A.
The
2022 California Electrical Code as amended by Title 27 of the 2022
Los Angeles County Electrical Code together with their appendices
are adopted by the city as the city's electrical code, to regulate
the erection, construction, enlargements, alteration, repair, moving,
removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, use, equipment, height,
area, security, abatement, and maintenance of certain residential
buildings or structures within the city, and provide for the issuance
of permits and collection of fees therefor, are hereby adopted by
reference, and conflicting ordinances are hereby repealed.
B.
All
of the regulations, provisions, conditions, and terms of the codes,
together with their appendices, one copy of which will be on file
and accessible to the public for inspection at the city clerk's office,
are referred to, adopted and made part of this chapter as if fully
set forth in this chapter with the exceptions, deletions, additions,
and amendments thereto as set forth in this chapter.
(Prior code § 5-30; Ord. 519-86 § 1; Ord.
593-88 § 3; Ord. 655-90 § 2; Ord. 728-93 § 3; Ord. 798-95 § 10; Ord. 862-99 § 8; Ord. 925-02 § 3; Ord.
954-05 § 1; Ord. 1008-07 § 3; Ord. 1050-10 § 15; Ord. 1095-13 § 6; Ord. 1096-13 § 6; Ord. 1130-17 § 5; Ord.
1167-20 § 5; Ord. 1193-22 § 4)
Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in said
Los Angeles County Electrical Code, each such name or term shall be
deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it in this section
as follows:
means the county engineer of the county of Los Angeles except
in Section 80-4 of said Electrical Code.
means the city of Lawndale.
means a person holding a valid certificate of registration
as maintenance electrician issued by the county of Los Angeles as
set forth in Sections 82-4(b) and 82-4(c) of said Los Angeles County
Electrical Code.
means a person holding a valid certificate of registration
as special inspector issued by the county of Los Angeles as set forth
in Section 82-14(a) of said Los Angeles County Electrical Code.
(Prior code § 5-31)
A.
The
2022 Los Angeles County Electrical Code, adopted in this chapter as
the electrical code of the city, is amended as follows:
Section 220.41 is added, to read as follows:
Section 220.41 For all new one- and two-family
dwelling units, the service panels and/or sub panels shall have the
capacity of an additional load not less than 5 kVA for every 2,000
square feet of living space, or any fraction thereof, designated to
accommodate future energy storage system(s). This load shall be considered
continuous, and demand factors shall not apply. Additionally, the
service panels and/or sub panels shall have space(s) reserved/dedicated
to permit installation of the branch circuit overcurrent protective
device(s) for the energy storage system.
B.
The 2022 Los Angeles County Electrical Code, as adopted by Section 15.08.010, is hereby amended as follows:
Wherever reference is made to the County of Los Angeles or to
the unincorporated area of the County, such area shall be deemed to
include within its corporate limits the area of the city for purposes
of fulfilling the requirements of this chapter.
(Prior code § 5-32; Ord. 798-95 § 11; Ord.
1050-10 § 16; Ord. 1095-13 § 7; Ord. 1096-13 § 7; Ord. 1130-17 § 6; Ord. 1167-20 § 6; Ord. 1193-22 § 5)
A.
No
person shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, improve, remove,
convert, demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or
structure or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation
of any provision of this code, including other codes duly adopted
by this code.
(Ord. 1020-09 § 1)
Whenever an apparent conflict or inconsistency exists between any provision of the electrical code, as adopted in Section 15.08.010, and any other provision of this code, each provision shall be construed so as to supplement the other. In the event any apparently conflicting or inconsistent provisions may not reasonably be so construed, the city's community development director shall determine which provision shall prevail.
(Ord. 1050-10 § 17)
The adoption of the electrical code, as set forth in Section 15.08.010, shall not be construed for any purpose as creating any entitlement or authorizing any business or use which is prohibited by any provision contained in this code.
(Ord. 1050-10 § 18)
The city council hereby declares that should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence or word of this chapter or the electrical code, adopted by reference in Section 15.08.010, be rendered or declared invalid by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction, or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences and words of this chapter and the electrical code adopted herein shall remain in full force and effect.
(Ord. 1050-10 § 19)
