Cudahy Municipal Code Ch. 15.32 Green Building Standards Code

(1) The 2022 California Green Building Standards Code as amended by Title 31 of the 2022 Los Angeles County Green Building Standards Code, together with their appendices, which regulate the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, use, equipment, height, area, security, abatement, and maintenance of buildings or structures, planning, design, operation, construction, use and occupancy of every newly constructed building or structure 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and provide for penalties for violation thereto, are hereby adopted by reference, and conflicting ordinances are hereby repealed.

(2) 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 city clerk’s office, 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. 729 § 12, 2022).

Whenever any of the names or terms defined in this section are used in the green building standards code adopted in CMC 15.32.010, each name or term shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it in this section as follows:

(1) “Board of appeals” shall mean the planning commission.

(2) “Building department” shall mean the building division of the city of Cudahy.

(3) “City” shall mean the city of Cudahy.

(4) “County,” “county of Los Angeles,” or “unincorporated territory of the county of Los Angeles” shall mean the city of Cudahy.

(5) “County engineer” shall mean the city engineer of the city of Cudahy.

(6) “Electrical code” shall mean the electrical code adopted by CMC 15.08.010.

(7) “Fire code” shall mean the fire code adopted by CMC 8.08.010.

(8) “General fund” shall mean the city treasury of the city of Cudahy.

(9) “Health code” or “Los Angeles County Health Code” shall mean the health code adopted by CMC 8.04.010

(10) “Mechanical code” shall mean the mechanical code adopted by CMC 15.16.010.

(11) “Plumbing code” shall mean the plumbing code adopted by CMC 15.12.010.

(12) “Residential code” shall mean the residential code adopted by CMC 15.29.010. (Ord. 639 § 14, 2014; Ord. 625 § 12, 2013).

Every person violating any provision of the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code as amended by Title 31 of the 2019 Los Angeles Green Building Standards Code and appendices, adopted by reference by CMC 15.32.010 or of any permit or license granted thereunder, or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 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. 729 § 13, 2022).

As more fully described below, the building official, and permittees, shall ensure adequate space for recycling is incorporated into building plans as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 23, the California Green Building Standards Code, Chapter 4, Residential Mandatory Measures, and Chapter 5, Nonresidential Mandatory Measures:

4.410.2 Recycling by Occupants

Where 5 or more multifamily dwelling units are constructed on a building site, provide readily accessible area(s) that serves all buildings on the site and are identified for the depositing, storage and collection of nonhazardous materials for recycling, including (at a minimum) paper, corrugated cardboard, glass, plastics, organic waste, and metals, or meet a lawfully enacted local recycling ordinance, if more restrictive.

5.410.1 Recycling by Occupants

Provide readily accessible areas that serve the entire building and are identified for the depositing, storage and collection of non-hazardous materials for recycling, including (at a minimum) paper, corrugated cardboard, glass, plastics, organic waste, and metals or meet a lawfully enacted local recycling ordinance, if more restrictive.

5.410.1.1 Additions

All additions conducted within a 12-month period under single or multiple permits, resulting in an increase of 30 percent or more in floor area, shall provide recycling areas on site.

(Ord. 716 § 4, 2021).