HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 68-268ORDINANCE NO. 68 -268
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY MECHANICAL CODE AS CONTAINED IN THE 1968
EDITION OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING LAWS AND
PUBLISHED BY THE BUILDING NEWS, INC., AND INCLUDING
THE APPENDIX THERETO AND MAKING OTHER AMENDMENTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That certain Mechanical Code known and designated
as the Los Angeles County Mechanical Code as contained in the 1968
edition of the Los Angeles County Building Laws and published by the
Building News, Inc., and including the Appendix to said Los Angeles
County Mechanical Code and such code, except as herein provided, shall
be and become the Mechanical Code of the City of Temple City, provid-
ing for the issuance of permits and the collection of fees therefor
and providing penalties for violation of such code.
Three copies of said Los Angeles County Building Laws have
been deposited in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Temple
City and shall be at all times maintained by said Clerk for use and
examination by the public.
SECTION 2. Whenever any of the following names or terms are
used in said Los Angeles County Mechanical Code, each such name or
term shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it
in this section as follows:
"Board of Appeals" or "Board of Examiners of Plumbers" shall
mean the Board of Examiners of Plumbers, Gas Fitters, and Sewerage
Contractors of the County of Los Angeles established by Section 73
of the Los Angeles County Plumbing Code as published in the 1968
edition of the Los Angeles County Building Laws previously referred
to in this ordinance.
"Building Department" shall mean the "Building and Safety Divi-
sion" of the Department of the County Engineer.
"Building Code," "Uniform Building" or "Los Angeles County Build-
ing Code" shall mean Ordinance No. 65 -170 of the City of Temple City
entitled Building Code.
"Building Official" shall mean County Engineer of the County of
Los Angeles.
"City" shall mean the City of Temple City.
"Electrical Code" shall mean Ordinance No. 65 -170 of the City
of Temple City, entitled Electrical Code.
"Fire Code" or "Los Angeles County Fire Code" shall mean Ordinance
No. 64 -138, entitled Fire Code.
"General Fund" shall mean the City Treasury of the City of Temple
City.
"Health Code," or "Los Angeles County Health Code" shall mean
Ordinance No. 64 -139 of the City of Temple City, an ordinance adopt-
ing a Health Code.
"Mechanical Code" shall mean the Mechanical Code of the City of
Temple City.
"Plumbing Code" shall mean Ordinance No. 65 -170 of the City of
Temple City, entitled Plumbing Code.
SECTION 3. Sections 202 of the said Los Angeles County
Mechanical Code is amended to read:
Section 202. Violations and Penalties. It shall be unlawful for
any person, firm, or corporation to erect, install, alter, repair,
relocate, add to, replace, use or maintain heating, ventilating,
comfort cooling, or refrigeration equipment in the jurisdiction
or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any
of the provisions of this Code.
Maintenance of equipment which was unlawful at the time it was
installed and which would be unlawful under this Code if installed
after the effective date of this Code, shall constitute a continu-
ing violation of this Code. Any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions 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 this Code is
committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such
violation such person shall 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.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of July , 1968.
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF TEMPLE CITY )
I, Karl L. Koski, City Clerk of the City of Temple City, California,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 68 -268, was introduced
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Temple City,
held on the 18th day of June , 1968, and was duly passed, approved,
and adopted by said Council, approved and signed by the Mayor and attest-
ed by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of the said City Council held
on the 16th day of July , 1968, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN- Beckley, Harker, Merritt, Tyrell, Briggs
NOES: COUNCILMEN- None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN- None
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