Chapter IX — BUILDING REGULATIONS
Los Angeles Municipal Code Art. 1 Amendments to the California Building Standards Code [building Code]
Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · Los Angeles
Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code Article 1 · Text as of 2026-10-19
(Title Amended by Ord. No. 188,797, Eff. 12/31/25.)
Division
1 Administration
2 Definitions
3 Occupancy Classification and Use
4 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Occupancy and Use
5 General Building Heights and Areas
6 Types of Construction
7 Fire and Smoke Protection Features
7A Materials and Construction Methods for Exterior Wildfire Exposure
8 Interior Finishes
9 Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems
10 Means of Egress
11 Accessibility
12 Interior Environment
13 Energy Efficiency
14 Exterior Walls
15 Roof Assemblies and Rooftop Structures
16 Structural Design
17 Special Inspections and Tests
18 Soils and Foundations
19 Concrete
20 Aluminum
21 Masonry
22 Steel
23 Wood
24 Glass and Glazing
25 Gypsum Panel Products and Plaster
26 Plastic
27 Electrical Systems
28 Mechanical Systems
29 Plumbing Systems
30 Elevators and Conveying Systems
31 Special Construction
32 Encroachments into the Public Right-of-Way
33 Safeguards During Construction
35 Referenced Standards
61 Special Hazard Areas
62 Signs
63 Additional Provisions for Specific Uses
67 Security Provisions
70 Grading, Excavations and Fills
71 Methane Seepage Regulations
72 Fire District Regulations
81 Existing Buildings and Structures – General Requirements
82 Change of Occupancy, Use and Rating Classification
83 Relocation Permit
85 Alternative Building Standards for Joint Living and Work Quarters
86 Special Provisions for Existing Buildings
88 Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Existing Buildings
89 Abatement of Buildings, Structures, Premises and Portions Thereof Which Constitute a Nuisance or Are Hazardous, or Substandard
90 Nuisance Abatement and Discontinuance of Land Use and Discretionary Zoning Approvals; Relocation Assistance; Enforcement
91 Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Existing Tilt-up Concrete Wall Buildings
92 Voluntary – Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Existing Wood Frame Residential Buildings with Weak Cripple Walls and Unbolted Sill Plates
93 Mandatory Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Existing Wood-Frame Buildings with Soft, Weak or Open-Front Walls
94 Voluntary – Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Existing Hillside Buildings
95 Mandatory Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Existing Non-Ductile Concrete Buildings
96 Voluntary – Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Existing Reinforced Concrete and Reinforced Masonry Wall Buildings with Flexible Diaphragms
97 Existing Buildings Energy and Water Efficiency Program
Division 34 — EXISTING STRUCTURES¶
(Division Deleted by Ord. No. 184,692, Eff. 12/30/16.)
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