Los Angeles County Municipal Code Ch. 1 Administration

100 - ADOPTION AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Except as hereinafter changed or modified, Sections 102 through 119 of Chapter 1 of Title 26 of the Los Angeles County Code are adopted and incorporated by reference into this Title 33 of the Los Angeles County Code as if fully set forth below,

and shall be known as Sections 102 through 119 of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Los Angeles County Code.

Except as hereinafter changed or modified, Chapters 2 through 11, 14, 15, and 16, and Appendix A, Chapters A1, A3, A4, and A5, of that certain code known and designated as the 2025 California Existing Building Code, as published by the California Building Standards Commission, are adopted and incorporated by reference into this Title 33, as if fully set forth below, and shall be known as Chapters 2 through 11, 14, 15 and 16, and Appendix A, Chapters A1, A3, A4, and A5, of Title 33 of the Los Angeles County Code.

A copy of the 2025 California Existing Building Code shall be at all times maintained by the Building Official for use and examination by the public.

(Ord. 2025-0053 § 2, 2025; Ord. 2022-0057 § 2, 2022; Ord. 2019-0062 § 2, 2019; Ord. 2016-0059 § 1, 2016.)

101 - TITLE, PURPOSE, AND INTENT

Title 33 of the Los Angeles County Code shall be known as the "Existing Building Code," may be cited as such, and will be referred to herein as "this Code."

(Ord. 2016-0059 § 1, 2016.)

The purpose of this Code is to establish the minimum requirements to safeguard the public health, safety, and general welfare by regulating the repair, alteration, change of occupancy, addition to, and relocation of existing buildings. Consistent with this purpose, the provisions of this Code are intended to confer a benefit on the community as a whole and are not intended to establish a duty of care toward any particular person.

This Code shall not be construed to hold the County of Los Angeles or any officer, employee, or agent thereof responsible for any damage to persons or property by reason of any inspection authorized herein, nor by reason of the issuance or non- issuance of any permit authorized herein, nor for any action or omission in connection with the application or enforcement of this Code. By adopting the provisions of this Code, the County does not intend to impose on itself, its employees, or agents any mandatory duties of care toward persons and property within its jurisdiction so as to provide a basis of civil liability for damages.

(Ord. 2016-0059 § 1, 2016.)

Construction work covered in this Code, including any related demolition, shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 15.

(Ord. 2016-0059 § 1, 2016.)