Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 8 — Building Regulations
Huntington Park Municipal Code Ch. 11 Mechanical Code
Huntington Park Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Huntington Park
Cite as: Huntington Park Municipal Code Chapter 11 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Prior ordinance history: Ordinance 923-NS repealed and replaced Chapter 11 consisting of Ords. 464-NS, 504-NS, 528-NS, 560-NS, 577-NS, 596-NS, 624-NS, 625-NS, 627-NS, 677-NS, 895-NS and 917-NS. Ordinance 2016-954 repealed and replaced Chapter 11 consisting of Ord. 923-NS. Ordinance 2020-981 repealed and replaced Chapter 11 consisting of Ord. 2016-954.
§ 8-11.01. Mechanical Code administration.¶
Except as hereinafter changed or modified, the administration of the Mechanical 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 11 of the City of Huntington Park Municipal Code shall be known as the Mechanical 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."
101.3 Scope. The provisions of this Code shall apply to the erection, alteration, installation, repair, relocation, movement, improvement, removal connection or conversion, use or maintenance of any heating, ventilating, cooling, refrigeration systems, incinerators or other miscellaneous heat-producing appliances mechanical equipment and/or appliances or any other mechanical work regulated by this Code within the City.
Where, in any specific case, different sections of this Code specify different materials, methods of construction or other requirements, the most restrictive shall govern. Where there is a conflict between a general requirement and a specific requirement, the specific requirement shall be applicable.
In the event, any differences in requirements exist between the accessibility requirements of this Code and the accessibility requirements of the California Code of Regulations, Title 24 (also referred to as the California Building Standards Code), then the California Code of Regulations shall govern.
106.1 Plan Check Requirements. When required by the building official to verify compliance with this Code, relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations; plans and, when deemed necessary by the building official, calculations, and other required data shall be submitted for plan review. The building official may require plans and calculations to be prepared by an engineer registered by the State to practice as such. Only after the plans have been approved may the applicant apply for a mechanical permit for such work. The building official may also require such plans be reviewed by other departments and/or divisions of the City to verify compliance with the laws and ordinances under their jurisdiction.
Separate Mechanical Code plan review is required for any of the following:
| (a) | To verify compliance with State energy requirements when such information is not shown completely on the building plans; |
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| (b) | Installations where the aggregate BTU input capacity for either comfort heating or comfort cooling is more than 500,000 BTU; |
| (c) | Type I or Type II commercial hoods; |
| (d) | Parking garage exhaust ventilation systems; |
| (e) | Product conveying duct system; |
| (f) | Spray booths; |
| (g) | Stair pressurization systems; |
| (h) | Installation of fire dampers, smoke dampers and/ |
| (i) | Air moving systems supplying air in excess of 2000 cfm and where smoke detectors are required in the duct work; |
| (j) | Any installation in a building of Type I-A, Type II-A, Type III-A, Type IV or Type V-A fire-resistive construction where penetrations are required of fire-resistive walls, floors or ceilings. |
Plans, calculations, reports or documents for work regulated by this Code, relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations shall bear the seal, signature and number of a mechanical engineer when required by the California Business and Professions Code. A seal and number shall not be required for work authorized by the said article to be performed by a person not registered or certified as an engineer or architect.
106.3 Information Required on Mechanical Plans. Plans shall be drawn to scale upon substantial paper or other material suitable to the building official shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the nature and scope of the work proposed, and shall show in detail that the proposed construction will conform to the provisions of this Code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
The first sheet of each set of plans shall give the street address of the proposed work and the name, address and telephone number of the owner and all persons who were involved in the design and preparation of the plans.
Where the scope of the proposed work involves the following, unless otherwise approved by the building official, the mechanical plans shall indicate the following:
| (a) | A complete floor plan showing the location of all proposed mechanical equipment, duct work, vents, etc.; |
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| (b) | A complete plan showing the layout, diameter and material of all proposed piping; |
| (c) | A legend of all symbols used and a list of all abbreviations used; |
| (d) | The location of all proposed inlets, outlets, diffusers, etc.; |
| (e) | The btu/ |
| (f) | Any other information requested by the building official. |
Plans for buildings more than two stories in height of other than Group R-3 and Group U Occupancies shall indicate how required fire-resistive integrity will be maintained where a penetration will be made for mechanical piping and similar systems.
When deemed necessary by the building official, the first sheet of each set of plans shall indicate the building Type of Construction as defined in the Building Code and the Mechanical Code in effect on the date of plan check submittal.
107.1 Mechanical Permit Required. No person shall erect, alter, install, repair, move, improve, remove, connect or convert, or cause the same to be done, any mechanical equipment without first obtaining a mechanical permit from the building official.
The issuance of a permit without first requiring a plan review shall not prevent the building official from requesting plans deemed necessary to verify that the work performed under said permit complies with this Code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
107.2 Work Exempted from Mechanical Permit. A mechanical permit shall not be required for the following:
| (a) | Installation of portable appliances or equipment used for heating ventilating, or cooling (refrigeration or evaporative) which does not require either a Building Permit or an Electrical Permit to install; |
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| (b) | Repair or replacement of steam, hot, or chilled water piping, and refrigeration piping which were previously permitted and inspected under a valid mechanical permit; |
| (c) | Repair or replacement of components to a refrigeration system which were previously permitted and inspected under a valid Mechanical permit. |
| (d) | Repair or replacement of any component, part or assembly of an appliance which does not alter its original approval and complies with the other applicable requirements of this Code; |
| (e) | Any unit refrigerating system. |
Exemption from the permit requirements of this Code shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in violation of the provisions of other laws or ordinances.
(§ 2, Ord. 2020-981, eff. February 21, 2020)
§ 8-11.02. Los Angeles County Code, Title 29, Mechanical Code adopted.¶
Los Angeles County Mechanical Code Chapters 2 through 17 and Appendices B, C and D, Title 29, the 2019 Los Angeles County Mechanical Code, as amended and in effect on or before January 1, 2020, adopting the 2019 California Mechanical 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 29 of the Los Angeles County Mechanical 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 Mechanical Code and may be cited as Title 8 Chapter 11 of the City of Huntington Park Municipal Code.
(§ 2, Ord. 2020-981, eff. February 21, 2020)
§ 8-11.03. Effect of adoption.¶
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)
§ 8-11.04. Penalty—Violations.¶
(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)
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