Bell Gardens Municipal Code Ch. 6.19 International Property Maintenance Code

A. The 2024 International Property Maintenance Code as published by the International Code Council, provides minimum requirements and standards regulating buildings or structures which are dilapidated, unsafe, dangerous, unsanitary, or a menace to the life, limb, health, morals, property, safety, and general welfare of the people of the City, or which are a likely resort for vagrant or dissolute persons, and provides penalties for the violations thereof, is hereby adopted by reference and all conflicted ordinances are hereby repealed.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 the exceptions, deletions, additions and amendments thereto as set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 962, 1/26/2026)

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. 962, 1/26/2026)

Every person violating any provision of the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code as published by the International Code Council, adopted by reference by BGMC § 6.19.010, 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. 962, 1/26/2026)