Bell Gardens Municipal Code Ch. 6.14 Residential Code

A. The 2025 California Residential Code as amended by Title 30, Los Angeles County Residential Code (adopted 2025 by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors), which provides minimum requirements and standards for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare by regulating the design, construction, installation, quality of materials, use, occupancy, location, and maintenance of all buildings, structures, grading, and certain equipment as specifically set forth therein, and provides penalties for the violations thereof, with all changes and amendments thereto, is hereby adopted by reference and all conflicting ordinances are hereby repealed.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 community development department, are hereby referred to, adopted and made part of this chapter as if fully set forth in this chapter with the exceptions, deletions, additions and amendments thereto as set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 838 § 11, 2011; Ord. 865 § 19, 2015; Ord. 903 § 10, 2020; Ord. 930 § 9, 2023; Ord. 962, 1/26/2026)

Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in the residential code adopted by reference in BGMC § 6.14.010, each such name or term shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it in this section, as follows:

"Board of supervisors"

shall mean the city council for the city of Bell Gardens.

"Building official"

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

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

shall mean the city of Bell Gardens.

"Los Angeles County Fire Code"

shall mean the city of Bell Gardens fire code.

"Residential code"

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

(Ord. 838 § 11, 2011; Ord. 903 § 10, 2020; Ord. 930 § 9, 2023)

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. 838 § 11, 2011; Ord. 903 § 10, 2020; Ord. 930 § 9, 2023)

Every person violating any provision of the 2025 California Residential Code as amended by Title 30, Los Angeles County Residential Code, and appendices adopted by reference by BGMC § 6.14.010 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. 838 § 11, 2011; Ord. 865 § 20, 2015; Ord. 903 § 10, 2020; Ord. 930 § 9, 2023; Ord. 962, 1/26/2026)