Huntington Park Municipal Code Ch. 4 Residential Code

Prior history: Chapter 4, Fire Districts, consisting of Sections 8-4.01 through 8-4.04, codified from Ordinance No. 1145, as amended by Ordinance No. 1495, was repealed by Ordinance No. 278-NS, effective January 14, 1981. Chapter 4, Residential Code consisting of Ord. 2016-954, was repealed and replaced by Ordinance 2020-981.

Except as hereinafter changed or modified, the administration of the Residential Code shall be as set forth in Section 8-1.01 Building Code Administration of this Code.

SECTION 101—TITLE, PURPOSE, INTENT AND SCOPE

101.1 Title. Title 8 Building Regulations, Chapter 4 of the City of Huntington Park Municipal Code shall be known as the Residential Code of the City of Huntington Park, may be cited as such, and will be referred to herein as "these regulations" or "these building standards "or "this Code."

(§ 2, Ord. 2020-981, eff. February 21, 2020)

Section 1207 of Chapter 12, Chapters 67, 68, 69, 96, 98, 99, and Appendix J of Title 26 of the Los Angeles County Code are adopted by reference as amended by City of Huntington Park Building Code (Section 8-1.03) and incorporated in to this Section 8-4.02 as if fully set forth below and shall be known as Section 1207 of Chapter 12, Chapters 67, 68, 69, 96, 98, 99, and appendix J of the City of Huntington Residential Code.

Chapters 2 through 10, 44 and Appendix H of Title 30, Los Angeles County Residential Code, as amended and in effect on or before January 1, 2020, adopting the 2019 California Residential Code, is hereby adopted by reference pursuant to the provisions of Sections 50022.1 through 50022.10 of the Government Code of the State of California as though fully set forth herein, and made a part of the Huntington Park Municipal Code with the same force and effect as though set out herein in full, including all of the regulations, revisions, conditions and terms contained therein.

Not less than one copy of said Title 30 of the Los Angeles County Residential Code together with any and all amendments thereto proposed by the City of Huntington Park, has been and is now filed in the office of the Building and Safety Division and shall be remain on file with Building Official, and shall collectively be known as the City of Huntington Park Residential Code and may be cited as Title 8 Chapter 4 of the City of Huntington Park Municipal Code.

(§ 2, Ord. 2020-981, eff. February 21, 2020)

The adoption of this Code and the repeal, addition or amendment of ordinances by this Code shall not affect the following matters:

(a) Actions and proceedings which began the effective date of this Code.

(b) Prosecution for ordinance violations committed before the effective date of this Code.

(c) Licenses and penalties due and unpaid at the effective date of this Code, and the collection of these licenses and penalties.

(d) Bonds and cash deposits required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance.

(e) Matters of record which refer to or are connected with ordinances the substances of which are included in this Code; these references shall be construed to apply to the corresponding provisions of the Code.

(§ 2, Ord. 2020-981, eff. February 21, 2020)

(a) General Penalty—Continuing Violations. Every act prohibited or declared unlawful and every failure to perform an act required by this Code is a misdemeanor or an infraction as set forth in the said respective pertinent sections of this Code and any person causing or permitting a violation of any such section of said Code shall be subject to the penalties ascribed to each such section as set forth herein. Where silent as to whether a violation is a misdemeanor or infraction, the City Attorney may prosecute such violation as either a misdemeanor or infraction in his/her discretion.

(b) Violations Including Aiding, Abetting, and Concealing. Every person who causes, aids, abets or conceals the fact of a violation of this Code is guilty of violating this Code.

(c) Enforcement by Civil Action. In addition to the penalties provided herein, the said Code may be enforced by Civil Action. Any condition existing in violation of this Code is a public nuisance and may be summarily abated by the City.

(§ 2, Ord. 2020-981, eff. February 21, 2020)