HomeMy WebLinkAbout621ORDINANCE NO. 621
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE
AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE IRWINDALE MUNICIPAL CODE AND
ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING CODE
(2008 EDITION), LOS ANGELES COUNTY ELECTRICAL CODE (2008
EDITION), LOS ANGELES COUNTY PLUMBING CODE (2008 EDITION), AND
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MECHANICAL CODE (2008 EDITION), AND
COUNTY AND CITY AMENDMENTS AND REPEALING ALL OTHER
ORDINANCES OR PORTIONS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH
RECITALS
A. Government Code Section 50022.2 et seq. authorizes the adoption
by reference of California codes and codes that adopt the California codes,
including the Codes of the County of Los Angeles, which adopts the California
Building, Plumbing, Electrical and Mechanical Codes, as amended.
B. Section 17958.5 of the Health and Safety Code expressly
authorizes cities to make changes in the California Building, Plumbing, Electrical
and Mechanical Codes, as reasonably necessary due to local conditions.
C. The Los Angeles County Building,- Electrical, Plumbing and
. Mechanical Codes incorporate appropriate findings related to local climatic,
geological, or topographical conditions of Los Angeles County, as specified
under the provisions of the California Health & Safety Code.
D. On December 12, 2007, the City Council considered Ordinance No.
621 and accepted staffs recommendation to amend Appendix "J" of the County
grading section to include the requirement of a grading permit for the backfilling
of open -pit mines using either inert debris fill or soil fill.
E. On January 9, 2008, the City Council of the City of Irwindale,
pursuant to a notice duly issued under Government Code Section 50022.3,
conducted a public hearing to consider this ordinance adopting the Los Angeles
Building, Plumbing, Electrical and Mechanical Codes with the City's amendment
of Appendix "J" of the County Building Codes.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
BUILDING CODE
SECTION 1: Chapter 15.04.10 of the Irwindale Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 15.04.010. Adoption of Code. A. There is hereby adopted, as the city
building code, except as provided in this chapter, that certain building code
known and designated as the Los Angeles County Building Code, 2008 Edition
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(Title 26 of the Los Angeles County Code), which incorporates and amends the
2007 California Building Code, including all appendixes thereto and changes
made by the County of Los Angeles and by the City of Irwindale, and such code
shall be and become the building code of the city, regulating and controlling the
design, construction, quality of materials, grading, use, occupancy, location and
maintenance of all buildings or structures and prescribing conditions under which
such work may be carried on within the city and providing for the issuance of
permits and the collection of fees therefor.
B. Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 2007-0108, as adopted by
county of Los Angeles, is adopted in its entirety, except that Appendix "J" is
excluded and not adopted by the City of Irwindale and replaced by revised
Appendix "J" Irwindale revisions.
SECTION 2: Chapter 15.04.035 of the Irwindale Municipal Code is hereby
deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 3: The City Council hereby finds that the County of Los Angeles, in
adopting its Ordinance No. 2007-0108, has made all appropriate findings related to local
climatic, geological, or topographical conditions, as specified under the provisions of the
California Health & Safety Code. The City Council hereby incorporates the findings
summarized in the Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 2007-0108. The City Council
further finds that the County's grading section Appendix "J" as revised to include the
requirement of a grading permit for the backfilling of open -pit mines using either inert
debris fill or soil fill, is necessary to address and remediate existing geological
conditions as a result of mining activities in the City of Irwindale.
ELECTRICAL CODE
SECTION 4: Chapter 15.08.010 of the Irwindale Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 15.08.010. Adoption of Codes. A. There is hereby adopted as city
electrical code, except as provided in this chapter, that certain electrical code
known and designated as the Los Angeles County Electrical Code, 2008 Edition
(Title 27 of the Los Angeles County Code), which incorporates and amends the
California Electrical Code, 2007 Edition, including all appendixes thereto and
changes made by the county of Los Angeles, and such code shall be and
become the electrical code of the city regulating and controlling the design,
construction, installation, quality of materials, operation and maintenance of
electrical systems, wiring and appliances and providing for the issuance of
permits and the collection of fees therefor.
B. Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 2007-0109, as adopted by the
county of Los Angeles, is adopted in its entirety.
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PLUMBING CODE
SECTION 5: Chapter 15.16.010 of the Irwindale Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 15.16.010. Adoption of Codes. A. There is hereby adopted as city
plumbing code, except as provided in this chapter, that certain plumbing code
known and designated as the Los Angeles County Plumbing Code, 2008 Edition
(Title 28 of the Los Angeles County Code), which incorporates and amends the
California Plumbing Code, 2007 Edition, including all appendixes thereto and
changes made by the county of Los Angeles, and such code shall be and
become the plumbing code of the city regulating and controlling plumbing and
drainage systems, house sewers, private sewage disposal systems and
prescribing conditions under which such work may be carried on within the city
and providing for the issuance of permits and the collection of fees therefor.
B. Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 2007-0110 as adopted by the
county of Los Angeles, is adopted in its entirety.
SECTION 6: The City Council hereby finds that the County of Los Angeles, in
adopting its Ordinance No. 2007-0110 has made all appropriate findings related to local
climatic, geological, or topographical conditions, as specified under the provisions of the
California Health & Safety Code. The City Council hereby incorporates the findings
summarized in the Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 2007-0110.
MECHANICAL CODE
SECTION 7: Chapter 15.20.010 of the Irwindale Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 15.20.010. Adoption of Codes. A. There is hereby adopted as city
mechanical code, except as provided in this chapter, that certain plumbing code
known and designated as the Los Angeles County Mechanical Code, 2008
Edition (Title 29 of the Los Angeles County Code), which incorporates and
amends the California Mechanical Code, 2007 Edition, including all appendixes
thereto and changes made by the county of Los Angeles, and such code shall be
and become the mechanical code of the city regulating and controlling the
design, construction, installation, quality of materials, operation and maintenance
of heating, ventilating, cooling, refrigeration systems, incinerators and other
miscellaneous heat -producing appliances and providing for the issuance of
permits and the collection of fees therefor.
B. Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 2007-0111 as adopted by the
county of Los Angeles, is adopted in its entirety.
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SECTION 8: The City Council hereby finds that the County of Los Angeles, in
adopting its Ordinance No. 2007-0111 has made all appropriate findings related to
administrative matters. The City Council hereby incorporates the findings summarized
in the Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 2007-0111.
SECTION 9: All violations of the provisions of the Los Angeles County Building
Code, (2008 Edition), Los Angeles County Electrical Code (2008 Edition), Los Angeles
County Plumbing Code, (2008 Edition), and Los Angeles County Mechanical Code
(2008 Edition) adopted by the City shall be a misdemeanor and subject to the penalty
provisions contained in Chapter 1.12 of the Irwindale Municipal Code.
SECTION 10: Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly amended herein, all
other subsections of Chapter 15 of the Irwindale Municipal Code shall be unchanged
and in full force and effect.
SECTION 11: Effective Date. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this ordinance by the City Council of the City of Irwindale and shall, within
15 days after its final passage, cause the same to be published once in a newspaper of
general circulation in the City of Irwindale, and this Ordinance shall take effect 30 days
after its passage.
SECTION 12: Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase,
or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by
the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of
Irwindale hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any
one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof
may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on the 9th day of January 2008.
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L' da J. Kimb o M
Deputy City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF IRWINDALE )
I, Linda J. Kimbro, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Irwindale, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 621 was introduced for first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Irwindale held on December 12, 2007,
and adopted on second reading at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Irwindale held on January 9, 2008, and was carried by the following -roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Breceda, Fuentes, Ortiz, Garcia, Mayor Burrola
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, Linda J. Kimbro, Deputy City Clerk, certify that I caused a copy of Ordinance No. 621 adopted by the City Council of the City of
I indale at its regular meeting held January 9, 2008, to be posted at the City Hall, Library, and Post Office on January 16, 2008.
Lin J. Kimbro, M Dated: January 16, 2008
ty City Clerk
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