Bell Gardens Municipal Code Ch. 6.04 Building Code

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Prior legislation: Prior code § 8100.

A. The 2025 California Building Code as amended by Title 26, Los Angeles County Building Code (adopted 2025 by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors), together with their appendices, which regulate the erection, construction, enlargements, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, use, equipment, height, area, security, abatement, and maintenance of buildings or structures within the city provide for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor, and provide for penalties for violation thereto, are hereby adopted by reference and conflicting ordinances are hereby repealed.

B. All of the regulations, provisions, conditions, and terms of said codes, together with their appendices, one copy of which will be on file and accessible to the public for inspection at the community development department, are hereby referred to, adopted and made part of this chapter as if fully set forth in this chapter with exceptions, deletions, additions, and amendments thereto as set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 652-U § 3, 1995; Ord. 723-U § 1, 1999; Ord. 764-U § 1, 2002; Ord. 815 § 1, 2008; Ord. 838 § 1, 2011; Ord. 865 § 4, 2015; Ord. 903 § 1, 2020; Ord. 930 § 1, 2023; Ord. 962, 1/26/2026)

Every person violating any provision of the 2025 California Building Code as amended by Title 26, Los Angeles Building Code, and appendices adopted by reference by BGMC § 6.04.010 or of any permit or license granted thereunder, or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, is guilty of a misdemeanor unless reduced to an infraction pursuant to Chapter 1.12 BGMC. Upon conviction thereof he or she shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed six months or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of such penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue. Each day that a violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. 652-U § 3, 1995; Ord. 723-U § 2, 1999; Ord. 764-U § 2, 2002; Ord. 815 § 2, 2008; Ord. 838 § 2, 2011; Ord. 865 § 5, 2015; Ord. 903 § 2, 2020; Ord. 930 § 2, 2023; Ord. 962, 1/26/2026)

Whenever any of the names or terms defined in this section are used in this code, each such name or term shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it in this section:

"Board of appeals"

shall mean the board of appeals established by Section 105 of the Bell Gardens building code.

"Building department"

shall mean the building department of the city of Bell Gardens.

"Building official and engineer"

shall mean the person designated to act as building official by the city council.

"City council" or "board of supervisors"

shall mean the city council of the city of Bell Gardens unless the context requires otherwise.

"County," "county of Los Angeles," or "unincorporated territory of the county of Los Angeles"

shall mean the city of Bell Gardens.

"Electrical code"

shall mean the electrical code of the city of Bell Gardens.

"Fire code"

shall mean the fire code of the city of Bell Gardens.

"General fund"

shall be the city treasury of the city of Bell Gardens.

"Health code" or "Los Angeles County Health Code"

shall mean the health code of the city of Bell Gardens.

"Health officer"

shall mean the health officer of the city of Bell Gardens.

"Mechanical code"

shall mean the mechanical code of the city of Bell Gardens.

"Plumbing code"

shall mean the plumbing code of the city of Bell Gardens.

"Special inspector"

shall mean a person holding a valid certificate of registration issued by the county of Los Angeles as set forth in Section 1701 of said Building Code, or a person otherwise determined to be qualified by the building official.

(Ord. 652-U § 3, 1995)

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, fees for plan check, inspection and other miscellaneous services shall be based on the most current fee set forth by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 652-U § 3, 1995)

The Bell Gardens building code, adopted by reference in BGMC § 6.04.010, is amended by modifying subsection 2 of Section 106.3 (work exempted) of the 2013 California Building Code, as amended by 2014 County of Los Angeles Building Code (Title 26), to read as follows:

(Ord. 652-U § 3, 1995; Ord. 865 § 6, 2015)

Repealed by Ord. 962.

(Ord. 815 § 9, 2008; Ord. 838 § 3, 2011; Ord. 865 § 7, 2015; Ord. 903 § 3, 2020; Ord. 930 § 3, 2023)