Los Angeles County Municipal Code Ch. 16.86 Camping on Highways Prohibited

The public streets and highways within the unin-corporated county territory should be readily accessible and available to residents and the public at large. The use of public streets and highways for camping purposes interferes with the rights of others to use these streets and highways for the purposes for which they were intended and degrades the quality of neighborhoods, poses a nuisance to nearby residents, and negatively affects public health and traffic and pedestrian safety. The purpose of this chapter is to maintain the public streets and highways within the unincorporated territory of the county in a clean, safe, and accessible condition.

(Ord. 2005-0022 § 1 (part), 2005.)

No person shall camp, as defined in Section 16.86.030, on any highway, as defined in Section 16.04.100, which has been accepted into the county road system pursuant to section 941 of the Streets and Highways Code.

(Ord. 2005-0022 § 1 (part), 2005.)

For the purposes of this chapter, the meaning of term "camp" includes the use of a location, or of any vehicle parked at such location, for living accommodation or lodging purposes.

(Ord. 2005-0022 § 1 (part), 2005.)

A.

Violation of any provision of this chapter is an infraction punishable by: (1) a fine not exceeding $100.00 for a first violation; (2) a fine not exceeding $200.00 for a second violation within one year; and (3) a fine not exceeding $500.00 for each additional violation within one year.

B.

A continuation of any violation of this chapter on successive days constitutes a separate offense for each day during any portion of which such violation has occurred.

(Ord. 2005-0022 § 1 (part), 2005.)