Westlake Village Municipal Code Ch. 8.2 Electrical Code

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 298-22, § 2, adopted Dec. 14, 2022, repealed the former Ch. 8.2, §§ 8.2.005—8.2.020, and enacted a new Ch. 8.2 as set out herein. The former Ch. 8.2 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 230-13, adopted Dec. 11, 2013; Ord. No. 249-17, adopted April 26, 2017; Ord. No. 275-19, § 2, adopted Jan. 8, 2020.

Except as hereinafter provided, Title 27, Electrical Code, of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended and in effect on January 1, 2023, adopting and amending the California Electrical Code, 2022 Edition (Part 3 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), including Sections 89.102 through 89.114 of Article 89, Article 90, Chapters 1 through 9, and Annexes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J is hereby adopted by reference and shall constitute and may be cited as the Electrical Code of the City of Westlake Village.

In the event of any conflict between provisions of the California Electrical Code, 2022 Edition, Title 27 of the Los Angeles County Code, or any amendment to the Electrical Code contained in the Westlake Village Municipal Code, the provisions contained in the later listed document shall control.

A copy of Title 27 of the Los Angeles County Code and the California Electrical Code, 2022 Edition, have been deposited in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Westlake Village and shall be at all times maintained by the Clerk for use and examination by the public.

(Ord. No. 298-22, § 2, 12-14-2022)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.2.005, the Electrical Code is hereby amended by increasing the amount of each and every fee set forth in Section 82-8 of the Los Angeles County Electrical Code to be the fee set forth in the most current resolution of the City Council, establishing fees pursuant to said Electrical Code. In the event no such resolution has been adopted, said fees shall be two (2) times greater than those set forth in Section 82-8 of the Los Angeles County Electrical Code.

(Ord. No. 298-22, § 2, 12-14-2022)

A. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to violate any of the provisions of the Electrical Code. Each person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of the Electrical Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day or portion thereof during which such violation is committed, continued or permitted and each violation shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more than six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B. In addition to the penalty set forth in subsection A. of this Section any person who shall commence any electrical work for which a permit is required without first having obtained a permit therefore shall, if subsequently permitted to obtain a permit, pay double the permit cost fixed by Section 8.2.010 for such work. This provision (double fee) shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Chief Electrical Inspector that such work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefore before the commencement of work. In all such cases, a permit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so, and if there is an unreasonable delay in obtaining such a permit, a double permit fee as herein provided shall be charged.

(Ord. No. 298-22, § 2, 12-14-2022)