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91.8904.1. Duties of the Owner of Vacant Property. (Title and Section Amended by Ord. No. 171,175, Eff. 7/25/96.) It shall be unlawful for the owner or person in control to permit the accumulation of trash, debris, vehicle parts, rubbish, excessive vegetation or other similar nuisance conditions on the parcel or in and around any building or structure located on the parcel. The Department may order the fencing of such a parcel in the manner described below. It shall be unlawful for the owner or person in control of a parcel of land, to allow to exist a vacant building or structure which is open to unauthorized entry on such land. The owner or person in control of a vacant building, structure, or lot which is open to unauthorized entry shall secure all openings, accessible for entry from the exterior of the building or structure, and where appropriate, the entire lot itself, with one of the following methods: 1. Minimum 3/4-inch exterior grade plywood. The plywood shall have a positive connection to the building or structure using minimum 1/2-inch bolts which shall not be removable from the outside. 2. Minimum 16-gauge steel mesh attached to a minimum one inch by 1/8-inch angle iron frame. The frame shall have a positive connection to the building or structure using minimum 1/2-inch bolts which shall not be removable from the outside. 3. Other means of barricading as directed or approved by the Department including wrought iron fencing of the lot. The Department may, working in cooperation with the Police Department, develop standards for alternative fencing. 4. The entire building or structure shall be securely maintained Unless directed otherwise by the Department, the owner or person in control also shall erect a maximum ten foot high unobstructed chainlink fence complete with lockable gates. The fence, once constructed, shall become the property of the owner of the property upon which it is constructed and, all structures on the property, including the fence shall be maintained in good repair. In the event that the fence or other barriers cannot be maintained in good repair, the Department may order an alternative method of barricading. The property so fenced shall be conspicuously posted with a .No Trespassing. sign pursuant to Section 41.24 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. It shall also be unlawful for the owner or person in control to allow to exist any graffiti on a building or fence when such graffiti, as defined in Section 49.84 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, is visible from a public street or alley. It shall also be unlawful if such owner or person refuses to consent to the removal of the graffiti by the City after being notified by the Department that the City wishes to remove the graffiti. Owners, whose property displays graffiti, shall completely remove the graffiti by washing, sandblasting or chemical treatment or shall completely and uniformly cover or otherwise obscure the graffiti with paint or other approved materials. Back to Gang Legistlation Contact the Author Events | OnLine Store| Newsletter | Homicides | Homies | Gang Tapes | Crip Gangs | Home | Bibliography | Research | History | People in LA | Blood Gangs | Hisspanic Gangs | Life in a Gang | Gallery | Memorial | Migration | Graffiti | Resume| DieCast Cars | In the News | Injunctions | Homicides | Maps | California Prisons | Contact Copyright © Streetgangs.com, All RIGHTS RESERVED. Disclaimer All trademarks mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.