A. 
Except as hereinafter provided, that certain highway permit ordinance entitled "Highway Permit Ordinance of the County of Los Angeles," as adopted, amended and in effect on November 2, 2000, is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated as fully as if set out at length in this chapter, and shall, in conjunction with other applicable ordinances of the city of Lawndale, be the highway permit ordinance of the city establishing standards for the issuance of highway permits.
B. 
Three copies of said ordinance, as amended, have been deposited in the office of the city clerk and shall be maintained at all times by the clerk for use and examination by the public.
(Prior code § 17-27; Ord. 1010-08 § 6)
Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in the ordinance adopted in this chapter, each such name or term shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it in this section, as follows:
"County," "county of Los Angeles" or "unincorporated area"
means the city of Lawndale.
"Superintendent of streets"
means the road commissioner of the county of Los Angeles or such other person as may, from time to time, be appointed by resolution or minute order of the council to act in such capacity.
(Prior code § 17-28)
No permit provided for in the street permit code shall be issued unless the road commissioner is satisfied that the proposed work of improvement or encroachment complies with the requirements adopted by the council and in particular those requirements provided for in Resolution No. 800 of the council establishing guidelines for construction into and encroachments in, upon and over the public rights-of-way, as the same may be amended from time to time.
(Prior code § 17-29)
The fees for the issuance of permits and for the inspection as provided in Section 304 of the Los Angeles County Highway Permit Ordinance shall be such fees as are adopted and approved by the council, and shall be sufficient to defray any of the expenses and costs of the city in carrying out the purposes and intent of this chapter.
(Prior code § 17-30)
A. 
The creation, causing, committing or maintenance of any construction or encroachment in, upon, over or through the public right-of-way without a permit required by this chapter is declared to be a nuisance, and the abatement of same shall be as provided in this section.
B. 
For the purposes of this section the following terms shall have the following meanings:
1. 
"Highway" shall mean and includes all or any part of the entire width of the right-of-way of any city highway or street, whether or not the entire area is actually used for highway purposes.
2. 
"Encroachment" shall mean and includes any structure or object of any kind or character placed, without the authority of law, either in, under or over any highway or street.
C. 
The city may, by notice, require the removal of any encroachment from any highway. Such notice shall be in writing and served upon the occupant or owner of the land or the person causing, controlling or owning the encroachment, or shall be left at the place of residence or business of such occupant, owner or person, or shall be posted on the encroachment.
D. 
If the encroachment is not removed within the time set forth in the notice for the removal of the encroachment, the city may without further notice remove such encroachment or cause such encroachment to be removed.
E. 
The city shall have the authority to immediately remove any encroachment which obstructs or prevents the use of the highway by vehicles, or which may present a hazard to pedestrians.
F. 
The city may use the nuisance abatement procedures as set forth in Chapter 8.24 for the removal of the encroachment and for the assessment of the costs for such removal.
(Prior code § 17-31; Ord. 768-94 § 5)
When a completed application for an encroachment permit is submitted to the city by a state video franchise holder, the application shall be approved or denied by the director, or his or her designee, within sixty days of the date of receipt. An application for an encroachment permit sought pursuant to this section shall not be complete until the applicant has complied with all requirements, including any analysis required under the California Environmental Quality Act, and has paid the required fee as established by a resolution of the city council.
In the event the director denies an application for an encroachment permit submitted by a state video franchise holder, the director shall notify the applicant of the denial and furnish to the applicant with a detailed explanation of the reason(s) for the denial.
In the event that a state video franchise holder wishes to appeal the director's decision to deny an application, the decision may be appealed to the city council. An appeal shall be filed by submitting to the city clerk, within fifteen days from the director's notification of a decision on the application, a notice of appeal stating the grounds for the appeal along with a filing fee in an amount established by resolution of the city council. If the fifteenth day falls on a weekend or legal holiday recognized by the city, the final appeal day shall be the next regular business day of the city. Within thirty days of the receipt of a timely appeal, the city clerk shall agendize a city council hearing to consider the appeal.
For the purposes of this section, "state video franchise holder" means a person or group of persons that has been issued a state franchise from the commission pursuant to Division 2.5 of the California Public Utilities Code.
When the permittee's conduits and other facilities are not being installed underground, the permittee shall utilize its existing poles, conduits or other facilities (collectively, "system") to the extent feasible, as determined by the director of public works, and shall remove all portions of the above-ground system which will no longer be utilized. In addition, all facilities which are installed above ground shall utilize anti-graffiti surfaces and shall be of a design approved by city staff. Should a permittee's facilities be painted with graffiti, the permittee shall have five days from its receipt of notification of the graffiti by the city to remove the graffiti. Upon the failure, refusal or neglect of the permittee to remove the graffiti within said five days, the city manager may cause the graffiti to be removed and, upon so doing shall submit to the permittee an itemized statement of the costs therefor. The permittee shall, within thirty days after receipt of such statement, pay to the city the entire amount thereof.
(Ord. 993-07 § 1)