Common Violations

The following is a list of common code violations. To contact the office during office hours, call 323-563-9558. To contact after hours, including Friday - Sunday, call 323-563-9598.

Property Maintenance, Substandard Building

South Gate Municipal Code, Title 9, Chapter, 9.48, Property Maintenance, Substandard Building, 9.48.020:

Inadequate Sanitation
Structural Hazards
Inadequate or Hazardous Wiring
Inadequate or Faulty Plumbing
Inadequate or Faulty Mechanical Equipment
Faulty Weather Protection
Faulty Materials of Construction
Hazardous or Insanitary Premises
Inadequate Maintenance
Inadequate Exits
Fire Hazards
Inadequate Fire Protection or
Improper Occupancy (examples)

Enclosed Patio Conversions

Garage Conversions

Illegal Divisions of Dwellings

Laundry Room Conversions

Rumpus Room Conversions

Storage Room Conversions

Any Other Types of Conversions

Abandoned and Unfinished Buildings
Unpainted Buildings, or Buildings the Paint on Which has Been Cracked, Chipped or Faded
Broken Windows
Inadequate or Unsightly Boarding or Windows or Doors

Property Maintenance, Substandard Property

Any property, or portion thereof, in which there exists any of the following conditions is a substandard property:

Overgrown vegetation
Dead trees, weeds and debris
Unkept lawns
Dead grass
Unkept flower beds
Dirt instead of green sod
Autos, trucks, trailers, campers, boats and other mobile equipment parked on yard areas not improved with driveway paving which yard areas are contiguous to streets or highways
Inoperative or abandoned motor vehicles or parts thereof maintained on the premises
Abandoned and broken equipment
Neglected machinery
Broken or discarded furniture and household equipment in yard areas
Clotheslines in front yard areas
Garbage cans stored in front or side yards except when placed immediately adjacent to streets within 12 hours of the scheduled day of collection
Packing boxes or other debris stored in yard areas
Lumber, junk, trash or debris
Abandoned, discarded or unused objects of equipment such as automobiles, furniture, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, cans or containers
Stagnant water or excavations
Anachronistic signs (Signs maintained on a premises which advertise a use, product or service that is no longer offered on the property)
Graffiti