Torrance Municipal Code § 39.1 Generally

a) Except as otherwise provided by law, it shall be unlawful, to close any public street unless a Street Closing Permit therefor has been issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

b) Any Street Closing Permit may be issued subject to such terms and conditions as are determined to be necessary and proper for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare. Street Closing Permits shall be issued to adults only.

Any street closed pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall at all times have a fifteen (15) foot wide emergency vehicle lane which lane shall extend throughout the closed area of the street and beyond to the next intersection in both directions. Said lane, shall be at all times kept clear of all obstructions to provide emergency vehicular access.

No obstruction shall be erected or maintained within a fifteen (15) foot wide radius of any fire hydrant.

No Street Closing Permit shall be issued for any duration longer than one (1) calendar day, nor for any time before 8:00 AM or after 12:00 midnight.

No Street Closing Permit shall be issued to allow the closure of an intersection or any street for more than six hundred (600) feet measured along the centerline of the road, or three hundred (300) feet on a cul-de-sac or dead end.

No more than five (5) temporary street closures will be permitted on the same calendar day in any fire station initial response area. Applications therefor will be considered on a chronological (first come - first served) basis.

Any event for which a Street Closing Permit has been issued shall be conducted in such a manner as not to unduly disturb the public peace.

At no event for which a Street Closing Permit has been issued shall there be permitted the sale of alcoholic beverages nor the consumption thereof by any minor.

Any person or persons issued a Street Closing Permit shall, at the conclusion of the event for which such permit was issued, return all public properties to their original condition.

Any person or persons issued a Street Closing Permit shall personally pick up and return all necessary street barricades, place, remove and maintain their proper position during the approved time, and notify Fire and Police Departments as to exact time of their placement and removal.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the Chief of Police and/or the Fire Chief or their delegates may impose such additional conditions or requirements as each may deem reasonably necessary for the protection of health and safety.

No person shall join or participate in any event for which a Street Closing Permit has been issued without the express or implied consent of the permittee, nor shall any person interfere with its orderly conduct.

Any Street Closing Permit may be suspended or revoked pursuant to the provisions of Article 9 of Chapter 1, Division 3 (Section 31.9.1. et seq.) of this Code.