Westlake Village Municipal Code Ch. 4.1 Prohibited Conduct, Offenses

(Ord. No. 17-U, Amended, 4/14/82; Ord. No. 54, Amended, 9/12/84; Ord. No. 61, Amended, 7/09/86; Ord. No. 166-00, Repealed, 9/27/00)

No person shall blast, detonate, or make use of any explosive device or material for any purpose in the City without first having obtained a blasting permit from the City. The City may grant a blasting permit upon the recommendation of the City Engineer and subsequent approval by the City Council upon finding that the blasting, as proposed, will be accomplished in accordance with appropriate standards of due care and diligence. The permit may be subject to any conditions, including but not limited to the requirement that the applicant post indemnity bonds or insurance certificates, as determined by the City Council to be reasonable or necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare. Application for a blasting permit shall be made in writing, shall contain such information as is required by the City Engineer and shall be accompanied by an application fee in an amount to be determined by resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. No. 17-U, Amended, 4/14/82; Ord. No. 54, Amended, 9/12/84; Ord. No. 61, Amended, 7/09/86)

No person shall intentionally deface, tear down, obliterate or destroy any copy, transcript or extract of or from any ordinance of the City of Westlake Village which shall be posted in, on or along any highway or other public place, or any proclamation, advertisement or notice set up or posted at any place by authority of any ordinance or law before the expiration of the time in which such proclamation, advertisement or notice was to remain set up or posted.

(Ord. No. 17-U, Amended, 4/14/82; Ord. No. 54, Amended, 9/12/84; Ord. No. 61, Amended, 7/09/86)

No person shall carry any aerosol can of paint into or upon any public or private property without the written permission of the property owner, unless such aerosol can is sealed or completely enclosed in a sealed container.

(Ord. No. 17-U, Amended, 4/14/82; Ord. No. 54, Amended, 9/12/84; Ord. No. 61, Amended, 7/09/86; Ord. No. 166-00, Amended, 9/27/00)

Except as specifically permitted by the City in accordance with an event specifically approved by the City, no person shall consume any beer, wine or other intoxicating beverage on any public street, sidewalk, alley, highway, park or parking lot open to the public.

(Ord. No. 17-U, Amended, 4/14/82; Ord. No. 54, Amended, 9/12/84; Ord. No. 61, Amended, 7/09/86; Ord. No. 166-00, Amended, 9/27/00)

(Ord. No. 17-U, Amended, 4/14/82; Ord. No. 54, Amended, 9/12/84; Ord. No. 61, Amended, 7/09/86; Ord. No. 166-00, Repealed, 9/27/00)

(Ord. No. 17-U, Amended, 4/14/82; Ord. No. 54, Amended, 9/12/84; Ord. No. 61, Amended, 7/09/86; Ord. No. 166-00, Repealed, 9/27/00)

(Ord. No. 17-U, Amended, 4/14/82; Ord. No. 54, Amended, 9/12/84; Ord. No. 61, Amended, 7/09/86; Ord. No. 166-00, Repealed, 9/27/00)

A. No person shall sit, lie, or sleep in or upon any public highway, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk, or other public way open for pedestrian travel.

B. The provisions of this section do not prohibit a person from sitting upon a public highway, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk or other public way open for pedestrian travel if:

1. Necessitated by the physical disability of such person;

2. Such person is viewing a legally conducted parade; or

3. Such person is seated on a bench lawfully installed for such purpose.

(Ord. No. 17-U, Amended, 4/14/82; Ord. No. 54, Amended, 9/12/84; Ord. No. 61, Amended, 7/09/86)

No person shall loiter, stand or sit in or at the entrance to any church, hall, theater, motion picture theater or place of public assemblage in a manner which obstructs such entrance.

(Ord. No. 17-U, Amended, 4/14/82; Ord. No. 54, Amended, 9/12/84; Ord. No. 61, Amended, 7/09/86)

No person shall leave or permit to remain on any public highway, alley, sidewalk, crosswalk or other public way open for pedestrian travel any merchandise, baggage or other article or personal property except trash collection receptacles placed in accordance with law for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours in any given week. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 7.1.005 of the Westlake Village Municipal Code, shall exclusively regulate the placement of news racks in public ways.

(Ord. No. 17-U, Amended, 4/14/82; Ord. No. 54, Amended, 9/12/84; Ord. No. 61, Amended, 7/09/86)

• Permitting Certain Substances to Flow On to Highways or Into Drainage Channels Prohibited.

No person, shall deposit, turn, drain or divert, or permit by seepage, overflow or otherwise, any mud, rotary mud, sand, water, oil or liquid petroleum content into or upon any public street, drainage ditch, storm drain, or flood control channel owned or operated by any public agency.

(Ord. No. 17-U, Amended, 4/14/82; Ord. No. 54, Amended, 9/12/84; Ord. No. 61, Amended, 7/09/86)

(Ord. No. 17-U, Amended, 4/14/82; Ord. No. 54, Amended, 9/12/84; Ord. No. 61, Amended, 7/09/86; Ord. No. 166-00, Repealed, 9/27/00)

No person shall construct or maintain any gate in any fence which opens outward or remains opened outward over any portion of any public street or sidewalk. Violation of this Section is an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in Section 1.2.005(b) of this Code.

(Ord. No. 17-U, Amended, 4/14/82; Ord. No. 54, Amended, 9/12/84; Ord. No. 61, Amended, 7/09/86; Ord. No. 166-00, Renumbered, 9/27/00)

No person on a street or sidewalk, or in any doorway or entrance set back less than ten (10) feet from the front property line, shall make or cause to be made in any manner any loud or raucous noise for the purpose of advertising, announcing or calling attention to any goods, wares or merchandise, or to any show, exhibition, entertainment or event.

(Ord. No. 17-U, Amended, 4/14/82; Ord. No. 54, Amended, 9/12/84; Ord. No. 61, Amended, 7/09/86; Ord. No. 166-00, Renumbered, 9/27/00)

No person shall deposit or throw any paper or other litter or trash on any public highway or sidewalk or on any private property without the consent of the owner or person in lawful possession thereof.

(Ord. No. 17-U, Amended, 4/14/82; Ord. No. 54, Amended, 9/12/84; Ord. No. 61, Amended, 7/09/86; Ord. No. 166-00, Renumbered, 9/27/00)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 220-12, § 1, adopted Jan. 9, 2012, repealed § 4.1.150, which pertained to solicitations of employment, business or contributions of money and derived from Ord. No. 166-00, enacted Sept. 27, 2000.

A. Definitions. For purposes of this Section, unless it is plainly evident from the context that a different meaning is intended, the following definitions shall apply:

1. "Automated teller machine" shall mean an electronic device that accepts or dispenses currency in connection with a checking, savings, credit, or other monetary account.

2. "Public place" shall mean both public property and private property generally accessible to the public. "Public place" includes alleys, driveways, parking lots, parks, plazas, sidewalks, streets, and walkways.

3. "Solicit" shall mean to ask for money or something of value by spoken word, bodily gesture, or sign, as a donation or as consideration for a service or sale of merchandise.

B. Manner Restrictions. No person shall solicit in any public place in any of the following manners:

1. By using verbal or physical conduct that would cause a reasonable person to fear for his or her safety.

2. By intentionally causing physical contact with the person solicited.

3. By intentionally blocking the path of the person solicited.

4. By following a person who walks away after refusing the solicitation.

5. By approaching a person who is standing in a line, seated in an outdoor dining area, or is similarly stationary for a specific purpose such that, to a reasonable person, it is apparent that the purpose would be frustrated by relocation to avoid the solicitation.

C. Location Restrictions. No person shall solicit in any of the following places:

1. Within twenty-five (25) feet of any automated teller machine or parking pay station.

2. Within twenty-five (25) feet of any designated bus stop or taxi stand.

3. Along Lindero Canyon Road between Agoura Road and Thousand Oaks Boulevard.

4. Along Thousand Oaks Boulevard between Lindero Canyon Road and the eastern City limit line.

5. Along Russell Ranch Road from its northern intersection with Lindero Canyon Road to the point that is two thousand one hundred and fifty (2,150) feet from its southern intersection with Lindero Canyon Road.

D. Infraction. A violation of any of the provisions of this Section is an infraction punishable as provided in Chapter 1.2 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 220-12, § 2, 1-9-2013; Ord. No. 244-16, § 1, 4-13-2016)

A. Leaf Blowers. Commencing January 1, 2023, no person shall blow leaves, dirt, or other debris using a hand-held or similarly portable machine powered with a gasoline or combustion engine.

B. Penalty. Any person violating a provision this Section shall be deemed guilty of an infraction.

(Ord. No. 296-22, § 2, 9-28-2022)