Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 5 Inspection by Officials

A.

A children's day camp that operates for four (4) weeks or less shall not be subject to annual routine inspections. For purposes of determining compliance with this chapter, the Department may access the camp site or location during

operating hours, for inspection purposes, on the basis of a complaint, or reason to suspect that the children's day camp has violated this chapter. The Department may seek recovery from a children's day camp of an amount that does not exceed the reasonable costs of inspecting the children's day camp.

B.

A children's day camp that operates for more than four (4) weeks in any 12-month period shall be subject to at least one (1) unannounced annual inspection.

C.

The County Health Officer, or designee(s), shall have the right to enter the premises during operating hours of a children's camp to make reasonable inspections to observe and enforce compliance with applicable law.

(Ord. 2022-0031 § 33, 2022.)

A.

The Department shall post on its website all registered and permitted children's camps within fifteen (15) business days of issuance of registration or public health permit.

B.

The Department shall post all routine and complaint inspection results on its website within seven (7) business days of the inspection.

(Ord. 2022-0031 § 33, 2022.)

All official inspection reports issued to a children's camp contain a notice similar to that contained in Section 8.04.650. Any additional re-inspection fees to be charged to a children's camp shall be similarly noticed as provided in Section 8.04.650 B.

(Ord. 2022-0031 § 33, 2022.)

A.

Any children's camp registration or public health permit may be suspended or revoked by the Department for a violation of the requirements of this chapter, Part 7 of Chapter 8.04, or State and local laws or regulations. Any children's camp, for which the registration or public health permit has been suspended or revoked shall close and cease doing business and remain closed until the registration or permit has been reinstated or reissued by the Department.

B.

Whenever the Department finds that a children's camp is not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter or State and local laws or regulations, a written notice of violation that contains a required compliance date shall be issued to the registrant or permittee. If the registrant or permittee fails to correct the violation within the specified time, the Department shall issue to the registrant or permittee a written notice setting forth the violations found by the Department. The notice shall inform the registrant or permittee of a right to a compliance review, if requested, to show cause why the registrant's or permittee's registration or public health permit should not be suspended or revoked. A registrant or permittee must either make a written request to the Department for a compliance review within ten (10) calendar days of service of the notice, or correct the violation. A failure to request a compliance review within ten (10) calendar days after service of the notice shall be deemed a waiver of the right to a compliance review, and may subject the registration or permit to immediate suspension by the Department.

C.

The compliance review shall be held within fifteen (15) calendar days of the Department's receipt of the registrant's or permittee's written request for a compliance review. Upon written request by the registrant or permittee, the compliance review officer may postpone any compliance review date, if circumstances warrant such action, or cancel the compliance review if the registrant's or permittee's violations are corrected as verified by the Department.

D.

At the compliance review, the compliance review officer shall hear testimony and read and consider document submissions from the registrant or permittee and Department representatives.

E.

The compliance review officer shall issue and serve a written decision to the registrant or permittee within fifteen (15) working days following the compliance review. In the event of suspension or revocation, the decision shall specify the violations that were found to exist and/or continue, the extent of the suspension of the registration or permit, and the actions required for correction of the continuing violations. If the registration or public health permit has been revoked, the decision shall state the reasons for the revocation.

F.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if any immediate danger to the public health or safety is found or is reasonably suspected, unless the danger is immediately corrected, the Department may immediately suspend the registration or public health permit and order the children's camp immediately closed, pending the determination of a compliance review. Immediate danger to the public health or safety of campers, visitors, or camp staff shall include any condition, based upon inspection findings or other evidence, that can cause, or is reasonably suspected of causing, infection, illness, or disease transmission, or any known or reasonably suspected hazardous condition.

G.

Whenever a registration or public health permit is suspended as the result of an immediate danger to the public health or safety, the Department shall issue to the registrant or permittee a notice setting forth the violations that have caused the immediate danger, specifying the sections of this chapter or State and local laws or regulations, allegedly violated, and informing the registrant or permittee of the right to a compliance review.

H.

At any time within ten (10) calendar days of service of a notice under subsection G, the registrant or permittee may request, in writing, a compliance review before a compliance review officer to show cause why the suspension is not warranted. The compliance review shall be held within fifteen (15) calendar days of the receipt of a request for a compliance review. A failure to request a compliance review within ten (10) calendar days shall be deemed a waiver of the right to such compliance review.

I.

The Department may, after providing opportunity for a compliance review, modify, suspend, or revoke a registration or public health permit for serious or repeated violations of the requirements of this chapter or State and local laws and regulations, or for interference in the performance of the inspection and investigation duties of the Department.

J.

A registration or public health permit may be reinstated, or a new registration or public health permit issued, if the Department determines that conditions which prompted the suspension or revocation no longer exist.

(Ord. 2022-0031 § 33, 2022.)

The Department may elect to conduct a compliance review in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.08.530, or in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1.25.

(Ord. 2022-0031 § 33, 2022.)

A.

The Department is responsible for administration of this chapter which may include public education, public outreach, and promulgating guidelines and rules consistent with the provisions of this chapter and the County Code.

B.

Provisions of this chapter related to the application and procurement of children's camp registration and permits shall be effective January 1, 2023.

C.

Enforcement for failure to comply with provisions of this chapter related to children's camp registration and permits shall commence on March 1, 2023.

(Ord. 2022-0031 § 33, 2022.)

This ordinance shall be effective within the territorial jurisdiction of each city that incorporates the entirety of this ordinance into its municipal code by adoption or resolution.

(Ord. 2022-0031 § 33, 2022.)