It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation within the city of South Gate, California, to interfere with, destroy or use in any manner whatsoever any levee, embankment, channel, dam, reservoir, rain or stream gauges, telephone line, piling, fence or other stream protection work constructed by or on behalf of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, a body politic and corporate created by law for the purpose of controlling and conserving the flood and stormwaters of Los Angeles county, without having received a written permit therefor from the board of supervisors of said district.
(Ord. 387 § 1, 6-19-1937)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to place or cause to be placed in the channel or bed of any river, stream, wash or arroyo or upon any property over which the Los Angeles County Flood Control District has an easement for flood control purposes duly recorded in the office of the county recorder of Los Angeles County, any wires, fence, building or other structure, or any refuse, rubbish, tin cans or other matter that may impede, retard or change the direction of the flow of water in such river, stream, wash or arroyo, or that will catch or collect debris carried by such water or that is placed where the natural flow of the storm and flood waters would carry the same downstream to the damage and detriment of either private or public property adjacent to said river, stream, wash, arroyo or channel.
(Ord. 387 § 2, 6-19-1937)
Any person, firm or corporation, or any officer or agent of any firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the city jail of the city of South Gate, California, or in the county jail of the county of Los Angeles, California, as the committing magistrate may direct, for a period of not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
(Ord. 387 § 3, 6-19-1937; Ord. 2011 § 1 Exh. A (part), 8-27-1996)