Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 1 General Provisions

The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known as, and may be cited as the "airport ordinance."

(Ord. 9979 Art. 1 § 2, 1970.)

The purpose of this chapter is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life, limb, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the various activities on airports and STOLports owned or operated or both by the county of Los Angeles.

(Ord. 9979 Art. 1 § 1, 1970.)

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any person, firm or corporation using such county airports or any navigation facility or portion thereof or space therein, provided that in no case shall the public be deprived of its rightful, equal and uniform use of the landing area or air navigation facilities.

(Ord. 9979 Art. 1 § 3, 1970.)

The regulations in this chapter and the regulations imposed pursuant to Section 19.04.560 are imposed by the county of Los Angeles as operator of and in charge of all of the county airports as conditions upon the privilege of being present upon or using any county airport. Every person who violates any such conditions is a trespasser ab initio and may be excluded from the airport upon which the violation of such condition occurs.

(Ord. 9979 Art. 1 § 4, 1970.)

The rules and regulations codified in this chapter are a supplement to any local laws or ordinances, including state and federal laws, that may be in effect, and in no manner will these rules be construed to reduce or limit the authority of said laws or regulations.

(Ord. 9979 Art. 1 § 10, 1970.)

If the director of aviation finds that any provision of this ordinance or any regulation adopted pursuant to Section 19.04.560 would, if enforced, cause unnecessary hardship or practical difficulties inconsistent with economic feasibility, or would do manifest injustice, or impose a burden upon any person disproportionate to any benefit to the general public or to the airport, he may grant for a limited time, to be specified in such exception or variance, an exception or variance to such provision or regulation, but only to the extent that such exception or variance does not violate any other ordinance, or any state or federal statute or regulation.

(Ord. 9979 Art. 1 § 8, 1970.)

A person shall not enter, be or remain on any airport unless he complies with all of the regulations set forth in this chapter applicable to such airport, and with all other applicable ordinances, rules and regulations.

(Ord. 9979 Art. 1 § 5, 1970.)

A person exercising any of the privileges authorized by this chapter does so at his own risk without liability on the part of the county, or Los Angeles County Flood Control District, for any injury to person or property resulting therefrom.

(Ord. 9979 Art. 1 § 11, 1970.)

The director shall enforce the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 9979 Art. 1 § 6, 1970.)

Any person within the unincorporated territory of the county of Los Angeles who violates any provision of this chapter, the conditions of any permit issued pursuant thereto, or any rule or regulation relating to airports, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction thereof, he shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than $200.00, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not less than five days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Every day during any portion of which any violation of such provision of this chapter or of such regulation is committed, continued or permitted shall constitute such violation a separate offense.

(Ord. 9979 Art. 1 § 7, 1970.)

If any provision or clause of the ordinance codified in this chapter, or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.

(Ord. 9979 Art. 1 § 9, 1970.)