Chapter V — PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROTECTION›Article 7 — FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION (FIRE CODE)
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 57.705 Doors and Window Openings
Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles
Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code § 57.705 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Section 705 of the CFC is hereby adopted in its entirety with the following exceptions, modifications, and additions.
SEC. 57.705.2.4.1. OBSTRUCTIONS TO FIRE ASSEMBLIES.¶
No person shall wedge, block, obstruct, or otherwise cause or allow the impairment of the operation of a fire assembly.
SEC. 57.705.2.4.2. REMOVING WEDGES.¶
Any person in charge or control of a building shall remove any block, wedge, or other device which is known by such person to be causing a self-closing fire assembly door to remain in an open position.
SEC. 57.705.2.4.3. FIRE ASSEMBLY LABELS.¶
All fire assembly doors shall have a label or other identification showing the fire protection rating. Labels shall be approved and shall be permanently affixed at the factory. No person shall remove or otherwise obliterate the label or other identification showing the fire protection rating.
SEC. 57.705.2.4.4. PENALTIES AND MINIMUM FINES.¶
Violation of Sections 57.705.2.4.1 through 57.705.2.4.3 shall be subject to penalties and minimum fines as prescribed in Section 57.110.4 and Table 57.110.4.
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