A. Any
person violating a city ordinance or a provision of this code shall
be guilty of a misdemean- or, unless, by the terms of the ordinance
the violation is made an infraction.
B. Except
in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by an ordinance
of the city, any person convicted of a misdemeanor for violation of
an ordinance of the city is punishable by a fine not to exceed five
hundred dollars and/or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed
six months.
C. Any
person convicted of an infraction for violation of an ordinance of
the city is punishable as set forth in
Government Code Section 36900.
D. Every
day of any violation of this code or any other ordinance of the city
constitutes a new and separate offense. Each such person shall be
guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion
of which any violation of any provision of the ordinances of the city
is committed, continued or permitted by any such person(s), and he/she
shall be punished accordingly.
(Ord. 1204, 1983; Ord. 1488 § 1, 1995)
A. In addition
to those violations of this code that are deemed infractions, violations
of the following enumerated sections of this code may be deemed to
be an infraction and may be punished as such, notwithstanding the
fact that at the discretion of the city attorney, the violation of
any section contained in this subsection may be filed as a misdemeanor.
The complaint charging such violation shall specify whether the violation
is a misdemeanor or an infraction:
4. Section
5.12.030, unlawful distribution of handbills.
5. Section
5.12.040, unlawful placing of handbills on vehicles.
6. Section
5.12.050, unlawful placing of handbills on vacant private property.
7. Section
5.12.060, unlawful placing of handbills on private property against request.
8. Section
5.28.020(A), operating a massage business without a conditional use
permit (CUP).
9. Section
5.28.020(B), failure of a massage employee to obtain a valid massage
permit.
10. Section 5.28.020(C), administering a massage without a valid massage
permit.
11. Section 5.28.020(D), unlawfully performing or allowing a prohibited
act or acts, unless evidence indicates intent to engage in an act
of prostitution.
12. Section
5.28.090(A), indecent exposure within a massage establishment, unless evidence indicates intent to engage in an act of prostitution.
13. Section
5.28.090(B), contacting a client's genitals during massage, unless evidence indicates intent to engage in an act of prostitution.
14. Section
5.28.090(C), administering a massage to an "exposed" client, unless evidence indicates intent to engage in an act of prostitution.
15. Section
5.28.090(D), failure to wear an approved smock while administering a massage.
16. Section
5.28.090(E), failure to identify a managing employee at a massage establishment.
17. Section
5.28.090(F), possessing or consuming alcoholic beverage and/or illegal drugs during hours of operation of a massage establishment.
18. Section
5.28.090(G), failure to display permits and licenses at a massage establishment.
19. Section
5.28.090(H), failure to display "LHPD Inspection Authority" signs at a massage establishment.
20. Section
5.28.090(I), failure of a managing employee of a massage establishment to comply with city requirements.
21. Section
5.28.090(K), failure of a managing employee of a massage establishment to assure that massage employees are properly certified.
22. Section 5.28.090(L), failure of a massage establishment employee
to properly notify police of place of residence.
23. Section 5.28.090(M), failure of a massage operator to provide massage
employees with proper requirements.
24. Section 5.32.101(A), failure to obtain entertainment permit.
25. Section
5.32.100, unlawfully allowing billiards after hours.
26. Section
5.32.110, unlawfully allowing dancing after hours and/or unlawfully allowing minors on the premises.
27. Section
5.36.030, failure to obtain a permit for installing or maintaining an alarm system on business or residential premises.
28. Section
5.46.020, failure to obtain a pawnbrokers, and/or secondhand dealers permit.
29. Section
5.46.170, failure to operate a pawnbrokers, and/or secondhand dealers business as required.
30. Section 8.04.035(B), unlawful collection of rubbish or recyclable
at curb.
31. Section 8.04.035(C), unlawful collection of rubbish or recyclable
from private property.
33. Section
8.04.110, collecting rubbish during prohibited hours.
34. Section
8.12.030, prohibition on deploying, launching or flying drones.
35. Section 8.26.020(A), unlawful sale or offer to sell from unauthorized
push cart upon public property.
36. Section 8.26.020(B), unlawful sale or offer to sell from unauthorized
vending container upon public property.
37. Section 8.26.020(C), unlawful employing or facilitating unauthorized
vending.
38. Section
9.04.020, failure to segregate drug paraphernalia.
39. Section
9.04.030, unlawfully having a minor in drug paraphernalia sales area.
40. Section
9.04.040, unlawfully permitting a minor in drug paraphernalia sales area.
41. Section
9.08.020, unlawfully drinking or dispensing alcohol upon unlicensed premises.
42. Section
9.08.030, unlawfully drinking alcohol upon public property.
43. Section
9.12.030, unlawfully urinating or defecating in a public place open to public view.
45. Section
9.22.020, use, discharge, possession, storage or sale of fireworks.
46. Section
9.26.010(A), unauthorized trespassing on school grounds, unless evidence indicates involvement of gang-related activity is present.
48. Section
9.32.050(B), unlawfully permitting noise in excess of exterior standard.
49. Section
9.32.060(B), unlawfully permitting noise in excess of interior standard.
50. Section
9.32.080, unlawfully permitting noise in excess of standards near a school, hospital or church, while in use.
51. Section
10.32.010, train blocking street in excess of ten minutes.
52. Section
12.04.010, unlawful drainage onto public street or property.
53. Section
12.12.010, failure to obtain a permit for excavation on public property.
54. Section
12.28.010, unauthorized use of park after hours, unless evidence indicates involvement of gang-related activity is present.
57. Section
12.28.070, bringing unauthorized animals (horses, cows, sheep, swine, etc.) into a park.
58. Section
12.28.080, operating a motor vehicle on park land without permission.
59. Section
12.28.120, failure to obtain a permit for overnight camping in a park.
61. Section 15.32.100(C), failure to maintain swimming pool in a sanitary
and/or nonhazardous condition after posting of forty-eight-hour notice.
(Ord. 1358 § 1, 1989; Ord. 1488 § 2, 1995; Ord. 1772 § 3, 2016; Ord. 1778 § 2, 2017)