Lawndale Municipal Code Ch. 15.24 Residential Code

A. The 2025 California Residential Code as amended by Title 30 of the 2025 Los Angeles County Residential Code together with their appendices are adopted by the city as the city's residential code, to regulate the erection, construction, enlargements, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, use, equipment, height, area, security, abatement, and maintenance of certain residential buildings or structures within the city, and provide for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor, are hereby adopted by reference, and conflicting ordinances are hereby repealed.

B. All of the regulations, provisions, conditions, and terms of the codes, together with their appendices, one copy of which will be on file and accessible to the public for inspection at the city clerk's office, are referred to, adopted and made part of this chapter as if fully set forth in this chapter with the exceptions, deletions, additions, and amendments thereto as set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 1050-10 § 37; Ord. 1095-13 § 14; Ord. 1096-13 § 14; Ord. 1130-17 § 11; Ord. 1167-20 § 11; Ord. 1193-22 § 10; Ord. 1212-26, 3/2/2026)

A. No person shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any provision of this 2025 California Residential Code, including other codes duly adopted by this chapter.

B. A violation of this section is punishable as an infraction pursuant to Section 1.08.030 of this code or punishable as a misdemeanor pursuant to Section 1.08.020 of this code.

(Ord. 1050-10 § 37; Ord. 1095-13 § 15; Ord. 1096-13 § 15; Ord. 1130-17 § 12; Ord. 1167-20 § 12; Ord. 1193-22 § 11; Ord. 1212-26, 3/2/2026)

The 2025 Los Angeles County Residential Code, as adopted by Section 15.24.010, is hereby amended as follows:

Wherever reference is made to the County of Los Angeles or to the unincorporated area of the County, such area shall be deemed to include within its corporate limits the area of the city for purposes of fulfilling the requirements of this chapter.

(Ord. 1050-10 § 37; Ord. 1095-13 § 16; Ord. 1096-13 § 16; Ord. 1130-17 § 13; Ord. 1167-20 § 13; Ord. 1193-22 § 12; Ord. 1212-26, 3/2/2026)

Whenever an apparent conflict or inconsistency exists between any provision of the residential code, as adopted in Section 15.24.010, and any provision of this code, each provision shall be construed so as to supplement the other. In the event any apparently conflicting or inconsistent provisions may not reasonably be so construed, the city's community development director shall determine which provision shall prevail.

(Ord. 1050-10 § 37)

The adoption hereby of the residential code, as set forth in Section 15.24.010, shall not be construed for any purpose as creating any entitlement or authorizing any business or use which is prohibited by any provision contained in this code.

(Ord. 1050-10 § 37)

The city council hereby declares that should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence or word of this chapter or the residential code, hereby adopted by reference in Section 15.24.010, be rendered or declared invalid by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction, or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences and words of this chapter and the residential code hereby adopted shall remain in full force and effect.

(Ord. 1050-10 § 37)