Chapter IX — BUILDING REGULATIONS›Article 1.5 — AMENDMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE
Los Angeles Municipal Code Art. 1.5 , Division 9 [roof Assemblies]
Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · Los Angeles
Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code Article 1.5 · Text as of 2026-10-19
SEC. 91.5.900. BASIC PROVISIONS.¶
(Amended by Ord. No. 186,488, Eff. 12/27/19.)
Chapter 9 of the CRC is hereby adopted by reference except as amended or modified herein. Section R902.2 of the 2019 California Residential Code is not adopted.
91.5.902.2. Fire-retardant-treated Shingles and Shakes. (Amended by Ord. No. 188,797, Eff. 12/31/25.) Fire-retardant-treated wood shakes and shingles are wood shakes and shingles complying with UBC Standard 15-3 or 15-4 which are impregnated by the full-cell vacuum-pressure process with fire-retardant chemicals, and which have been qualified by UBC Standard 15-2 or ASTM E108 or UL 790 for use on Class A, B or C roofs. Fire-retardant-treated wood shakes and shingles shall comply with ICC-ES EG107 and with the weathering requirements contained in California Health and Safety Code Section 13132.7(j). Each bundle shall bear labels from an ICBO accredited quality control agency identifying their roof-covering classification and indicating their compliance with ICC-ES EG107 and with the weathering requirements contained in California Health and Safety Code Section 13132.7(j).
No wood shake or shingle roof covering is permitted as provided by LAMC Subsection 91.1505.1.
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