Los Angeles Municipal Code

SEC. 63.44. REGULATIONS AFFECTING PARK AND RECREATION AREAS.

lations. Violations of Subsection B.3. are governed by Section 42.13 D. of this Code. (Added by Ord. No. 185,900, Eff. 12/6/18.) 4. No person shall play or utilize any sound amplifying system except within or upon an area or facility set aside for such purpose by the Board, Department or Commission. For the purposes of this and the next subdivision, “ sound amplifying system ” shall mean and include any system of electrical hookup or connection, loud speaker system or equipment, sound amplifying system, and any apparatus, equipment, device, instrument, or machine designed for or intended to be used for the purpose of amplifying the sound or increasing the volume of the human voice, musical tone, vibration or sound wave. This subdivision shall not apply to the regular and customary use of portable radios, televisions, record players or tape recorders played or operated in such places and at such times so as not to disturb other persons in their permitted uses of the park. 5. No person shall hold or conduct any musical event or concert in which any sound amplifying system is utilized without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the Board, Department or Commission. The application for such musical event permit shall state: The name of the person or persons applying for the permit; the particular park and location therein at which the musical event is proposed to take place; the date and time of the event; the number of persons who will perform at such musical event; and the size of the expected audience. A written permit for the musical event shall be issued upon reasonable terms and conditions except when: (a) The location requested has been previously reserved for the same date and time by another person or organization for a particular activity; or (b) The size of the audience reasonably expected to attend the musical event will exceed the capacity of the location requested. 6. No person shall play any musical instrument between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. within seven hundred and fifty (750) feet of any structure used for dwelling purposes, except within or upon an area or facility set aside for this purpose by the Board or Department. For purposes of this subdivision, the term “ musical instrument ” includes but is not limited to drums and other percussion devices. 7.