Baldwin Park Municipal Code Ch. 94 Health and Safety

(A) There is hereby adopted by reference, except as hereinafter provided, the Los Angeles County Code, Title 11, Health and Safety as currently in effect and as amended through Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 97-0071, and portions of Title 8, Consumer Protection as contained in Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 97-0071. These ordinances and codes shall become the Health and Safety Ordinance of the City of Baldwin Park protecting and preserving the public health, safety and welfare by the enactment, inspection and enforcement of the health regulations therein contained and providing penalties for the violations of the Health Code.

(B) At least one copy of the Health Code shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk or Code Enforcement Supervisor and shall be maintained by the City Clerk or Code Enforcement Supervisor for use and examination by the public.

(C) In the event of any conflict or ambiguity between the provisions contained in the Health Code and any amendments thereto or additions thereto contained in this chapter, the amendments or additions thereto shall control.

(D) In the event of any conflict or ambiguity between any provision contained in the Health Code and any other provision of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code, the provisions of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code shall have control.

(Ord. 845, passed - -82; Am. Ord. 1171, passed 1-17-01)

Every person who owns or controls any water well or oil well, which has been abandoned, and every person owning or having possession of any premises on which any such abandoned well exists, shall cap or otherwise close the mouth of or entrance to the well in such a manner as to prevent persons from falling therein, and in such a manner that the capping or covering cannot be removed by accident or inadvertence. Capping of water wells shall be performed in accordance with standards and regulations set forth in the public health code of the city.

('83 Code, § 8.28.010) Penalty, see § 10.99

(A) The City of Baldwin Park hereby designates the fire hazard severity zones (FHSZ) as developed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Cal. Gov’t Code § 51178.

(B) The FHSZ map, approved by the City of Baldwin Park is hereby incorporated by reference, and entitled “City of Baldwin Park Fire Hazard Severity Zones” dated March 24, 2025.

(Ord. 1518, passed 7-16-25)