Santa Monica Municipal Code Ch. 4.20 Use of Median Planting Strips

(a) Purpose. Median strips and parkways planted with grass are intended to enhance the aesthetic qualities of neighborhoods and streets and to also provide limited opportunities for recreation including walking, jogging and respite. However, they are not intended for, and cannot sustain concentrated and high-impact use, including use for commercial or business purposes. The following prohibitions are intended to preserve grassy medians and parkways for these specified purposes.

(b) Prohibitions.

(1) No person shall place or use any exercise, physical therapy or similar equipment on the 4th Street median strip or the 4th Street parkway. This prohibition shall not apply to parking bicycles.

(2) No person shall use a median strip or parkway for any commercial or business purpose.

(c) Penalties. Any person violating this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, which shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars per violation, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both fine and imprisonment; or shall be guilty of an infraction, which shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars but not more than two hundred fifty dollars.

(Prior code § 4500; added by Ord. No. 842CCS, adopted 9/22/70; amended by Ord. No. 2308CCS § 1, adopted 3/9/10)