City of Industry Municipal Code Ch. 15.16 Mechanical Code

A. Except as hereinafter provided, Title 29 Mechanical Code, of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended and in effect on January 1, 2026, adopting the California Mechanical Code, 2025 Edition (California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 4) is incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth below and shall be known and may be cited as the mechanical code of the city of Industry.

B. In the event of any conflict between provisions of the California Mechanical Code, 2025 Edition, Title 29 of the Los Angeles County Code, or any amendment to the mechanical code, as set forth in the city of Industry Municipal Code, the provisions contained in the city of Industry Municipal Code shall control.

C. A copy of Title 29 of the Los Angeles County Code and the California Mechanical Code, 2025 Edition, have been deposited in the office of the city clerk and shall be at all times maintained by the city clerk for use and examination by the public.

(Ord. 383 § 2, 1975; Ord. 414 § 1, 1978; Ord. 504 § 1, 1985; Ord. 552 § 1, 1988; Ord. 572 § 1, 1990; Ord. 622 § 1, 1996; Ord. 680 § 5, 2002; Ord. 807-U § 5, 2020; Ord. 808 § 5, 2020; Ord. 820 § 5, 2023; Ord. 840U, 12/11/2025; Ord. 839, 2/12/2026)

Whenever any of the following terms or phrases are used in the Los Angeles County Mechanical Code, each such term or phrase shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it in this section:

"Building code," or "Los Angeles County Building Code"

means Chapter 15.04 of this code.

"City"

means the city of Industry.

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

shall mean the city of Industry.

"Electrical code"

means Chapter 15.20 of this code.

"Fire code" or "Los Angeles County Fire Code"

means Chapter 15.28 of this code.

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

means Chapter 8.04 of this code.

"Health officer"

shall mean the health officer of the city of Industry.

"Mechanical code"

means Chapter 15.16 of this code.

"Plumbing code"

means Chapter 15.24 of this code.

(Ord. 383 § 3, 1975; Ord. 414 § 2, 1978; Ord. 504 § 2, 1985; Ord. 680 § 5, 2002)

Section 118 of the Los Angeles County Mechanical Code is amended in its entirety as follows:

Section 118. Violations and Penalties.

No person may erect, install, alter, repair, relocate, add to, replace, use or maintain heating, ventilating, comfort cooling, or refrigeration equipment in the jurisdiction or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this code. Maintenance of equipment which was unlawful at the time it was installed and which would be unlawful under this code if installed after the effective date of this code, will constitute a continuing violation of this code.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this code will be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person will 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 this code is committed, and upon conviction of any such violation such person will be punishable by a fine, of not more than $1000.00 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 383 § 4, 1975; Ord. 680 § 5, 2002; Ord. 763 § 9, 2010)