Article VIII — BUILDING REGULATIONS
Lakewood Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Lakewood
BUILDING REGULATIONS
| CHAPTER 1 | § 8031.1. | Appeal. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Code | § 8031.2. | Area of Special Flood Hazard. | ||
| § 8031.3. | AR Zone. | |||
| Part 1 | § 8031.4. | Area of Shallow Flooding. | ||
| § 8031.5. | Base Flood. | |||
| § | 8000. | Building Code. | § 8031.6. | Basement. |
| § | 8001. | Certificates of Insurance. | § 8031.7. | Building. |
| § | 8002. | Garbage Disposal Units. | § 8031.8. | City. |
| § | 8003. | Building Address Numbering. | § 8031.9. | Developed Area. |
| § | 8004. | Unlawful to Remove House | § 8031.10. | Development. |
| Numbers on Curbs. | § 8031.11. | Encroachment. | ||
| § 8031.12. | Flood, Flooding or Flood | |||
| Part 2 | Water. | |||
| § 8031.13. | Flood Insurance Rate Map | |||
| (FIRM). | ||||
| § | 8010. | Swimming Pools and Other | § 8031.14. | Flood Insurance Study. |
| Bodies of Water Protective | § 8031.15. | Floodplain or Flood-Prone | ||
| Devices Required. | Area. | |||
| § | 8011. | Lights. | § 8031.16. | Floodplain Administrator. |
| § | 8012. | Permit. | § 8031.17. | Floodplain Management. |
| § | 8013. | Appeal to Planning | § 8031.18. | Floodplain Management |
| Commission. | Regulations. | |||
| § | 8014. | Prohibited Fences. | § 8031.19. | Floodproofing. |
| § | 8015. | Time for Compliance. | § 8031.20. | Fraud and Victimization. |
| § | 8016. | Protective Pool Covers. | § 8031.21. | Governing Body. |
| § | 8017. | Exemption of Public Bodies of | § 8031.22. | Hardship. |
| Water. | § 8031.23. | Highest Adjacent Grade. | ||
| § | 8018. | Prohibited Activity Adjacent to | § 8031.24. | Levee. |
| Pools Regulated by Section . | § 8031.25. | Levee System. | ||
| § | 8018.1. | Time for Compliance. | § 8031.26. | Lowest Floor. |
| § § |
8019. 8020. |
Permitted Hours of Construction. Permitted Hours of Construction - Exemptions. |
§ 8031.27. § 8031.28. § 8031.29. § 8031.30. |
Manufactured Home. Mean Sea Level. New Construction. Obstruction. |
| Part 3 | § 8031.31. | One-Hundred-Year Flood. | ||
| Floodplain Management | § 8031.32. | Public Safety and Nuisance. | ||
| § 8031.33. | Recreational Vehicle. | |||
| § | 8030. | Floodplain Management | § 8031.34. | Remedy a Violation. |
| Regulations. | § 8031.35. | Riverine. | ||
| § | 8031. | Definitions. |
LAKEWOOD CODE
| § | 8031.36. | Sheet Flow Area. | § 8103. | Unsafe Buildings Defined; |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| § | 8031.37. | Special Flood Hazard Area | Jurisdiction of Board of | |
| (SFHA). | Appeals. | |||
| § | 8031.38. | Start of Construction. | § 8104. | Reinspections. |
| § | 8031.39. | Structure. | § 8104.b. | Building Code Fees and |
| § | 8031.40. | Variance. | Charges. | |
| § | 8031.41. | Violation. | § 8105. | (Reserved) |
| § § § § § § § § |
8031.42. 8031.43. 8032. 8032.1. 8032.2. 8032.3. 8032.4. 8033. |
Water Surface Elevation. Watercourse. General Provisions. Basis for Establishing the Areas of Special Flood Hazard. Compliance. Interpretation. Warning and Disclaimer of Liability. Establishment of Development |
§ 8106. § 8107. § 8108. § 8109. § 8110. § 8182. § 8184. |
Permits for Buildings in Areas Subject to Flood Hazard. (Reserved) Rebound Tumbling Equipment and Centers. Building Rehabilitation Board. Foundation Construction. Sidewalks, Curbs and Gutters. Construction and Maintenance of Parking Areas. |
| Permit. | ||||
| § | 8033.1. | Designation of the Floodplain Administrator. |
CHAPTER 2 Plumbing Code |
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| § § |
8033.2. 8034. |
Duties & Responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator. Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction. |
§ 8200. § 8201. § 8202. |
Uniform Plumbing Code. Same. Definitions. Amendments to Plumbing |
| § § § § |
8034.1. 8034.2. 8035. 8035.1. |
Standards of Construction. Standards for Utilities. Variance Procedure. Nature of Variance. |
§ 8203. § 8205. |
Code. Board of Appeals. Plumbing Code Fees and Charges. |
| § | 8035.2. | Variance Hearing Board. | CHAPTER 3 | |
| § | 8035.3. | Conditions for Variances. | Electrical Code | |
| § | 8036. | Appeals. | ||
| § | 8037. | Appeal to the City Council. | § 8300. | Electrical Code. |
| § 8301. | Same. Definitions. | |||
| Part 4 | § 8302. | Amendments to Electrical | ||
| Building Code | Code. | |||
| § 8303. | Penalties. | |||
| § | 8100. | Adoption of the Building Code. | § 8304. | (Reserved) |
| § | 8101. | Same. Definitions. | § 8305. | Permits Required. |
| § | 8102. | Amendments to Building Code. | § 8306. | Work Requiring a Permit. |
| § | 8102.a. | Board of Appeals. | § 8307. | Electrical Code Fees and |
| § | 8102.b. | Work Exempted/ |
Charges. | |
| Walls. |
BUILDING REGULATIONS
| CHAPTER 4 | § 8601. | Applicability. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Code | § 8602. | Definitions. | ||
| § 8603. | Procedures for Implementation | |||
| § | 8400. | Mechanical Code. | of Water Conservation | |
| § | 8401. | Same. Definitions. | Landscaping Provisions. | |
| § | 8402. | Amendments to Mechanical | § 8604. | Landscape Plan - Required. |
| Code. | § 8605. | Landscape Permit - Required. | ||
| § | 8403. | Board of Appeals. | § 8606. | Landscape Plan - Application. |
| § | 8404. | Penalties. | § 8607. | Landscape Plan - Approval. |
| § | 8405. | Mechanical Code Fees and | § 8608. | Landscape Plan - Content. |
| Charges. | § 8609. | Water Features. | ||
| CHAPTER 5 Underground Utility Districts |
§ 8610. § 8611. § 8612. |
Water Meters. Reclaimed Water. Stormwater Management. |
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| § § § § § § |
8500. 8501. 8502. 8503. 8504. 8505. |
Intent and Purposes. Compliance With This Chapter; Public Nuisance. Definitions. Public Hearing by Council. Report by City Engineer. Council May Designate Underground Utility Districts by Resolution. |
§ 8613. § 8614. § 8615. § 8616. § 8617. |
Irrigation and Landscape Maintenance. Irrigation Audit, Irrigation Survey and Irrigation Water Use Analysis. Certificate of Completion. Relative Water Requirements of Commonly Used Plants. Existing Landscapes. |
| § § § |
8506. 8507. 8507.A. |
Unlawful Acts. New Construction. Same; Commercial and |
CHAPTER 7 Trip Reduction and Travel Demand Regulations |
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| Manufacturing Zones. | § 8700. | Trip Reduction and Travel | ||
| § | 8507.B. | Same. |
Demand Ordinance. | |
| § | 8508. | Exception, Emergency or | § 8701. | Definitions. |
| Unusual Circumstances. | § 8702. | Review of Transit Impacts. | ||
| § | 8509. | Other Exceptions. | § 8703. | Transportation Demand and |
| § | 8510. | Notice to Property Owners and | Trip Reduction Measures. | |
| Utility Companies. | § 8704. | Project Compliance. | ||
| § | 8511. | Responsibility of Utility Companies. |
§ 8705. | Enforcement. |
| § | 8512. | Responsibility of Property Owners. |
CHAPTER 8 California Residential Code |
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| § | 8513. | Responsibility of the City. | ||
| § | 8514. | Extension of Time. | § 8800. | Residential Code. |
| § 8801. | Same. Definitions. | |||
| CHAPTER 6 Water Conservation in Landscaping |
§ 8802. | Amendments to Residential Code. |
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| § | 8600. | Intent and Purposes. | § 8803. § 8804. |
Board of Appeals. Fees and Charges. |
LAKEWOOD CODE
| § | 8805. | Amendments to Table R301.2. | § 8904. | Fees and Charges. |
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| § | 8806. | Foundation Construction. | ||
| CHAPTER 10 | ||||
| CHAPTER 9 | Existing Building Code | |||
| California Green Code | ||||
| § 8950. | Existing Building Code. | |||
| § | 8900. | Green Code. | § 8951. | Same. Definitions. |
| § | 8901. | Same. Definitions. | § 8952. | Amendments to the Existing |
| § | 8902. | Amendments to the Green | Building Code. | |
| Code. | § 8953. | Board of Appeals. | ||
| § | 8903. | Board of Appeals. | § 8954. | Fees and Charges. |
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