A. 
Chapter 1, Division II through Chapter 35 and Appendices C, F, H, I, J and O of the 2022 California Building Code, Title 24 Part 2 of California Code of Regulations, as published by the California Building Standards Commission are hereby adopted by reference pursuant to the provisions of Sections 50022.1 through 50022.10 of the Government Code of the State of California as though fully set forth herein, and made a part of the City of Bell Municipal Code with the same force and effect as though set out herein in full, including all of the regulations, revisions, conditions and terms contained therein except that those certain sections thereof which are necessary to meet local conditions as hereinafter set forth in Section 15.04.020 of this code are hereby repealed, added or amended to read as set forth therein.
B. 
Not less than one copy of said 2022 California Building Code, Title 24 Part 2 of California Code of Regulations together with any and all amendments thereto proposed by the City of Bell, has been and is now filed in the office of the community development department and shall remain on file with the building official, and shall collectively be known as the City of Bell Building Code and may be cited as Section 15.04.010 of the City of Bell Municipal Code.
(Ord. 1274 § 2, 2023)
Section 109.2 Schedule of permit fees is amended in its entirety to read:
109.2 Schedule of permit fees. On buildings, structures, electrical, gas, mechanical, and plumbing systems or alterations requiring a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required, in accordance with the schedule as established by the City Council per Section 15.04.030 Fees and charges. The fee schedules, adopted by Section 15.04.030 shall apply to fees arising under the building code, except where a different fee has been adopted by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 1274 § 2, 2023)
A. 
All fees and charges set forth in the Los Angeles County Schedule of Fees in effect at the time of any application for permits or services, incorporated by reference as the fee schedule for the building code of the city, are hereby modified by increasing the amount of each and all such fees and charges to an amount equal to 115% the amount charged for the same services and permits by the County of Los Angeles.
B. 
In the event fees and charges adopted by subsection A hereof shall be increased by the County of Los Angeles at any future date, the comparable fee or charge levied by the city shall also increase so that the fee or charge shall remain equal to 115% the amount charged by the County of Los Angeles for such services or permits.
(Ord. 1253 § 2, 2020)
The adoption of the city building code and the repeal, addition or amendment of ordinances by this code shall not affect the following matters:
A. 
Actions and proceedings which began the effective date of this code.
B. 
Prosecution for ordinance violations committed before the effective date of this code.
C. 
Licenses and penalties due and unpaid at the effective date of this code, and the collection of these licenses and penalties.
D. 
Bonds and cash deposits required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance.
E. 
Matters of record which refer to or are connected with ordinances the substances of which are included in this code; these references shall be construed to apply to the corresponding provisions of the code.
(Ord. 1253 § 2, 2020)
A. 
General Penalty—Continuing Violations. Every act prohibited or declared unlawful and every failure to perform an act required by this code is a misdemeanor or an infraction as set forth in the said respective pertinent sections of this code and any person causing or permitting a violation of any such section of said code shall be subject to the penalties ascribed to each such section as set forth herein. Where silent as to whether a violation is a misdemeanor or infraction, the city attorney may prosecute such violation as either a misdemeanor or infraction in his or her discretion.
B. 
Violations Including Aiding, Abetting, and Concealing. Every person who causes, aids, abets or conceals the fact of a violation of this code is guilty of violating this code.
C. 
Enforcement by Civil Action. In addition to the penalties provided herein, the said code may be enforced by civil action. Any condition existing in violation of this code is a public nuisance and may be summarily abated by the city.
(Ord. 1253 § 2, 2020)