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Los Angeles Municipal Code Div. 5 Repair and Alterations to Existing Buildings and Structures

Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles

Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code Division 5 · Text as of 2026-10-04

(Added by Ord. No. 173,011, Eff. 1/30/00.)

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SEC. 161.501. ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS OR REPAIRS.

(Added by Ord. No. 173,011, Eff. 1/30/00.)

For additions, alterations or repairs, see the provisions of Chapter IX of this Code.

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SEC. 161.502. RELOCATION.

(Added by Ord. No. 173,011, Eff. 1/30/00.)

The relocation of buildings or structures into or within the City of Los Angeles shall be regulated pursuant to the provisions of Chapter IX of this Code.

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SEC. 161.503. PERMITS.

(Added by Ord. No. 173,011, Eff. 1/30/00.)

No building or structure regulated by this article shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, converted or demolished unless a separate permit for each building or structure has first been obtained from the Department of Building and Safety in the manner and according to the applicable conditions prescribed in Chapter IX of this Code.

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