Irwindale Municipal Code Ch. 15.10 Green Building Standards Code

A. There is hereby adopted, as the city's green building standards code, except as provided in this chapter, that certain green building standards code known and designated as the Los Angeles County Green Building Standards Code, 2026 Edition (Title 31 of the Los Angeles County Code), which incorporates and amends the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, including all appendixes thereto and changes made by the County of Los Angeles and by the city of Irwindale, and such code shall be and become the building code of the city, regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, grading, use, occupancy, location and maintenance of all buildings or structures and prescribing conditions under which such work may be carried on within the city and providing for the issuance of permits and the collection of fees therefor.

B. Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 2025-0052, as adopted by the county of Los Angeles, is adopted in its entirety.

(Ord. No. 649, § 11, 1-26-11; Ord. No. 674, § 7, 1-8-14; Ord. No. 709, § 12, 1-11-17; Ord. No. 743, § 12, 1-8-20; Ord. No. 764, § 11, 1-11-23; Ord. No. 769, § 11, 5-24-23; Ord. No. 817, § 13, 2-25-26)

Three copies of the Los Angeles County Green Building Standards Code, referred to in Section 15.10.010 of this chapter, have been deposited in the office of the city clerk and shall be at all times maintained by said clerk for use and examination by the public.

(Ord. No. 649, § 12, 1-26-11)

Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in the Los Angeles County Green Building Standards Code, each such name or term shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it in this section as follows:

"Board of appeals" means the board of appeals established by the Los Angeles County Building Code.

"Board of supervisors" means the city council.

"Building department" means the building and safety division of the department of public works, acting for the city.

"Building code," "uniform building" or "Los Angeles County Building Code" means Chapter 15.04 of this code;

"Building official" means the director of public works or his or her designee.

"City" means the city of Irwindale.

"County," "county of Los Angeles" or "unincorporated territory of the county of Los Angeles" means the city.

"County engineer" means the director of public works of the county of Los Angeles.

"Electrical code" means Chapter 15.08 of this code.

"Fire code" means Chapter 15.12 of this code.

"Fire zone" means the fire zone or zones adopted by an ordinance creating and establishing fire zones.

"General fund" means the city treasury.

"Health code" or "Los Angeles County Health Code" means Chapter 8.04 of this code.

"Health officer" means the health officer of the city.

"Mechanical code" means Chapter 15.20 of this code.

"Plumbing code" means Chapter 15.16 of this code.

"Residential code" means Chapter 15.06 of this code.

(Ord. No. 649, § 13, 1-26-11)

The fee schedules adopted by Section 15.10.10 of this title may be amended by resolution adopted by the city council.

(Ord. No. 649, § 14, 1-26-11)