ORD 141 ORDINANCE NO. 141
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING CODE, 1981
EDITION, AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PLUMBING CODE, 1981 EDITION, MAKING
AMENDMENTS TO SAID CODES, AND AMENDING
THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Sections 8100 and 8102 of Chapter
1, Article VIII of the Rancho Palos Verdes Menicipal Code is
amended to read:
8100 . Adoption of Building Code. The
Los Angeles County Building Code, being Ordinance No.
2225 of the County of Los Angeles as amended to and in
effect on June 21, 1981, and as contained in the 1981
Edition, published by Building News, Inc. , is hereby
adopted by reference as the Building Code of the City
of Rancho Palos Verdes except as hereinafter amended by
Sections 8101 , et seq. , of this Chapter. Said code may
be referred to as the 'Building Code. '
The provisions of said Building Code
applying to dwellings, lodgings, houses, hotels,
apartment houses, convents, monasteries or other uses
cl acci f ied by said Building Code as a Group R1 or R3
occupancy and including Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 98 and
99 shall constitute and may be cited as the Housing Code.
Three copies of said Los Angeles County
Building Code, 1981 Edition, have been deposited in the
office of the City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes, and shall be at all times maintained by said
Clerk for use and examination by the public.
8102. Violations and Penalties.
(a) Compliance with Chapter. A person shall
not erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve,
remove, convert, demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain
any building or structure or perform any grading in the
City, or cause the same to be done, contrary to, or in
violation of, any of the provisions of this Chapter.
(b) Penalty--Failure to Obtain Permit. Any
person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of Section 301( a) of this Code shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person
shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each
and every day or portion thereof during which any
violation of any of the provisions of said Section
301 (a) is committed, continued or permitted, and upon
conviction of any such violation such person shall
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be punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by
imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
(c) Penalty--Other Violations. Any person, firm
or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
Code other than Section 301( a) shall be deemed guilty
of an infraction, and each such person shall be deemed
guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or
portion thereof during which any violation of any of the
provisions of this Code is committed, continued or per-
mitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such
person shall be punishable by (1 ) a fine not exceeding
$50 for a first violation; (2 ) a fine not exceeding $100
for a second violation of the same provision within one
year; (3 ) a fine not exceeding $250 for each additional
violation of the same provision within one year.
Section 2. Section 8300 of Chapter 3, Article VIII
of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code is amended to read:
8300. Adoption of Plumbing Code. The Los
Angeles County Plumbing Code, being Ordinance No. 2269
of the County of Los Angeles, as amended to and in
effect on June 21 , 1981, and as contained in the 1981
Edition of the Los Angeles County Plumbing Code published
by Building News, Inc. , including Appendices A, B, C,
F, and G of said Los Angeles County Plumbing Code, is
hereby adopted by reference as the Plumbing Code of the
City of Rancho Palos Verdes except as hereinafter
amended by Sections 8301 , et seq. , of this Chapter.
Said Code may be referred to as the "Plumbing Code. "
Three copies of said Los Angeles County
Plumbing Code have been deposited in the office of the
City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and shall
be at all times maintained by said Clerk for use and
examination by the public.
Section 3. Pursuant to Section 17958.5 of the
Health and Safety Code of the State of California, the City
Council hereby finds that the changes and modifications of
the Uniform Building Code and the Uniform Plumbing Code,
1979 Editions, and the changes and modifications of the
State Housing Regulations, contained in the County of Los
Angeles Building Code, 1981 Edition and Los Angeles County
Plumbing Code, 1981 Edition, and in this ordinance have been
previously enacted and are merely continued by said amendments
to said Codes and are reasonably necessary because of local .
climatic, geographic and topographical conditions.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this :21st day of
October, 1981 by the following vote: •
AYES: HEIN, RYAN, DYDA & MAYOR BACHARACH
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: SHAW
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MAYOR
ATTEST: ir
DONALD F. GULUZZY, CITY CLERK &
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES)
The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says :
That at all times herein mentioned, /she was and now
is the duly qualified and acting Deputy City Clerk of the City
of Rancho Palos Verdes , California:
That on the 23rd day of OCTOBER , 19 81 , /she
caused to be posted in three conspicuous places , as required by law,
ORDINANCE NO. 141-ADOPTING BY REFERENCE LA COUNTY BLDG CODE & LA COUNTY PLUMBING
CODE, 1981 EDITION, MAKING AMENDMENTS TO SAID CODES & AMENDING RPV MUNICIPAL CODE ,
a copy of which is attached hereto, in the following public places
in the City:
CITY HALL
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
30940 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
MIRALESTE STATION
4000 MIRALESTE PLAZA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
CALIFORNIA
RIDGECREST INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
28915 NO RTH BAY ROAD
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
CALIFORNIA
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true
and correct affidavit of posting.
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1474# J• Li THU DE• . Cirr CLERK
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30940 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD l RANCHO PALOS VERDES,CA 90274/(213)377.0360