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Chapter VIII — TRAFFIC

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 80.36 Streets Closed to Vehicles

Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles

Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code § 80.36 · Text as of 2026-10-04

(Amended by Ord. No. 122,716, Eff. 10/5/62.)

(a) Whenever the Department finds and determines that the travel of vehicles upon any street, public way or portion thereof creates unusual hazards or congestion and that such street is not essential to maintain free circulation of traffic or access to property, the Department shall, subject to the approval of the Council by resolution, close such street to vehicular traffic. Upon receiving, such approval, the Department shall place signs, stanchions, barriers, or other devices thereon, indicating that such street, public way or portion thereof is closed to vehicular traffic and preventing the entry of such traffic as far as practical. (Amended by Ord. No. 134,523, Eff. 7/17/67.)

(b) When such signs, barriers or stanchions are in place upon such street or portion thereof, no person shall operate any vehicle thereon. (Amended by Ord. No. 122,716, Eff. 10/5/62.)

SEC. 80.36.1. RESTRICTED USE OF CERTAIN STREETS.

(a) It shall be unlawful, when authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, to drive, propel, or cause to be driven or propelled, any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of 6,000 pounds on any of the streets or portions of streets set forth in Subsection (d) of this section.

(b) When it has been determined by the Department that continued use of any street, or portion thereof, by vehicles over 6,000 pounds gross weight would cause traffic congestion, create a hazard to life or property, or detrimentally affect public welfare, and when alternate routes are available, the Department is hereby authorized to erect upon such street or portions thereof, signs prohibiting such vehicles, provided, however, that such authority shall not extend to major or secondary highways, as defined by Section 18.01 of this Code, other than those major or secondary highways, or portions thereof, specified in Subsection (d) of this section provided, however, that no vehicle used for round-trip sight-seeing tour service vehicle, as defined by the Public Utilities Commission, namely round-trip travel in the same vehicle with guide service for an informational purpose, in excess of 6,000 pounds gross weight, shall use any street other than a major or secondary highway, as defined by Section 18.01 of this Code, despite any lack of such determination by the Department, and any erection of signs, as hereinabove described, so long as appropriate notice of the restriction is given in compliance with Vehicle Code Section 35701(b). (Amended by Ord. No. 158,564, Eff. 1/22/84, Oper. 2/28/84.)

(c) Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any of the following:

  1. Emergency vehicles.

  2. Vehicles owned by or under contract to a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of such public utility. (Amended by Ord. No. 111,402, Eff. 7/11/58.)

  1. Vehicles subject to the provisions of Section 1031 - 1036 of the Public Utilities Code of the State of California which vehicle has received a Certificate from the Public Utilities Commission of the State declaring that the public necessity and convenience require the operation of such vehicle provided that the certificate specifically authorizes that vehicle to be operated in the City of Los Angeles for the purpose authorized in said certificate. This exemption shall not apply to vehicles operated as a round-trip sight-seeing tour service as defined by the Public Utilities Commission. This exemption shall apply only if a copy of the Certificate and a description of the routes to be used in the City are filed with the Department at least two (2) days prior to the operation of any vehicle claimed to be exempt is to be operated in the City. The Department may require any exempt operator to display on the exempt vehicle a placard or device issued by the Department which identifies the vehicle as exempt and such placard or device shall be displayed as required by the Department at all times while the vehicle is traveling in the City. (Amended by Ord. No. 158,564, Eff. 1/22/84, Oper. 2/28/84.)

    1. Commercial vehicles coming from an unrestricted street having ingress or egress by direct route to and from such restricted streets when necessary for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods,

    wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on such restricted streets, or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any building or structure upon such restricted street for which a building permit has previously been obtained; and

    1. Passenger vehicles operated, engaged, and used for the sole and exclusive purpose of picking up or discharging a passenger or passengers at any origin or destination of such passenger or passengers on any street designated by the Department pursuant to Subdivision (b) above or (d) below. This exemption shall not apply to vehicles operated as a round-trip sight-seeing tour service as defined by the Public Utilities

    Commission. (Amended by Ord. No. 158,564, Eff. 1/22/84, Oper. 2/28/84.)

    1. Commercial vehicles owned by or under contract to electronic media companies licensed by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) that contain equipment for the purpose of transmitting audio and

    video images, including satellite dishes and mast mounted microwave transmitters, are exempt from the 6,000 pound maximum gross weight prohibition on the streets listed in Subsection (d) of this section, provided that such vehicles do not exceed a maximum gross weight of 10,000 pounds and are used in connection with the gathering or reporting of news. This exemption only applies to the streets listed in Subsection (d) and no other City streets where an authorized sign is in place prohibiting any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of 6,000 pounds to drive, propel or cause to be driven or propelled on the street. (Added by Ord. No. 182,984, Eff. 5/28/14.)

(d) The Department is hereby authorized to erect signs prohibiting vehicles over 6.000 pounds gross weight upon those major or secondary highways or portions thereof, specified in this subsection.

A (Amended by Ord. No. 167,097, Eff. 8/17/91.)

Airport Boulevard between La Tijera Boulevard and 74th Street Alla Road between Culver Boulevard and Maxella Avenue. Anaheim Street from Eubank Avenue to Figueroa Street. Arbor Vitae Street between Airport Boulevard and Lilienthal Avenue. Avalon Boulevard from ‘B’ Street to the City of Carson boundary. Avenue 60 between Monterey Road and the City limits easterly of Oak Hill Avenue. Avenue of the Stars between Santa Monica Boulevard and Pico Boulevard.

B (Amended by Ord. No. 161,201, Eff. 6/14/86.)

Balboa Boulevard between Balboa Boulevard (Connector road to San Fernando Road) and Rinaldi Street. Beverly Glen Boulevard between Mulholland Drive and Ventura Boulevard. Beverly Glen Boulevard between Pico Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard. Burbank Boulevard from Vineland Avenue to Lankershim Boulevard.

C (Amended by Ord. No. 175,131, Eff. 5/4/03.)

Center Street from Commercial Street to Ramirez Street. Chatsworth Street between De Soto Avenue and Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Coldwater Canyon Avenue between Ventura Boulevard and Mulholland Drive. Colfax Avenue from Victory Boulevard to Ventura Boulevard. Collis Avenue between Huntington Drive and the City limits northerly of Coleman Avenue. Culver Boulevard from Vista Del Mar to the City line near Nicholson Street.

D (Added by Ord. No. 153,629, Eff. 5/19/80.)

Division Street between El Paso Drive and San Fernando Road.

E

Eighth Avenue between Hyde Park Boulevard and Slauson Avenue. Eighth Avenue between 67th Street and 76th Street. Encinitas Avenue between Bledsoe Street and Roxford Street.

G (Added by Ord. No. 165,681, Eff. 5/12/90.)

Gage Avenue between Figueroa Street and Normandie Avenue.

H

Hauser Boulevard between Venice Boulevard and Jefferson Boulevard. Highland Avenue between Melrose Avenue and La Brea Avenue.

I

Idaho Avenue between Bundy Drive and Centinela Avenue. Inglewood Boulevard between Navy Street and National Boulevard.

L (Added by Ord. No. 171,729, Eff. 10/18/97.)

La Tuna Canyon Road between the Foothill Freeway (Route 210) eastbound off-ramp and Sunland Boulevard.

M (Added by Ord. No. 167,603, Eff. 3/27/92.)

Manchester Avenue between Lincoln Boulevard and Pershing Drive. Manning Avenue between Santa Monica Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard. Manning Avenue between the Santa Monica Freeway on-ramp south of Manning Court and National Boulevard. Moorpark Street between Vineland Avenue and Tyrone Avenue.

N

National Boulevard between Overland Avenue and Westwood Boulevard. Ninth Avenue between Exposition Boulevard and Mont Clair Street. Ninety-sixth Street between Airport Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard.

O (Amended by Ord. No. 183,348, Eff. 2/7/15.)

One Hundred Thirty-fifth Street between Vermont Avenue and Estrella Avenue. Oro Vista Avenue between Big Tujunga Canyon Road and Foothill Boulevard. Overland Avenue between Pico Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard.

P

(Added by Ord. No. 167,603, Eff. 3/27/92.)

Pershing Drive between Manchester Avenue and a point 500 feet southerly of Waterview Street. Paxton Street between Sharp Avenue and Vena Avenue. Pershing Drive between Manchester Avenue and a point 500 feet southerly of Waterview Street. Pershing Drive from Cabora Drive to Manchester Avenue.

S

(Amended by Ord. No. 173,406, Eff. 8/25/00.)

Sixth Street between Vermont Avenue and Fairfax Avenue. Seventh Street between Boyle Avenue and Soto Street. San Fernando Mission Boulevard between Balboa Boulevard and Reseda Boulevard. South Breed Street between Whittier Boulevard and Seventh Street. Sunset Boulevard between the city limits of Beverly Hills and Pacific Coast Highway.

T

Tyrone Avenue between Moorpark Street and Ventura Boulevard.

V (Amended by Ord. No. 160,461, Eff. 11/28/85.)

Veteran Avenue between Santa Monica Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard Vineland Avenue from Camarillo Street to Burbank Boulevard. Vista Del Mar from Culver Boulevard to Imperial Highway.

W (Amended by Ord. No. 171,651, 8/7/97.)

West Channel Road between Pacific Coast Highway and Lower Mesa Road. Wilmington Boulevard from ‘C’ Street to the City of Carson boundary. Wilshire Boulevard between Veteran Avenue and the City limits of the City of Beverly Hills.

Y (Added by Ord. No. 153,354, Eff. 3/2/80.)

Yarnell Street between Bradley Avenue and Foothill Boulevard.

Z (Added by Ord. No. 167,430, Eff. 1/6/92.)

Zelzah Avenue between Rinaldi and Chatsworth Streets.

(e) It is unlawful and constitutes an infraction for any person to violate this section. Every person convicted of an infraction for a violation of this section shall be punishable as follows: (Added by Ord. No. 177,324, Eff. 3/18/06.)

  1. By a fine not exceeding $100;

  2. For a second infraction occurring within one year of a prior infraction, which resulted in a conviction, a fine not exceeding $200;

  3. For a third or any subsequent infraction occurring within one year of two or more prior infractions, which resulted in convictions, a fine not exceeding $250.

(f) Any violation of this section that would otherwise be an infraction shall be a misdemeanor if a defendant has been convicted of three or more violations of the California Vehicle Code (except for violations by pedestrians), or this section, or both, within the 12-month period immediately preceding the commission of the offense and those prior convictions are admitted by the defendant or alleged in the accusatory pleadings. For this purpose, a bail forfeiture shall be deemed to be a conviction of the offense charged. (Added by Ord. No. 177,324, Eff. 3/18/06.)

(g) Every person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment in the County jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both a fine and imprisonment. (Added by Ord. No. 177,324, Eff. 3/18/06.)

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SEC. 80.36.2. (Repealed by Ord. No. 168,187, Eff. 9/28/92.)

SEC. 80.36.3. NOISE RESTRICTIONS IN USE OF STREETS.

(Added by Ord. No. 158,587, Eff. 1/29/84.)

No person shall cause the engine of a commercial vehicle with at least six tires, and a gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds empty, to operate to the disturbance of persons occupying sleeping quarters in any dwelling hotel or apartment or other place of residence while parked or standing on a public street earlier than 6:30 A.M.

EXCEPTIONS:

The provisions of this section shall not apply to any of the following:

  1. Vehicles engaged in the collection of rubbish regulated under LAMC Section 113.01.

  2. Emergency vehicles.

  3. Vehicles owned or under contract to a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of such public utility.

  4. Vehicles subject to the provisions of Section 1031 - 1036 of the Public Utilities Act.

  5. Vehicles used for the carriage of passengers.

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SEC. 80.36.4. FLOOD CONTROL CHANNELS.

(Added by Ord. No. 122,716, Eff. 10/5/62; Renumbered Sec. 80.36.4, Ord. No. 158,587, Eff. 1/29/84.)

No person shall drive, or operate, any vehicle into or upon any flood control channel within this City which is owned, operated or under the control of either the Los Angeles County Flood Control District or the Corps of Engineers, United States Army.

This section shall not apply to vehicles owned or in the service of the United States Corps of Engineers, the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, or the City of Los Angeles, nor to any vehicles operated under specific written authorization of the United States Corps of Engineers, the Los Angeles Flood Control District, or the City of Los Angeles.

This section shall not apply to the driving or operating of a motor vehicle on the travelled portion of any public highway.

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SEC. 80.36.5. RESTRICTED USE OF CERTAIN STATE HIGHWAYS.

Except as provided under Exceptions (a) and (b) of this section, it shall be unlawful, when authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, to drive or propel any commercial vehicle which is designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property for hire, compensation or profit, drawing a trailer or semitrailer, or to cause or allow any such commercial vehicle to be driven or propelled on the following named streets or portions thereof;

(1) Olympic Boulevard between Figueroa Street and the easterly city limits of the City of Beverly Hills.

(2) Olympic Boulevard between the westerly City limits of the City of Beverly Hills and Sepulveda Boulevard.

EXCEPTIONS:

(a) This section shall not prohibit such commercial vehicles from using said described streets or portions thereof, where necessary for the picking up or the delivery of goods, wares, merchandise or material.

(b) This section shall not apply to any vehicle which is subject to the provisions of Section 50 1/4 of the Public Utilities Act of California, nor to any taxicab or any other passenger vehicle operated for hire.

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SEC. 80.36.7. CONTRA-FLOW LANES.

(Amended by Ord. No. 151,833, Eff. 2/10/79, Oper. 2/25/79.)

(a) (Amended by Ord. No. 176,904, Eff. 9/21/05.) Except as to buses specifically authorized for this use by the Department, it shall be unlawful, when authorized signs and markings are in place, giving notice thereof, to drive, propel, stop or park any vehicle in or on the east curb lane of Spring Street between 1st Street and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue or on the east curb lanes of Flower Street between lower 4th Street and 3rd Street in the City of Los Angeles.

The Department is hereby authorized to install such signs, signals or other markings as are necessary to establish a contra-flow northbound lane in, on or along the east curb of Spring Street between 1st Street and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and contra-flow northbound lanes along the east curb of Flower Street between lower 4th Street and 3rd Street and to restrict their use to that of the buses specifically authorized for this use by the Department.

(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle of the Police or Fire Department, any public ambulance, or any public utility vehicle, or any private ambulance, which public utility vehicle or private ambulance has qualified as an authorized emergency vehicle, when any vehicle mentioned in this paragraph is operated in the manner specified in the Vehicle Code in response to an emergency call.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle exiting the driveway on the east side of Spring Street, just south of Aliso Street, provided any such vehicle, upon exiting such driveway does not proceed northbound on Spring Street north of Aliso Street. The purpose of this subsection is to allow vehicles exiting such driveway to be allowed to make a right turn into the contra-flow lane for the purpose of making a right turn eastbound on Aliso Street. (Added by Ord. No. 159,660, Eff. 2/19/85.)

(d) The provisions of this article shall not prohibit vehicles from passing through restricted lane at any angle for the purpose of going to or from private property. (Former Subsec. (c) Relettered (d) by Ord. No. 159,660, Eff. 2/19/85.)

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SEC. 80.36.8. PREFERENTIAL USE OF TRAFFIC LANES.

(Title Amended by Ord, No. 151,833, Eff. 2/10/79, Oper. 2/25/79.)

(a) The Department of Transportation is authorized, subject to approval by resolution of the City Council to designate the preferential use of traffic lanes in streets and highways under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation within the City of Los Angeles and to place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, such appropriate signs, signals, barriers, stanchions or other traffic control devices as may be authorized under the State Vehicle Code or as may be necessary properly to indicate and to carry out the provisions of this section or to warn or guide traffic. (Amended by Ord. No. 151,833, Eff. 2/10/79, Oper. 2/25/79.)

Such preferential use of street lanes shall be based upon competent traffic engineering and surveys and estimates developed or supported by continuing comprehensive transportation planning processes of the city. Such lanes shall be subject to such geometric design standards, scheduling reservations, restrictions, and conditions as the department deems necessary or desirable for increasing the effectiveness of the street system for the safe and efficient movement of people and goods, for the adequate protection for the safety of operation of all motor vehicle traffic, and to protect the adequacy of the facilities to meet traffic needs.

(b) It is the intent of the Council in enacting this section to stimulate and encourage the development of ways and means of relieving traffic congestion on the streets of Los Angeles and to encourage the use of buses, jitneys, taxicabs, car pools and other high occupancy vehicles. (Amended by Ord. No. 147,067, Eff. 5/16/75.)

(c) (Amended by Ord. No. 147,067, Eff. 5/16/75.) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

“Taxicab” shall be defined as defined in the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 71.00.

“Jitney” shall be defined as any motor vehicle owned, controlled, operated or managed for public use in the transportation of persons, for compensation, over any public street in the City of Los Angeles, and into which passengers are received and from which passengers are discharged along a fixed route traversed by such vehicle.

“Carpool” shall mean a vehicle containing two or more persons.

“Preferential use of traffic lanes” shall mean the setting aside of one traffic lane for either the priority or exclusive use of buses, jitneys, taxicabs and car pools.

(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle of the Police or Fire Department, any public ambulance, or any public utility vehicle, or any private ambulance, which public utility vehicle or private ambulance has qualified as an authorized emergency vehicle, when any vehicle mentioned in this paragraph is operated in the manner specified in the Vehicle Code in response to an emergency call.

Nor shall such apply to any vehicle of the Transportation Department while used by a Traffic Officer in the performance of such person’s official duties. (Added by Ord. No. 151,833, Eff. 2/10/79, Oper. 2/25/79.)

(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to contra flow traffic lanes.

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SEC. 80.36.9. ASSEMBLAGES AND PROCESSIONS OF VEHICLES.

(Added by Ord. No. 157,010, Eff. 8/17/82.)

A. Whenever the City Council determines by order or resolution that it is necessary to regulate or prohibit the assemblage or procession of vehicles on a highway, street, or public way, or any portion thereof in order to prevent traffic congestion, injury to persons or property or to otherwise preserve the public peace, health or safety, it may in that action also authorize and direct the Department and/or the Police Department to close any highway, street, or public way, or any portion thereof for the time and distance necessary for that purpose; provided, however, that unless directed otherwise by the City Council, the highway, street, public way or portion thereof closed by such order or resolution, the Department and/or the Police Department, may cause it to remain available for use by public transportation vehicles, emergency vehicles, and/or other vehicles which the Department and/or the Police Department determine are not a part of, or intended to be a part of, such assemblage or procession. Where a closure is directed pursuant to this section, the Department and/or the Police Department shall cause signs, stanchions, barriers, vehicles, or other device to be placed at a location or locations which will give notice to the public indicating that such highway, street or public way or portion thereof is closed to vehicular traffic.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle upon a highway, street, or public way or portion thereof closed pursuant to an order or resolution adopted under Subsection A above, except as otherwise provided in that subsection.

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SEC. 80.36.10. CRUISING PROHIBITED.

(Amended by Ord. No. 171,574, 5/1/97.)

(a) The ranking peace officer on duty within any area affected by traffic congestion may, having determined that such area is so affected, establish one or more traffic control points at or near such area to regulate cruising. Cruising is defined to mean the driving of a motor vehicle two or more times within a six-hour period, in a particular direction, past a traffic control point so established on a portion of any street identified as subject to cruising controls by signs posted at the beginning and end of the controlled roadway that briefly and clearly state the appropriate provisions of this section and Section 21100(k) of the Vehicle Code, and after the operator of the vehicle, either as the operator or passenger therein, has been given the notice specified in this section. The ranking peace officer on duty within, or near, the area affected by traffic congestion, or the ranking peace officer’s designee, shall be empowered to post the signs required by this section.

(b) Any person, who, as the operator of, or a passenger in, a motor vehicle driven bin a particular direction, past any traffic control point established by the ranking peace officer on duty within the affected area, on a portion of any street identified as subject to cruising controls as specified in Subsection (a), may be given written notice that further driving past the control point, in violation of Subsection (c), hereof, will be a violation of this section.

(c) No person, having driven a motor vehicle, or, having been a passenger in a motor vehicle driven, past a traffic control point established pursuant to this section and having received written notice that further driving past the traffic control point will constitute a violation of this section, shall drive past the control point within the period while cruising controls are in effect. Each successive trip past the traffic control point shall constitute a separate violation of this section, and no additional notice shall be required prior to issuance of a second or subsequent citation, or arrest.

(d) This section shall not apply to:

(1) Any authorized vehicle as defined in Section 165 of the California Vehicle Code.

(2) Any publicly owned vehicle of any city, county, district, state or federal agency.

(3) Any vehicle licensed for public transportation or vehicles which are normally used for business purposes and are engaged in such business use.

(e) It shall be an infraction for any person to violate this section and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as follows:

  1. For the first offense by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100),

  2. For a second offense occurring within one year of a prior violation of this section which resulted in a conviction, by a fine of two hundred dollars ($200),

  3. For a third or any subsequent offense occurring within one year of two or more prior violations which resulted in convictions, by a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

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SEC. 80.36.11. REGULATION OF TOUR BUS ON CITY STREETS.

(Added by Ord. No. 186,561, Eff. 4/15/20.)

(a) Tour Buses Restricted on City Streets. It shall be unlawful for a Tour Bus to operate or travel on a City street, segment of a street, or route, which the Department of Transportation has determined is unsafe for a Tour Bus to operate or travel on, either at any time, or for certain hours of the day. The Department shall establish rules, policies, and procedures to identify streets, street segments, or routes which for safety reasons shall be restricted or limited from use by a Tour Bus. No prohibition shall be effective on a street, street segment, or route until the City Council, by resolution, has approved the prohibition, and until the Department has installed signs providing notice of such Tour Bus restrictions. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,078, Eff. 7/25/21.)

(b) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) Operator means any person or corporation who conducts a business or enterprise that operates one or more Tour Buses, including through Operator’s use of a lessee, agent, independent contractor, or other person engaged by the Operator to conduct Operator’s business or enterprise on Operator’s behalf.

(2) Tour Bus means a privately-owned bus or passenger vehicle for hire, which is operated by or for a charter-party carrier of passengers or a passenger state corporation, as set forth in California Vehicle Code Section 612, Subsection (a), and as defined in California Public Utilities Code Sections 226 and 5359(b); and, as set forth in California Vehicle Code Section 612(b), includes a bus that has had its roof substantially structurally modified or removed. A Tour Bus includes any for-hire vehicle that is used primarily for the conveyance of passengers over the public streets for the purpose of visiting or viewing places of interest.

(c) Criminal Penalties.

(1) It shall be unlawful for an Operator to conduct its Tour Bus operations by travel of one or more of its Tour Buses on a street, segment of a street, or route within the City of Los Angeles which the Department has determined is unsafe for use by a Tour Bus and where the Department has posted signs providing notice of the restriction.

First violation. A first violation of this section by an Operator shall constitute an infraction pursuant to California Vehicle Code Sections 40000.1, and 42001, and punishable upon conviction by a fine of $100.

Second violation. For a second infraction occurring within one year of a prior infraction that resulted in a conviction, a fine not exceeding $200.

Third violation. For a third infraction occurring within one year of two prior infractions that resulted in a conviction, a fine not exceeding $250.

Fourth and subsequent violations within a one-year period. A penalty for a fourth and subsequent violation by an Operator shall be a misdemeanor if the Operator has been convicted of three or more violations within the 12-month period immediately preceding the commission of the offense, and such prior convictions are admitted by the Operator or alleged in the accusatory pleading. For this purpose, a bail forfeiture shall be deemed to be a conviction of the offense charged.

(d) Civil Penalties.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any Operator to stop, stand, or park a Tour Bus on a street, segment of a street, or route within the City of Los Angeles which the Department has determined is unsafe for use by a
Tour Bus and where the Department has posted signs providing notice of this restriction.

First Violation. A first violation of this subsection by an Operator shall constitute a civil penalty in the amount of $300.

Second Violation. A second violation of this subsection occurring within 12 months of the first violation by an Operator shall constitute a civil penalty in the amount of $600.

Third and Subsequent Penalty. A third and any subsequent violation of this subsection occurring within 12 months of the first violation by an Operator shall constitute a civil penalty in the amount of
$900.

(e) The Operator shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during which any violation of this section is committed, continued, or permitted by the Operator.

(f) Severability. If any subsection, subdivision, clause, sentence, phrase or portion of this section is held unconstitutional or invalid or unenforceable by any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction, the remaining subsections, subdivisions, clauses, sentences, phrases or portions of this section shall remain in full force and effect, and to this end the provisions of this section are severable.

DIVISION “I”

PEDESTRIANS

Section 80.37 Crosswalks – Department to Establish. 80.42 Hand Carts and Hand Trucks.

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