Services—Maintenance—Reimbursement for interruption. |
| 5.32.250 | Cable television—Continuity of service. |
| 5.32.260 | Cable television—Financial disclosure of independent consultant. |
| 5.32.270 | Cable television—Miscellaneous provisions. |
| 5.32.280 | Cable television—Equal opportunity employment—Affirmative action plan. |
| 5.32.290 | Cable television—Violations—Penalties. |
| 5.37.030 | Massage-oriented establishments—California Massage Therapy Council certificate required. |
| 5.37.050 | Massage-oriented establishments—Massage establishment facilities. |
| 5.37.060 | Massage-oriented establishments—Massage facilities operation—When massage technicians need a separate business license. |
| 5.37.080 | Massage-oriented establishments—Business name. |
| 5.37.090 | Display of permits. |
| 5.37.100 | Prohibited conduct. |
| 5.45.030 | Tobacco retailer license—Prohibitions. |
| 5.45.060 | Tobacco retailer license—Form and content of application. |
| 5.45.090 | Tobacco retailer license—General conditions. |
| 5.45.100 | Tobacco retailer license—Display of license. |
| 5.45.110 | Tobacco retailer license—License renewal. |
| 5.45.130 | Tobacco retailer license—Licenses nontransferable. |
| 5.80.030 | Mobile marijuana dispensaries and marijuana delivery—Mobile marijuana dispensaries prohibited. |
| 5.80.040 | Mobile marijuana dispensaries and marijuana delivery—Marijuana delivery prohibited. |
| 6.12.010 | Animals running at large. |
| 6.12.011 | Impoundment—Biting or attacking animal. |
| 8.08.010 | Alcohol-pregnancy warnings—Posting at alcohol-sales premises. |
| 8.08.020 | Alcohol-pregnancy warnings—Sign specifications. |
| 8.08.030 | Alcohol-pregnancy warnings—Sign placement. |
| 8.12.010 | Fireworks—Discharge. |
| 8.12.020 | Fireworks—Permit required for sale. |
| 8.12.030(D) and (E) | Fireworks—Permit issuance policy and guidelines. |
| 8.12.070(C) | Fireworks—Issuance of final permit. |
| 8.12.080 | Fireworks—Stand requirements. |
| 8.12.090 | Fireworks—Sales. |
| 8.12.100 | Fireworks—Use of sales proceeds. |
| 8.20.060 | Unnecessary, annoying sounds prohibited. |
| 8.20.070 | Construction. |
| 8.24.040 | Property maintenance and nuisance abatement—Substandard, unlawful conditions—Duties. |
| 8.24.050 | Property maintenance and nuisance abatement—Time for abatement. |
| 8.24.070 | Property maintenance and nuisance abatement—Enforcement by director. |
| 8.24.170 | Property maintenance and nuisance abatement—Right of entry. |
| 8.28.020 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Collection arrangements required. |
| 8.28.040 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Solid waste vehicles. |
| 8.28.050 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Cleanup responsibility. |
| 8.28.060 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Container placement. |
| 8.28.065 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Container identification. |
| 8.28.070 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Use of containers. |
| 8.28.090 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Unauthorized dumping. |
| 8.28.100 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Unauthorized scavenging. |
| 8.28.110 | Solid waste—Collection and management—License, permit, franchise requirements. |
| 8.28.120 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Nuisance. |
| 8.28.130 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Unauthorized burning or burial. |
| 8.28.140 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Unauthorized disposal of bulky waste. |
| 8.28.150 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Unauthorized use of containers. |
| 8.28.160 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Solid waste collectors. |
| 8.28.170 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Collection operations. |
| 8.28.180 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Franchises, permits, and licenses. |
| 8.28.270 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Minimum construction and demolition debris diversion requirements. |
| 8.28.280 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Compliance requirements. |
| 8.28.290 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Threshold requirements. |
| 8.28.300 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Waste reduction and recycling plans. |
| 8.28.320 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Application fee. |
| 8.28.330 | Solid waste—Collection and management—Diversion security deposit. |
| 8.60.020 | Rental of housing used for drug activity—Prohibition. |
| 8.70.160 | Drug offenses—Violations. |
| 8.80.030 | Report on available off-street parking spaces upon resale—Report or exemption certificate required. |
| 8.80.070 | Report on available off-street parking spaces upon resale—Delivery of report. |
| 8.90.030 | Unlawful distribution of handbills—Prohibited. |
| 9.04.010 | Offenses against public decency—Alcohol drinking in public. |
| 9.04.020 | Offenses against public decency—Alcohol drinking near schools. |
| 9.04.040 | Offenses against public decency—Drugs resembling dangerous drugs. |
| 9.08.030 | Offenses against public peace—Loitering. |
| 9.08.050 | Offenses against public peace—Throwing missiles. |
| 9.09.010 | Loitering by criminal street gangs—Prohibited acts. |
| 9.09.030 | Loitering by criminal street gangs—Parental control. |
| 9.12.010 | Offenses against property—Damaging doors, windows, fences or outhouses. |
| 9.13.030(A) | Abandoned shopping carts—Identification of shopping carts. |
| 9.14.030 | Prevention, prohibition and removal of graffiti—Unlawful to apply. |
| 9.14.040 | Prevention, prohibition and removal of graffiti—Implement—Storage. |
| 9.14.050 | Prevention, prohibition and removal of graffiti—Implement— Possession by minors. |
| 9.14.060 | Prevention, prohibition and removal of graffiti—Implement— Furnishing to minors. |
| 9.14.070 | Prevention, prohibition and removal of graffiti—Implement— Possession in designated public places. |
| 9.16.010 | Offenses by or against minors—Juvenile nighttime curfew. |
| 9.16.030 | Offenses by or against minors—Juvenile curfew during school hours. |
| 9.16.050 | Offenses by or against minors—Duty of parent or guardian. |
| 9.20.020 | Weapons—Discharge by persons over eighteen—General prohibition. |
| 9.20.030 | Weapons—Firing across streets. |
| 9.20.090 | Weapons—Bows and arrows. |
| 9.24.030 | Gambling—Prohibited. |
| 9.28.020 | Prohibition against public nudity. |
| 9.30.030 | Provision, sale and/ |
| 9.30.040 | Provision, sale and/ |
| 9.30.050 | Possession of synthetic drugs prohibited. |
| 10.07.070 | Penalties for violating parking permit district regulations. |
| 10.08.025 | Prohibition on parking recreational vehicles within the city— Exceptions. |
| 10.08.070 | Interference with a chalked vehicle. |
| 10.08.090 | Prohibiting automobile-related businesses from storing vehicles on the street. |
| 10.09.140 (B)—(F) | Oversize vehicle permits—Violation of chapter. |
| 10.16.090 | Abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles—Inoperative vehicles left over five days. |
| 10.16.190 | Abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles—Violation— Failure to remove. |
| 10.20.090(A) | Tamper with bicycle serial number. |
| 10.50.050(A) | Truck routes—Violation and penalty. |
| 12.08.010(A) | Excavation and encroachment permit required. |
| 12.32.070 | Parks—Harming or removing vegetation. |
| 12.32.110 | Parks—Fires. |
| 12.32.120 | Parks—Alcoholic beverages. |
| 12.32.150 | Parks—Throwing missiles. |
| 12.32.160 | Parks—Weapons. |
| 12.44.020 | Underground utility installation—When undergrounding of utilities is required. |
| 12.44.070 | Underground utility installation—Permit requirements. |
| 12.48.050 | Signs on city property and public right-of-way—Authorization required. |
| 12.48.150 | Signs on city property and public right-of-way—Street banners. |
| 12.48.160 | Signs on city property and public right-of-way—A-frames. |
| 12.48.170 | Signs on city property and public right-of-way—Encroachments. |
| 12.48.175 | Human signs. |
| 12.55.010 | Smoking prohibited in and around city-owned buildings. |
| 12.55.020 | Smoking prohibited in parks. |
| 12.55.030 | Disposal of tobacco-related products prohibited. |
| 12.55.040 | Intimidation of persons seeking to gain compliance prohibited. |
| 12.64.030 | Shared mobility devices—General requirements. |
| 13.04.010 | Sanitary sewer and industrial waste code—Adoption of sanitary sewer and industrial waste ordinance. |
| 13.04.030 | Sanitary sewer and industrial waste code—Amendments to county ordinance. |
| 13.12.020 | Sewer capacity—Peak flow charges—Illicit discharges prohibited. |
| 13.12.030 | Sewer capacity—Peak flow charges—Illicit connections prohibited. |
| 13.12.040 | Sewer capacity—Peak flow charges—Control of pollutants from sites of industrial activity. |
| 13.12.050 | Sewer capacity—Peak flow charges—Spills, dumping and disposal prohibited. |
| 13.12.060 | Sewer capacity—Peak flow charges—Best management practices required. |
| 13.12.070 | Sewer capacity—Peak flow charges—Construction activity stormwater measures. |
| 13.12.080 | Sewer capacity—Peak flow charges—Violations. |
| 13.12.090 | Sewer capacity—Peak flow charges—Notices of violation— Administrative orders—Enforcement. |
| 13.12.120 | Sewer capacity—Peak flow charges—Inspections—Searches. |
| 13.16.040 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation—Rate of discharge. |
| 13.16.050 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation— Subdivision design. |
| 13.16.060 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation—Best management practices (BMP). |
| 13.16.070 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation—Control of erosion of slopes and channels. |
| 13.16.080 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation—Signage at storm drains. |
| 13.16.090 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation—Outdoor storage of materials. |
| 13.16.100 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation—Outdoor trash storage areas. |
| 13.16.120 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation—Loading docks. |
| 13.16.130 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation—Repair and maintenance bays. |
| 13.16.140 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation—Wash areas. |
| 13.16.150 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation— Restaurants. |
| 13.16.160 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation—Retail gasoline outlets. |
| 13.16.170 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation—Parking lots. |
| 13.16.180 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation—Sitespecific mitigation requirements for new development and redevelopment with potential adverse impacts on post-development stormwater quality. |
| 13.16.190 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation—Violations. |
| 13.16.200 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation— Inspections. |
| 13.16.210 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation—Fees. |
| 13.16.220 | Standard urban stormwater mitigation plan implementation—Waiver. |
| 15.04.010(A) | Building code—County code adopted—Copies on file. |
| 15.04.030(A) | Building code—Violation—Penalty. |
| 15.04.075 | Building code—Section 106.5.4 amended—Permit expiration. |
| 15.04.110 | Building code—CBC Section 1506.5 amended—Roof drainage. |
| 15.08.010(A) | Electrical code—County code adopted—Copies on file. |
| 15.08.040(A) | Electrical code—Violation—Penalty. |
| 15.12.010(A) | Mechanical code—County code adopted—Copies on file. |
| 15.12.040 | Mechanical code—Violation—Penalty. |
| 15.16.010(A) | Plumbing code—County code adopted—Copies on file. |
| 15.16.040(A) | Plumbing code—Violation—Penalty. |
| 15.20.010 | Fire code—County code adopted. |
| 15.24.010 | Residential code—Adoption. |
| 15.24.020 | Residential code—Penalty. |
| 15.26.010 | Existing building code—Adoption. |
| 15.26.020 | Existing building code—Penalty. |
| 15.28.010 | Green Building Standards Code—Adoption. |
| 15.28.020 | Green Building Standards Code—Penalty. |
| 16.04.010 | Subdivision ordinance—State subdivision map act adopted. |
| 17.20.030(B) | Nonconforming use—Continuation, maintenance and restoration. |
| 17.20.080 | Construction of other buildings on a lot with a nonconforming building. |
| 17.20.090 | Alterations and enlargements of nonconforming commercial and industrial buildings. |
| 17.20.100 | Restoration of a damaged nonconforming building. |
| 17.28.020 | Uses requiring special use permit. |
| 17.28.100 | Sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. |
| 17.28.106(B) | Special use permit administration. |
| 17.28.120 | Storage of explosives. |
| 17.28.130 | Drive-through business establishments. |
| 17.28.150 | Churches and other religious facilities used exclusively for religious worship and incidental accessory uses. |
| 17.30.020 | Design review. |
| 17.36.020 | General zoning district requirements—Compliance required. |
| 17.36.040 | Moving buildings—Restrictions. |
| 17.36.100 | Home occupations—Permit required. |
| 17.36.190 | Flood control easements—Obstruction prohibited. |
| 17.36.200 | Fencing required. |
| 17.36.220(A) | Temporary storage on construction materials. |
| 17.36.230(A) and (B) | Temporary storage—City construction materials and other public agency construction materials. |
| 17.36.240 | Construction information sign requirement. |
| 17.38.030 | Acts constituting conversion— Relocation impact report (RIR) required. |
| 17.38.100 | Performance of mitigation measures. |
| 17.40.200 | Reduction of lot area or width. |
| 17.44.015 | Landscaping of setback areas. |
| 17.44.017 | Synthetic turf. |
| 17.44.020 | Encroachments prohibited—Exceptions. |
| 17.44.025 | Canopies. |
| 17.44.027 | Sheds. |
| 17.48.020 | Residential zones—Prescribed uses only allowed. |
| 17.48.030 | Residential zones—Number of dogs allowed. |
| 17.48.050 | Residential zones—Fences, hedges and walls. |
| 17.48.055 | Residential zones—Family day care homes. |
| 17.48.060 | Residential zones—Uses permitted—R-1 zone. |
| 17.48.065 | Residential zones—Short-term rentals prohibited—R-1 zone. |
| 17.48.090 | Residential zones—Automobile storage—R-1 zone. |
| 17.48.110 | Residential zones—Uses permitted—R-2 zone. |
| 17.48.115 | Residential zones—Short-term rentals prohibited—R-2 zone. |
| 14.48.140 | Residential zones—Automobile storage—R-2 zone. |
| 17.48.150 | Residential zones—Uses permitted—R-3 zone. |
| 17.48.155 | Residential zones—Short-term rentals prohibited—R-3 zone. |
| 17.48.175 | Residential zones—Driveway widths—R-3 zone. |
| 17.48.180 | Residential zones—Automobile storage—R-3 zone. |
| 17.48.185 | Residential zones—Fences—R-3 zone. |
| 17.48.195 | Residential zones—Landscaping—R-3 zone. |
| 17.48.201 | Residential zones—Storage—R-3 zone. |
| 17.48.202 | Residential zones—Trash storage—R-3 zone. |
| 17.48.215 | Residential zones—Short-term rentals prohibited—R-4 zone. |
| 17.48.245 | Residential zones—Driveway width—R-4 zone. |
| 17.48.248 | Residential zones—Automobile storage—R-4 zone. |
| 17.48.255 | Residential zones—Fences—R-4 zone. |
| 17.48.265 | Residential zones—Landscaping—R-4 zone. |
| 17.48.271 | Residential zones—Storage—R-4 zone. |
| 17.48.272 | Residential zones—Trash storage—R-4 zone. |
| 17.48.295 | Residential zones—Short-term rentals prohibited—RPD zone. |
| 17.48.350 | Residential zones—Open space requirements—RPD. |
| 17.48.370 | Residential zones—Parking—RPD. |
| 17.52.090 | Civic Center area zone—Off-street parking and loading. |
| 17.52.100 | Civic Center area zone—Signs. |
| 17.56.030 | Commercial zones—C-1 restricted business zone—Conditions. |
| 17.56.050 | Commercial zones—C-2 neighborhood business zone—Permitted uses. |
| 17.56.055 | Commercial zones—C-2, C-3, C-3 CPD, C-3 CCA and C-4 unlimited commercial zones—Regulations of security measures. |
| 17.56.060 | Commercial zones—C-3 and C-4 unlimited commercial zones—C-2 uses permitted. |
| 17.56.070 | Commercial zones—C-3 and C-4 unlimited commercial zones—Retail sales. |
| 17.56.080 | Commercial zones—C-3 and C-4 unlimited commercial zones— Additional retail businesses. |
| 17.56.090 | Commercial zones—C-3 and C-4 unlimited commercial zones— Additional uses permitted. |
| 17.56.100 | Commercial zones—C-3 and C-4 unlimited commercial zones— Recreational facilities. |
| 17.56.120 | Commercial zones—C-3 unlimited commercial zone—Video arcades. |
| 17.56.130 | Commercial zones—Zones C-3 and R-3-P—Certain residential uses prohibited. |
| 17.56.140 | Commercial zones—CPD commercial planned development zone. |
| 17.56.150 | Commercial zones—C-M commercial-manufacturing zone. |
| 17.56.160 | Commercial zones—Hotels in commercial zones—Generally. |
| 17.56.190 | Commercial zones—Hotels in commercial zones—Sign requirements. |
| 17.56.200 | Commercial zones—Hotels in commercial zones—Parking requirements. |
| 17.56.220 | Commercial zones—Service stations—Special use permit required. |
| 17.56.230 | Commercial zones—Service stations—General development standards. |
| 17.56.240 | Commercial zones—Service stations—Permitted and prohibited activities. |
| 17.56.250 | Commercial zones—Service stations—Mini-marts. |
| 17.56.260 | Commercial zones—Service stations—Abandonment. |
| 17.56.270 | Commercial zones—Fortunetelling uses limited. |
| 17.56.280 | Commercial zones—Carwashes in specific commercial and industrial zones. |
| 17.56.290 | Commercial zones—Treatment facility for the abuse of controlled substances. |
| 17.60.010 | P parking zone—Uses permitted. |
| 17.60.020 | P parking zone—Conditions and development standards. |
| 17.60.030 | R-1-P single-family residence zone. |
| 17.60.040 | R-2-P two-family residence zone. |
| 17.60.050 | R-3-P limited multiple residence zone—Uses permitted. |
| 17.60.060 | R-3-P limited multiple residence zone—Uses prohibited in certain areas. |
| 17.60.070 | R-4-P unlimited residence zone. |
| 17.64.010 | M-1 light manufacturing zone—Uses permitted. |
| 17.64.020 | M-1 light manufacturing zone—Uses permitted conditionally. |
| 17.64.022 | M-1 light manufacturing zone—Adult business. |
| 17.64.030 | M-1 light manufacturing zone—Outside storage requirements. |
| 17.64.040 | M-1 light manufacturing zone—Uses permitted by commission. |
| 17.64.110 | IPD industrial planned development—Special use permit required. |
| 17.64.150 | IPD industrial planned development—Uses permitted. |
| 17.64.160 | IPD industrial planned development—Minimum standards and restrictions. |
| 17.64.170 | Service stations in industrial zones. |
| 17.68.010 | B-1 buffer strip regulations. |
| 17.68.020 | B-2 corner buffer regulations. |
| 17.68.030 | O open space zones. |
| 17.68.040 | I institutional zones. |
| 17.68.050 | IA institutional zone at the Billy Mitchell School site. |
| 17.68.060 | IB institutional zone at the Lucile Smith School site. |
| 17.68.070 | IC institutional zone at the Betsy Ross School site, the Will Rogers/ |
| 17.68.080 | ID institutional zone at the Jane Addams School site. |
| 17.68.090 | IE institutional zone at the Lawndale School District Offices site and the Leuzinger High School site. |
| 17.72.020 | Parking and automobile storage—Compliance required. |
| 17.72.040 | Parking and automobile storage—Landscaping required—Where. |
| 17.72.050 | Access—Paving requirements. |
| 17.72.060 | Parking and automobile storage—Width and location of driveway approach. |
| 17.72.070 | Parking and automobile storage—Layout and design of parking areas. |
| 17.72.071 | Parking and automobile storage—Improvement of parking areas. |
| 17.72.072 | Parking and automobile storage—Parking space and access design. |
| 17.72.073 | Parking and automobile storage—Parking encroachments in setback areas. |
| 17.72.074 | Parking and automobile storage—Required landscaping of parking areas. |
| 17.72.095 | Parking and automobile storage—Required maintenance of parking spaces. |
| 17.72.105 | Parking and automobile storage—Parking design and layout requirements. |
| 17.72.110 | Parking and automobile storage—Single-family residential automobile storage. |
| 17.72.120 | Parking and automobile storage—Two-family residential automobile storage. |
| 17.72.130 | Parking and automobile storage—Multiple-family residential automobile storage. |
| 17.72.140 | Parking and automobile storage—Commercial vehicles—Loading and unloading requirements. |
| 17.72.150 | Parking and automobile storage—Commercial parking in R-2-P and R-3-P zones—Conditions. |
| 17.72.160 | Parking and automobile storage—Off-street parking—Number of spaces required. |
| 17.72.170 | Parking and automobile storage—Off-street parking—Certain uses determined by director. |
| 17.72.180 | Parking and automobile storage—Parking required for change of use. |
| 17.72.190 | Parking and automobile storage—Change in occupancy. |
| 17.72.200 | Parking and automobile storage—Parking and loading requirements— Nonconforming uses. |
| 17.72.210 | Parking and automobile storage—Parking required for mixed uses. |
| 17.72.230 | Parking and Automobile Storage—Minimum parking required per building unit. |
| 17.76.050 | Signs—Basic principles. |
| 17.76.070 | Signs—Permits. |
| 17.76.100 | Signs—Prohibited sign types. |
| 17.76.110 | Signs—Maintenance. |
| 17.76.120 | Signs—Signs on residential uses and in residential zones. |
| 17.76.130 | Signs—Nonresidential uses in residential zones. |
| 17.76.140 | Signs—Commercial and industrial zones. |
| 17.76.145 | Temporary signs. |
| 17.76.150 | Signs—Signs determined by land use—Generally. |
| 17.76.160 | Signs—Abatement of unlawful signs. |
| 17.80.040 | Condominiums—Conditional use permit required. |
| 17.80.050 | Condominiums—Declaration of covenants—Conditions and restrictions. |
| 17.80.070 | Condominiums—Development standards. |
| 17.80.080 | Condominiums—Parking. |
| 17.82.040 | Apartment conversion projects—Tenant provisions. |
| 17.82.080 | Apartment conversion projects—Conditional use permit required for discretionary approval of apartment conversions. |
| 17.82.090 | Apartment conversion projects—Development standards for discretionary approval. |
| 17.94.030 | Adult-oriented business—Application requirements. |
| 17.94.060 | Adult-oriented business—Permit—Renewal. |
| 17.94.070 | Adult-oriented business—Permit—Nontransferable. |
| 17.94.080(A) | Adult-oriented business—Enforcement and revocation. |
| 17.94.090 | Adult-oriented business—Expansion of legal nonconforming uses. |
| 17.95.020 | Adult-oriented business—Requirement and application process for a live entertainment permit. |
| 17.95.060 | Live entertainment permits—Exhibiting a live entertainment permit. |
| 17.95.070 | Live entertainment permits—Transfer or assignment of a live entertainment permit prohibited. |
| 17.96.030 | Recycling facilities—Permits required. |
| 17.96.040 | Recycling facilities—Criteria and standards. |
| 17.100.030 | Marijuana dispensaries and marijuana cultivation—Marijuana dispensaries prohibited. |
| 17.100.040 | Marijuana dispensaries and marijuana cultivation—Marijuana cultivation prohibited. |
| 17.100.050 (B) | Additional marijuana uses prohibited—Manufacturing. |
| 17.100.050 (C) | Additional marijuana uses prohibited—Testing laboratory. |
| 17.100.050 (D) | Additional marijuana uses prohibited—Distribution. |
| 17.100.060 | Personal cultivation of marijuana. |
| 17.100.070 | Personal cultivation of marijuana—Regulations and standards. |
C. Violation of all of the sections listed in subsection B above, other than Sections 2.44.110, 5.28.140, 5.37.100, 8.70.160, 9.08.030(C) and Chapter 9.09, may be punished by a fine as described in Section 1.08.030 if the responsible party has not previously been convicted of the same or substantially similar code violations or public nuisances within the past five years.
(Prior code § 1-8(b); Ord. 570-88 § 1; Ord. 794-95 § 2; Ord. 812-96 § 4; Ord. 852-98 § 1; Ord. 912-02 § 6; Ord. 913-02 §§ 1, 5, 39; Ord. 927-03 § 2; Ord. 928-03 § 2; Ord. 941-04 § 1; Ord. 949-05 § 2; Ord. 960-06 § 27; Ord. 994-07 § 1; Ord. 997-07 § 10; Ord. 1000-07 § 4; Ord. 1020-09 §§ 19, 20; 1030-09 § 3; Ord. 1031-09 § 18; Ord. 1034-09 § 3; Ord. 1037-10 § 2; Ord. 1049-10 § 14; Ord. 1050-10 § 39; Ord. 1054-11 § 2; Ord. 1075-12 § 2; Ord. 1083-13 § 9; Ord. 1093-13 § 4; Ord. 1094-13 § 3; Ord. 1098-14 §§ 6, 7; Ord. 1118-16 § 6; Ord. 1119-16 § 9; Ord. 1121-16 § 5; Ord. 1122-16 §§ 2, 3; Ord. 1127-17 § 2; Ord. 1130-17 § 20; Ord. 1138-17 § 7; Ord. 1139-17 § 13; Ord. 1143-17 § 2; Ord. 1144-17 § 16; Ord. 1157-19 § 3)
§ 1.08.025. Violations—Bail forfeiture equivalent to conviction.¶
For all misdemeanor violations, a forfeiture of bail shall be equivalent to a conviction. The amount of bail shall be such as the city council may establish by resolution.
(Ord. 640-89 § 2; Ord. 688-91 § 1)
§ 1.08.030. Infraction penalty.¶
Any person convicted of an infraction for violation of an ordinance of the city is punishable by:
A. A fine not to exceed one hundred dollars for a first violation;
B. A fine not to exceed two hundred dollars for a second violation of the same ordinance within a twelve-month period;
C. A fine not to exceed five hundred dollars for a third violation of the same ordinance within a twelve-month period;
D. A fourth violation of the same ordinance within a twelve-month period shall be prosecuted as a misde-meanor and subject to the penalties proscribed in Section 1.08.020.
(Prior code § 1-8(c); Ord. 640-89 § 3; Ord. 758-94 § 1; Ord. 769-94 § 1; Ord. 779-95 § 1; Ord. 782-95 § 1; Ord. 789-95 § 2; Ord. 794-95 § 3; Ord. 812-96 § 5)
§ 1.08.035. Processing of juvenile citations.¶
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, when any minor under the age of eighteen years is charged with a violation of this code, and a peace officer issues a notice to appear in Superior Court to such minor, the charge shall be deemed an infraction unless the minor requests that a petition be filed under a Welfare and Institutions Code 601 or 602, and shall be heard, pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code 256, by the traffic hearing officer of the Los Angeles County Juvenile Court. The amount of the fine imposed shall be set by such court.
(Ord. 792-95 § 1)
§ 1.08.040. Fine amounts—Establishment—Limits.¶
The precise amount of the fine for a specified infraction shall be established by resolution of the city council, but shall not exceed the amounts established in Section 1.08.030.
(Prior code § 1-8(d))
§ 1.08.050. Separate offenses.¶
A person is guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of the ordinances of the city is committed, continued or permitted by such person, and he or she shall be punishable accordingly.
(Prior code § 1-8(e))
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