Redondo Beach Municipal Code Ch. 2 Penalty Provisions (CA)

§ 1-2.01. General penalties: Continuing violations.¶

(a) A violation of any provision, or the failure to comply with any of the provisions of this Code or of any code adopted by this Code by reference shall be a misdemeanor unless otherwise made an infraction pursuant to subsection (b) of this section or Section 1-2.03. Each person violating any provision, or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this Code or of any code adopted by this Code by reference shall be guilty of a separate offense. Each day or portion thereof during which any violation of any provision of this Code, or of any code adopted by this Code by reference is committed or permitted shall constitute a separate offense.

(b) A violation of any of the following provisions of this Code, may be charged by the City Attorney as either a misdemeanor or an infraction:

3-7.1402	Repairing Vehicles on Street,
3-7.2104	Utilities Connections Prohibited,
4-1.101	Distribution of Handbills Without a Permit,
4-1.201	Advertising Signs Prohibited,
4-9.201	Littering,
4-9.202	Maintenance of Litter,
4-10.02	Nuisance Conditions,
4-17.02	Live Entertainment: Permits Required,
4-22.02	Fencing of Construction Sites,
4-22.03	Storage of Construction Materials,
4-22.04	Removal of Litter,
4-22.05	Trash Receptacles,
4-22.06	Access to Construction Site,
4-22.07	Maintenance of Public Ways,
4-22.08	Protection of Pedestrians,
4-22.09	Blocking Driveways,
4-22.10	Portable Toilets,
4-22.11	Construction Information,
4-22.12	Protection from Sandblasting,
4-22.13	Disruption of Traffic,
4-23.01	Restrictions on the Sale of Personal Property,
4-23.02	Garage and Similar Sales,
4-33.03	Distribution of Handbills and Solicitation Where Property is Posted,
4-35.04	Presence in Parks or Recreation Facilities During Non-Designated Hours of Use,
4-35.06	Vehicles in Parks,
4-35.07(a)	Dogs in Parks,
4-35.08(b) and (c)	Animals in Parks,
4-35.10	Littering in Parks,
4-35.12	Storage of Personal Property in Parks,
4-35.18	Damaging Vegetation in Parks,
4-35.19	Fire Hazards in Parks,
4-35.20(a)	Weapons and Explosives in Parks,
4-35.21	Organized Play; Permits Required,
4-35.22	Commercial Activities; Permits Required,
4-35.23	Other Activities; Permits Required,
4-35.24(d)	Issuance of Permits,
4-35.25	Interference with Permit Holders,
5-2.105(e)	Placement and Removal of Trash Containers,
5-2.201	Premises to Be Kept Clean,
5-2.202	Unlawful Accumulation,
5-2.203	Maintenance of Stagnant Water,
5-2.204	Abatement of Weeds,
10-2.1532	Metal, Unorthodox, and Unusual Buildings,
10-2.1806	Signs,
10-2.1818	Signs Not Permitted,
12-1.503	Soliciting.

(§ 1, Ord. 2466 c.s., eff. May 21, 1987, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2537 c.s., eff. April 13, 1989, § 1, Ord. 2706 c.s., eff. October 21, 1993, § 1, Ord. 2989 c.s., eff. August 18, 2006, § 1, Ord. 3052 c.s., eff. June 18, 2010, § 1, Ord. 3061 c.s., eff. November 19, 2010, and § 1, Ord. 3170 c.s., eff. May 4, 2017)

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§ 1-2.02. Violations: Penalties.¶

(a) Unless otherwise specified in this Code, each separate offense determined to be a misdemeanor shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding One Thousand and no/100ths ($1,000.00) Dollars or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both.

(b) Each separate offense determined to be an infraction shall be punishable by:

(1) A fine not exceeding One Hundred and no/100ths ($100.00) Dollars for a first violation;

(2) A fine not exceeding Two Hundred and no/100ths ($200.00) Dollars for a second violation by the same person of the same ordinance within 12 months of the date of the first violation;

(3) A fine not exceeding Five Hundred and no/100ths ($500.00) Dollars for a third and each additional violation by the same person of the same ordinance within 12 months of the date of the first violation.

(§ 2, Ord. 2466 c.s., eff. May 21, 1987, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2706 c.s., eff. October 21, 1993)

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§ 1-2.03. Infractions.¶

A violation of any of the following provisions of this Code shall constitute an infraction and not a misdemeanor:

	Title 3
Section	Description
3-1.01	Bicycles: Licenses Required
3-1.04	Skateboards/Roller Skates: Riding on Sidewalks Prohibited
3-1.05	Bicycles, Skateboards, and Wheeled Toys: Parking Restricted
3-1.06	Skateboards/Roller Skates on Streets or Alleys
3-1.07	Skateboards/Roller Skates on Bicycle Paths
3-1.08	Blocking Bicycle Paths
3-4.105	Fireworks: Possession, Use, and the Like Without a Permit
3-6.05	Overtime Parking
3-6.06	Parking Position in Space
3-6.07	Limitation on Number of Vehicles per Marked Parking Space
3-6.12	Restriction of Parking by Signs
3-7.303	Persons Other Than Police Officers or Firemen Directing Traffic
3-7.406	Obedience to Traffic Control Devices
3-7.501	Signal Controlled Intersections: Right Turns
3-7.505	Left and Right Turns: Prohibited Where Signed
3-7.507	U Turns
3-7.801	Stops Required at Designated Intersections
3-7.802	Emerging from Alleys and Private Driveways
3-7.803	Following Emergency Vehicles
3-7.804	Driving Through Funeral Processions
3-7.805	Motorcycles and Bicycles on Vacant Lots/Acreage: Noise/Dust
3-7.806	Clinging to Moving Vehicles
3-7.807	Driving Vehicles on Sidewalks
3-7.808	Driving on New Pavement
3-7.810	Trains Blocking Streets
3-7.811	Boarding and Alighting from Vehicles
3-7.812	Unlawful Riding on Vehicles
3-7.813	Railway Gates
3-7.902	Commercial Vehicles: Driving on Prohibited Streets
3-7.903	Commercial Vehicles on Certain Streets (Truck Routes)
3-7.1002	Crossing Streets in the Central Traffic District
3-7.1003	Crossing Streets at Right Angles
3-7.1004	Standing in Streets
3-7.1005	Pedestrians Standing on Sidewalks
3-7.1006	Places Closed to Pedestrian Travel
3-7.1101	Curb Parking: Exceptions
3-7.1103	Parking on Left Side of Street
3-7.1202	Parkways
3-7.1203	No Parking Zones: Designated
3-7.1204	No Parking Zones: Authorization to Establish
3-7.1205	Curb Zones: Time Limits: Markings
3-7.1208	Alley Parking
3-7.1209	Bus Zones
3-7.1210	Taxicab Stands
3-7.1301	Prohibited Outside Central Traffic District
3-7.1304	Authority of Signs
3-7.1305	Prohibited Between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
3-7.1306	Prohibited Between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
3-7.1307	Prohibited
3-7.1308	Prohibited During Various Hours
3-7.1309	Parking on Public and Private Property
3-7.1310	All Night Parking
3-7.1311	All Night Parking: Central Traffic District
3-7.1313	Storage of Vehicles on Streets and Alleys
3-7.1314	Temporary Parking
3-7.1315(c)	Obedience to Emergency Rules and Signs
3-7.1318	Parking of Trailers, Semitrailers, Motor Homes, Campers and Recreational Trailers
3-7.1319	No Overnight Parking or Storage
3-7.1320	Restricted Parking Due to Weight
3-7.1321	Restricted Parking Due to Height
3-7.1403	Removal of Debris
3-7.1404	Damaging Traffic Signs
3-7.1503	Permits Required to Operate Advertising Vehicles
3-7.1506	Searchlights, Generators, and Floodlights
3-7.1705	Parking in a Preferential Parking Zone Prohibited Except by Permit
3-7.2102	Overnight Parking Prohibited
3-7.2114	Overnight Parking Permit in City Parking Lots
3-10.03	Parking in Designated Stalls
3-10.04	Speed Control

	Title 4
Section	Description
4-7.02(b)	Alcoholic Beverages: Possession of Open Container in Public Places and on Beaches
4-8.02	Curfew Detention: Loitering After 10:00 p.m.
4-9.701	Hang Gliders Prohibited
4-9.703	Flying Powered Model Aircraft and Gliders
4-9.707	Reckless Operation of Model Aircraft
4-9.802	Prohibited Activities on Piers
4-10.10 — 4-10.14	Commercial Exploitation of Sexual and Lewd Conduct
4-24.502 — 4-24.512	Noise Regulation
4-25.01	Ball Games and Hunting
4-35.05	Stopping or Parking Vehicles During Non-Designated Hours of Use
4-35.07(c)(1) — (4), (c)(6) — (9)	Dogs in Parks
4-35.08(a)	Animals in Parks
4-35.09(c)	Alcoholic Beverages: Possession of Open Container in Parks
4-35.13	Skateboard Riding in Parks
4-35.14	Roller Skating, In-Line Skating and Bicycle Riding in Parks
4-35.15	Golfing in Parks
4-35.16	Operating Powered Model Aircraft and Boats in Parks
4-35.17	Erecting Barriers in Parks

	Title 5
Section	Description
5-1.103	Dogs at Large (Dogs on Beaches)
5-1.501	Defecation by Dogs/Animals
5-1.711	Violation—Beekeeping Penalties

	Title 10
Section	Description
10-2.1700—10-2.1708	Parking Regulations
10-2.1524(d)	Visibility at Intersections
10-2.1641	Smoke Shops and Tobacco Sales
10-5.1639	Smoke Shops and Tobacco Sales

	Title 12
Section	Description
12-1.203	Boat Races and Special Events
12-1.204	Vessels: Reverse Gears
12-1.302	Launching, Recovering, and Mooring of Vessels
12-1.305	Damages to Harbor, Waterways, Maritime Facilities, or Other Property
12-1.307	Obstruction of Harbor Facilities
12-1.308	Places of Abode
12-1.310	Obedience to Authorized Signs, Notices, Signals, and Buoys
12-1.311	Securing Permission for Debarkation
12-1.312	Protected Swimming Areas
12-1.314	Underwater Diving
12-1.315	Prohibitions: Swimming, Fishing, Surfboarding, and the Like
12-1.401	Mooring to Navigation Aids
12-1.402	Placement and Care of Private Buoys and Moorings
12-1.405	Making Vessels Fast
12-1.411	Obstructions to Fairways, Channels, or Berthing Spaces and Removal of Sunken Vessels
12-1.412	Dangerous or Disabled Vessels
12-1.413	Unseaworthy Vessels
12-1.506	Transfer of Bait
12-1.507	Sale of Live Bait

	Title 3
12-1.508	Commercial Vessels: Permits
12-1.513	Bait Disposal
12-1.702	Walkways to Be Kept Clear
12-1.703	Boarding Steps and Stairs
12-1.705	Hazardous Lights
12-1.706	Welding, Burning, and Cutting
12-1.707	Access Service Routes to Be Kept Clear
12-2.04	Tampering with Lighting Systems on Piers and Wharves
12-2.05	Sale of Merchandise on Piers and Wharves
12-2.09	Fishing from Piers and Wharves
12-3.01	Beach Tents and Umbrellas
12-3.02	Beach Fires
12-3.05	Removal of Stones, Gravel, and Sand from Beaches
12-3.06	Littering Beaches
12-3.07	Littering Waters
12-3.08	Littering Public Places
12-3.09	Littering from Vehicles

(§ 2, Ord. 2466 c.s., eff. May 21, 1987, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2506 c.s., eff. August 4, 1988, § 2, Ord. 2537 c.s., eff. April 13, 1989, § 1, Ord. 2552 c.s., eff. August 17, 1989, § 1(1), Ord. 2844 c.s., eff. November 4, 1999, § 1, Ord. 2862 c.s., eff. December 21, 2000, § 1, Ord. 2989 c.s., eff. August 18, 2006, § 2, Ord. 3052 c.s., eff. June 18, 2010, § 2, Ord. 3061 c.s., eff. November 19, 2010, § 1, Ord. 3113-13 c.s., eff. November 8, 2013, § 2, Ord. 3170 c.s., eff. May 4, 2017, and § 1, Ord. 3195 c.s., eff. November 14, 2019; Ord. 3310-25 c.s., eff. January 1, 2026)

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§ 1-2.04. Prohibited acts: Causing, permitting, and suffering.¶

Whenever in this Code any act or omission is made unlawful, it shall include causing, permitting, aiding, abetting, suffering, or concealing the fact of such act or omission.

(Renumbered by § 2, Ord. 2466 c.s., eff. May 21, 1987)

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§ 1-2.05. Imposition of penalties.¶

The provisions of this Code which declare certain crimes to be punishable as therein mentioned devolve a duty upon the court authorized to pass sentence to determine and impose the punishment described.

(Renumbered by § 2, Ord. 2466 c.s., eff. May 21, 1987)

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§ 1-2.06. Determination of punishment.¶

Whenever in this Code the punishment for a crime is left undetermined between certain limits, the punishment to be inflicted in a particular case shall be determined by the court authorized to pass sentence, within such limits as may be prescribed by this Code.

(Renumbered by § 2, Ord. 2466 c.s., eff. May 21, 1987)

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§ 1-2.07. Place of confinement.¶

Every person found guilty of violating any provision of this Code and sentenced to imprisonment shall be imprisoned in the City Jail or the County Jail.

(Renumbered by § 2, Ord. 2466 c.s., eff. May 21, 1987)

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