Chapter 9.24 — TARGETED RESIDENTIAL PICKETING
Whittier Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Whittier
Editor's note— Ord. No. 3170, § 1, adopted Sept. 23, 2025, amended ch. 9.24 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former ch. 9.24, §§ 9.24.010—9.24.040, pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from Ord. No. 3169, adopted Sept. 9, 2025.
9.24.010 - Definitions.¶
A.
"Targeted picketing" shall mean picketing activity that is directed at a particular residential dwelling or one or more occupants of a particular residential dwelling, and that occurs at a particular location and/or which proceeds on a definite course or route in front of or around that particular dwelling.
B.
"Residential dwelling" shall mean any permanent building situated in the city of Whittier that is being used by its occupants solely for non-transient residential purposes.
(Ord. No. 3170, § 1, 9-23-25)
9.24.020 - Distance restriction for targeted residential picketing.¶
A.
No person shall engage in targeted picketing within three hundred feet of the residential dwelling that is the subject of the targeted picketing. For purposes of this section, the distance shall be measured from the outer walls of the residential structure. An attached garage shall be considered part of the residential structure.
B.
This section does not and shall not be interpreted to preclude picketing in a residential area that is not targeted at a particular residential dwelling or dwellings.
(Ord. No. 3170, § 1, 9-23-25)
9.24.030 - Private right of action.¶
A.
Any person who is aggrieved by an act prohibited by this chapter may bring an action for damages and/or declaratory relief in a court of competent jurisdiction against any person who has violated the provisions of this chapter.
B.
Any aggrieved person who prevails in such an action shall be entitled to recover from the violator those damages, costs, attorney's fees and such other relief as determined by the court.
(Ord. No. 3170, § 1, 9-23-25)
9.24.040 - Penalties.¶
A.
Criminal Penalties. Any violation of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor offense and subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter 1.08 of this Code.
B.
Administrative Penalties. Any violation of this chapter shall be subject to the administrative penalties set forth in Chapter
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