Bradbury Municipal Code Ch. 12 Existing Building Code

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 400U, § 8, adopted December 16, 2025, in effect repealed former Ch. 12, §§ 17.12.010—17.12.080, and added a new Ch. 12. Former Ch. 12 pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from Ord. No. 381, § 8, adopted January 18, 2022; and Ord. No. 397, § 8, adopted June 17, 2025.

(a) Except as hereinafter provided, Title 33, Existing Building Code of the 2026 Los Angeles County Code, as amended and in effect on January 1, 2026, adopting the 2025 California Existing Building Code, (Part 10 of Title 24 of the 2025 California Code of Regulations), incorporating Sections 102 through 119 of Chapter 1, of Title 26 of the 2025 Los Angeles County Code, Chapters 2 through 4, 15, 16 and Appendix A, Guidelines For Retrofit of Existing Buildings, is hereby adopted by reference and shall constitute and may be cited as the existing building code of the City of Bradbury.

(b) In the event of any conflict between provisions of the California Existing Building Code, 2025 Edition, Title 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 or 32 of the 2026 Los Angeles County Code, Title XVII of the Bradbury Municipal Code or any amendment to the existing building code contained in this chapter, the most restrictive requirements shall prevail.

(c) Title 33 of the 2026 Los Angeles County Code and the California Existing Building Code, 2025 Edition are available online for use and examination by the public.

(Ord. No. 400U, § 8, 12-16-2025; Ord. No. 400, § 8, 1-20-2026)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17.12.010, whenever any of the following names or terms are used in the existing building code, each such name or terms shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it in this section as follows:

(1) "Board of appeals" shall mean the board of appeals established in Section 105 of the Bradbury Building Code.

(2) "Building department" shall mean the City of Bradbury Building and Safety Division of the Community Development Department.

(3) "Building official and engineer" shall mean the person designated to act as building official by the City Council.

(4) "City council" or "board of supervisors" shall mean the City Council of the City of Bradbury unless the context requires otherwise.

(5) "County," "County of Los Angeles" or "unincorporated territory of the County of Los Angeles" shall mean the City of Bradbury.

(6) "County Engineer" shall mean the City Engineer of the City of Bradbury or his/her duly appointed representative.

(7) "Fire code" shall mean the fire code of the City of Bradbury.

(8) "General fund" shall mean the City treasury of the City of Bradbury.

(9) "Health code" or "Los Angeles County Health Code" shall mean the health code of the City of Bradbury.

(10) "Health officer" shall mean the health officer of Los Angeles County.

(11) "Jurisdiction" shall mean the City of Bradbury.

(12) "Mechanical code" shall mean the mechanical code of the City of Bradbury.

(13) "Plumbing code" shall mean the plumbing code of the City of Bradbury.

(14) "Electrical code" shall mean the electrical code of the City of Bradbury.

(15) "Residential code" shall mean the residential code of the City of Bradbury.

(16) "Green building standards code shall mean the green building code of the City of Bradbury.

(17) "Existing building code" shall mean the existing building code of the City of Bradbury.

(18) "Special inspector" shall mean a person holding a valid certificate of registration issued by the County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles, ICC, or IAPMO, as set forth in Section 108.6 of the Building Code, or a person otherwise determined to be qualified by the building official.

(Ord. No. 400U, § 8, 12-16-2025; Ord. No. 400, § 8, 1-20-2026)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17.12.010, subsection 112.1 of the Building Code is amended to read as follows:

105.1.1 General. To conduct the hearing provided for in this chapter and the hearings provided for in Chapter 98 and 99, the City Council shall act as the board of appeals.

(Ord. No. 400U, § 8, 12-16-2025; Ord. No. 400, § 8, 1-20-2026)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17.12.010, the Building Code is amended by adding subsection 106.7 to read as follows:

106.2.1 Construction Debris Control. The Federal and State Clean Water Act prohibits the discharge of any material other than storm runoff to the storm sewer system. The City streets adjacent to or serving all properties in Bradbury are part of the storm sewer system. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of property upon which construction work, of any type, takes place to provide a plan for controlling discharges of construction debris to prevent the discharge of such debris to the storm sewer system. No construction work shall take place until such plan is approved by the City Manager or his/her designee. Where feasible, the area for containment of debris shall be located upon the same lot where the construction is to take place. Due to the topographic nature of the City, certain onsite locations may not be feasible. In such cases as determined by the City Manager or his/her designee, the owner or contractor may obtain an encroachment permit to establish the area of containment in the street in front of the property, subject to all conditions imposed as part of the permit.

For the purposes of this section, construction debris shall be considered to include liquid, cementitious, organic, or earth materials. The plan for controlling construction debris shall establish a work area for trades which require water to produce their work. Such area shall be dike or excavated to prevent water borne debris from leaving the construction site. Products of such activity shall be properly disposed of in accordance with all applicable laws prior to final approval of the building permit. These products include without limitation, brick dust, concrete spoil, stucco spoil, and similar materials.

(Ord. No. 400U, § 8, 12-16-2025; Ord. No. 400, § 8, 1-20-2026)

(a) Asbestos removal - Notification. Applications for demolition permits and for building permits for the renovation of existing buildings involving one hundred square feet or more of asbestos containing materials shall be accompanied by notification of the finding of asbestos-containing materials, the removal techniques to be utilized, clean-up procedures, the location of the waste disposal site where such material will be deposited, the scheduled starting and completion dates of demolition and renovation, the procedures to be followed in the event that unexpected asbestos is found or previously nonfriable asbestos material becomes friable, and such other information as is deemed necessary by the building official issuing such permits. Copies of notification made to the South Coast Air Quality Management District shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this section.

(b) Asbestos removal - Demolition and building permits. No demolition or building permits shall be issued unless notification is made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and state law. All persons performing such work must be certified in accordance with state law

(Ord. No. 400U, § 8, 12-16-2025; Ord. No. 400, § 8, 1-20-2026)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17.12.010, subsection 105.3 is amended by adding a new paragraph 8 to read as follows:

Contain adequate evidence as required by the City Manager or his/her designee that the proposed construction fully complies with all applicable provisions of the zoning ordinance.

(Ord. No. 400U, § 8, 12-16-2025; Ord. No. 400, § 8, 1-20-2026)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17.12.010, Section 101.2 of the existing building code is amended to read as follows:

101.2 Scope. The provisions of this section shall apply only to permits for buildings or structures on individual lots or parcels and are not intended to be supplementary to geologic investigations required to qualify divisions of land as set forth in Title XVII of the Bradbury Municipal Code.

(Ord. No. 400U, § 8, 12-16-2025; Ord. No. 400, § 8, 1-20-2026)

(a) Compliance with Code. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure or perform any grading in the City, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of the Code.

(b) Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of the existing building code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of the building code is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. No. 400U, § 8, 12-16-2025; Ord. No. 400, § 8, 1-20-2026)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17.12.010, fees for plan check, inspection and all other miscellaneous services shall be based on the fee schedule as approved by resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. No. 400U, § 8, 12-16-2025; Ord. No. 400, § 8, 1-20-2026)