Inglewood Municipal Code § 11-92 Building, Construction and Demolition Activities

No person, firm, association or corporation shall commence any building construction, or demolition activities until he or she has first obtained the appropriate building, construction or demolition permit from the City Administrator or designee. The City Administrator or designee may, at his or her discretion based upon the scope of the proposed activities, require the applicant prior to the issuance of any such permit to submit a written plan of his or her proposed activities including, but not limited to, how he or she will mitigate any inconvenience, dust, or potential harmful effects to the public during the construction or demolition activities, how he or she will dispose of construction earth, dirt, dust, or weeds, waste, and any other requirements necessary to protect the public from the potential harmful effects of said building, construction, or demolition activities.

(Ord. 08-24 11-18-08)

Unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this Chapter shall be defined as follows:

"City"

shall mean the City of Inglewood.

"Contractor"

shall mean any person who undertakes, or offers to undertake, or does him or herself or through others, the construction, alteration, repair, excavation, addition to, subtraction from, improvement, moving, wrecking, or demolishing of any building or other structure, project, development, or improvement, or any part thereof, including the erection of scaffolding, or other structures, or works in connection therewith. "Contractor" shall include specialty contractor, but shall not include anyone who merely furnishes materials or supplies without fabricating them into, or consuming them in the performance of, the work of the contractor.

"Large project"

shall mean any City-sponsored development project within the City consisting of 20 or more residential dwelling units or 20,000 or more square feet of commercial or industrial development including renovation or redevelopment of existing spaces, or any City capital improvement project.

"Permit"

shall mean an official document issued by the City under this Chapter.

"Person"

shall mean any person, firm, association, or corporation.

"Subcontractor"

shall mean any person who undertakes, or offers to undertake, or does by him or herself or through others, for a contractor, the furnishing of any labor or service in constructing, altering, repairing, excavating, adding to, subtracting from, altering, moving, wrecking, or demolishing any building or other structure, project, or development, or improvement, including the erection of scaffolding, or other structure, or works in connection therewith.

(Ord. 26-05, 3/3/2026)

No contractor, subcontractor, or person shall be issued a permit for a large project unless the person is:

(a) A licensed contractor licensed by the California Contractors State License Board;

(b) An employee, agent, or authorized representative of a licensed contractor;

(c) The property owner performing their work; or

(d) An employee of the owner, provided that the owner shows evidence of workers' compensation insurance required by State and City laws and their Federal tax identification number.

(Ord. 26-05, 3/3/2026)

A contractor, subcontractor, or person applying for a permit for a large project shall submit the following information as part of the permit application and prior to the commencement of work:

(a) The applicant shall provide a list of all contractors and subcontractors that conduct work and/or hired to conduct work or are proposed to conduct work or proposed to be hired on the large project. Information for such contractors and subcontractors on the list shall include documents that verify evidence of each contractor's and subcontractor's workers' compensation insurance and their State contractor license and license category, City business license, and Federal tax identification number. If the applicant is the contractor or subcontractor, they shall provide the information required herein for their business on the application. No person shall contract or subcontract construction work without a valid contractor's license pursuant to applicable provisions of the California Business and Professions Code.

(b) For each contractor and subcontractor on the list provided in subsection (a) above, the applicant shall provide a disclosure of an pending or final determinations pertaining to State or Federal labor violations and any penalties paid to any government agencies related to such violations within the prior five years from the date of the application for each contractor and subcontractors on the large project. If the applicant is the contractor or subcontractor, they shall provide this disclosure for themselves on the application as required herein.

(Ord. 26-05, 3/3/2026)

(a) If at any time after the permit for a large project is issued and a change occurs in any information submitted to the City pursuant to this Chapter, the permittee shall submit updated information to the City within three business days of the permittee acquiring knowledge of such change.

(b) If the permittee is a contractor that hires a new subcontractor after the issuance of their permit, the contractor shall within three business days of such hiring, either update the information submitted to the City pursuant to this Chapter to include the information regarding the subcontractor, or require the subcontractor to obtain a permit under this Chapter.

(c) If a new contractor or new subcontractor begins work commences on the large project, the contractor or subcontractor shall submit an application for a permit to the City within three business days of commencing work on the large project.

(Ord. 26-05, 3/3/2026)

In the event that the applicant cannot provide the complete list of valid subcontractors and the information required above upon permit application for a large project, the applicant shall provide to the City within a reasonable period after issuance of each permit but prior to commencement of any work pursuant to said permit, all information required by Section 11-92.3. Failure to comply with the provisions of this Chapter, including Sections 11-92.3 and 11-92.4, may result in one or more of the following:

(a) Issuance of a Stop Work Order;

(b) Revocation of the permit;

(c) The permit applicant paying a penalty for default to the City in an amount equal to the original permit fee for each violation to defray City costs of enforcement of this Chapter;

(d) The issuance of an administrative citation pursuant to Article 11.4 or administrative penalties as set forth in Articles 2 and 3 of Chapter 1 of the Inglewood Municipal Code;

(e) Termination of any contract between the City and the applicant; or

(f) Criminal prosecution pursuant to Section 1-18 of the Inglewood Municipal Code.

(Ord. 26-05, 3/3/2026)

Any work performed before satisfying this Chapter's requirements shall be deemed performed without the required permit.

(Ord. 26-05, 3/3/2026)

To implement the provisions of this Chapter, the City Manager may adopt administrative procedures, regulations, and guidelines consistent with the provisions of this Chapter. These administrative procedures, regulations, and guidelines shall have the force and effect of law and may be relied upon by the parties to determine their rights and responsibilities under this Chapter. Such administrative procedures, regulations, and guidelines shall be posted at City Hall or on the City's website or made available by the City when so adopted.

(Ord. 26-05, 3/3/2026)