As used in this chapter:
A. “Person” means and includes any individual, firm, copartnership, joint adventure, association, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, this state, any county, including this county, and all departments and bureaus thereof except the road department of this county, city and county, municipality, district or other political subdivision thereof, or any other group or combination acting as a unit.
B. Unless the context otherwise requires, “pipeline” means and includes conduit, cable and wire, except that it does not include any wire which is a portion of a cable or which is enclosed within a conduit where such cable or conduit are subject to the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 6522 § 2, 1954: Ord. 3821 § 2, 1961: Ord. 1363 §§ 0.5 and 1.1, 1925.)

Before any person attaches any pipeline to, lays any pipeline on, or uses for the support of any pipeline, replaces or repairs any pipeline on, or removes any pipeline from any bridge, including the wing walls thereof, or culvert, in the county of Los Angeles, he shall first make application to the road commissioner and receive from him a permit to do so. The road commissioner shall not grant any such permit until he finds that a permit may be granted without detriment to the bridge or culvert. If the road commissioner so finds, he shall issue to the applicant a permit on the same form and on the same conditions as permits for making excavations, fills and obstructions, and upon the following additional terms and conditions:
A.1. That payments shall be made in advance annually to the county of Los Angeles at the following rate per lineal foot of pipeline directly supported by the bridge or culvert including wing walls, or per foot of length of the bridge or culvert, not including the wing walls, whichever is greater:
a. $.30 when the pipelines do not exceed an outside diameter of five inches;
b. $.50 when the outside diameter is in excess of five inches and not in excess of 10 inches;
c. When the outside diameter of any such pipe exceeds 10 inches, a sum computed at the rate of $.05 per inch for each inch or fraction of an inch of outside diameter of such pipeline;
2. Where a pipeline does not cross, but is parallel or approximately parallel to the stream, ravine, gulley or other depression crossed by the bridge then, as used in this section, “length” shall be construed as “width”;
3. Where a pipeline is supported in part by a structure or structures other than and in addition to the bridge or culvert, then the length of such bridge or culvert shall be deemed to be that portion of such bridge or culvert which is between such structure and the other end of such bridge or culvert, or between such structures;
B. That the name of the person owning the franchise be shown on each pipeline at each end of the bridge, in a manner which will be legible at all times;
C. That in all cases where the pipeline is conveying either gas or oil, the person to whom the permit is granted shall install a shutoff valve in the said pipeline at both ends of the bridge or culvert at a distance of at least 200 feet from the ends of the said bridge or culvert, and that the shutoff valve shall be installed in the pipeline or pipelines in such a manner that it will not project above the surface of the highways and not be a menace or danger to the traveling public. The shutoff valve shall be properly identified by a metal tag attached to same, bearing the name of the person to whom the permit has been granted;
D. That the permittee shall paint all pipelines when installed the same color as the bridge or culvert;
E. That each permittee furnish the road commissioner and the forester and fire warden the address and telephone number of some designated official or the person who will be available at all times, 24 hours per day, holidays and Sundays included, to be called in case of emergency or other matters pertaining to the line. (Ord. 7707 § 1, 1960; Ord. 4789 § 1, 1946; Ord. 4655 § 2, 1946; Ord. 3821 § 1, 1941: Ord. 2033 § 1, 1932; Ord. 2026 § 1, 1931: Ord. 1363 § 1, 1925.)

Before any permit is granted pursuant to Section 16.74.020 of this chapter, the person applying for the same shall first make, execute and deliver to the road commissioner an agreement whereby such person agrees:
A. To promptly pay to the county the cost of repairing any damage to any structure owned by the county caused by the use of such structure for the support of any pipeline of such person;
B. That the county of Los Angeles will not, nor will any of its officers, agents or employees, be liable to such person or his assigns for any injury to any part of such pipeline by reason of removal or failure of the structure;
C. That such person will save the county, its officers, agents and employees, harmless from any liability for damage for bursting pipes, explosions, or any other damage which would not have happened but for the maintenance of the pipeline. (Ord. 3821 § 4, 1941: Ord. 1363 § 1.3, 1925.)

The annual rentals set forth in this chapter shall be in addition to the annual tolls required to be paid by the grantee under franchises to occupy county highways which may be held by the grantee. (Ord. 4255 § 4, 1943: Ord. 1363 § 9, 1925.)

If under state law the county of Los Angeles may not legally require the payment of any permit fee or bridge rental from any particular person, such person shall nevertheless first apply for and obtain a permit as required in Section 16.74.020, which permit, if granted, shall be granted without the payment of any permit fee or bridge rental. (Ord. 3821 § 3, 1941: Ord. 1363 § 1.2, 1925.)

Where the board of supervisors finds that, because of the disturbance of an easement, or otherwise, a consideration is due or will become due from the county to the applicant, as a set-off, the board of supervisors, in directing the road commissioner to issue the permit, may provide that either no fee or a lower fee than that provided for in Section 16.74.020 be collected. The board of supervisors, in like manner, may provide that either no inspection fee or a lesser inspection fee than that adequate to reimburse the road commissioner be collected. The road commissioner shall not receive greater fees than specified in such orders. (Ord. 4986 § 1, 1947: Ord. 1363 § 1.4, 1925.)

In the event any annual advance rental payment specified herein is not made within 60 days after the date on which the payment is due, the grantee shall further pay interest on such payment at the rate of one percent per month from the date the payment was due. (Ord. 4255 § 5, 1943: Ord. 1363 § 10, 1925.)

The grantee of a permit granted pursuant to this chapter shall not sell, transfer, assign or lease said permit, or any of the rights and privileges granted thereby, without first obtaining the consent of the board of supervisors to such sale, transfer, assignment or lease. This provision does not apply to a sale, transfer, assignment or lease from a corporation to its subsidiary or affiliated companies, nor when the assets of a corporation as a whole are sold, transferred, assigned or leased to its parent company, if notice of any such sale, transfer, assignment or lease is given to the county. (Ord. 4255 § 2, 1943: Ord. 1363 § 7, 1925.)

In the event it becomes necessary to remove or relocate, for any public purpose of the county of Los Angeles, any pipeline or conduit attached to or supported by a county bridge under the authority of a permit granted subject to this chapter, the grantee or assignee thereof shall pay the entire cost of such removals or relocations. (Ord. 4255 § 3, 1943: Ord. 1363 § 8, 1925.)

The privileges under any permit granted pursuant to this chapter may be revoked, in whole or in part, at any time upon 30 days’ written notice from the county of Los Angeles to the grantee thereof. (Ord. 4255 § 1, 1943: Ord. 1363 § 6, 1925.)

All of the terms and conditions of this chapter are expressly made applicable to all permits previously granted, and all persons, firms or corporations holding permits are required to make the necessary changes to conform to the terms and conditions of this chapter within a period of three months from December 14, 1925, the date of passage of the ordinance codified in this chapter. (Ord. 1363 § 2, 1925.)

Every person who attaches any pipeline to, lays any pipeline on, or uses for the support of any pipeline, replaces or repairs any pipeline, or removes any pipeline from any bridge or the wing walls of any bridge or any culvert without having first received a permit so to do, and every person who in any way violates any provision of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.00, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not to exceed six months, or by both such fine or imprisonment. (Ord. 3821 § 6, 1941: Ord. 1363 § 5, 1925.)

Any person having a permit granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to an immediate revocation of his permit and a fine of not to exceed $500.00, or by imprisonment in the Los Angeles County Jail for a period of not to exceed six months, or by both such fine or imprisonment. (Ord. 3821 § 5, 1941: Ord. 1363 § 3, 1925.)