Chapter 6.32 — PUBLIC REST ROOMS[3 ]
South Gate Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · South Gate
§ 6.32.010. Cleanliness required.¶
Every person, firm or corporation operating, furnishing, providing or maintaining any public toilet, public urinal, public lavatory, public wash, bath or shower room, or public rest room, or any toilet, urinal, lavatory, wash, bath or shower room, or rest room to which the public has, or is permitted, access, shall at all times keep the same in a clean and sanitary condition, and shall at all times keep the floors, walls, ceilings, lavatories, urinals and toilets and the bowls of such lavatories, urinals and toilets, and each of them, therein, free from any accumulation of dirt, filth, corrosion, and offensive or obnoxious odor or odors.
(Ord. 392 § 1, 8-7-1939)
§ 6.32.020. Soap, towels, towel receptacles required.¶
Every person, firm or corporation operating, furnishing, providing or maintaining any public lavatory or lavatory to which the public has, or is permitted, access, shall supply and furnish for use in connection therewith and in close proximity thereto and easily available at all times, sufficient soap and individual towels for the use of all persons using such lavatory, and shall also provide in close proximity thereto an adequate receptacle for the receipt or disposal of such towels after same have been used.
(Ord. 392 § 2, 8-7-1939)
§ 6.32.030. Toilet paper required.¶
Every person, firm or corporation operating, furnishing, providing or maintaining any public toilet or toilet to which the public has, or is permitted, access, shall at all times supply and furnish for use in connection therewith and in close proximity thereto and easily available, an adequate supply of sanitary and suitable toilet paper.
(Ord. 392 § 3, 8-7-1939)
§ 6.32.040. Penalty for violation.¶
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the city jail of the city of South Gate, California, or in the county jail of the county of Los Angeles, California, as the committing magistrate may direct, for a period of not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
(Ord. 392 § 4, 8-7-1939; Ord. 2011 § 1 Exh. A (part), 8-27-1996)
3. Park regulations—See Section 7.49.180.
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